Address: Block 404 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 #11-641, Singapore 560404
Telephone: (65) 9736 9619

About the Artist:
Kiam Hock’s interest in art goes back to his school days but he did not begin working with the clay until he started taking ceramic classes at the Toa Payoh and Whampao Community Clubs about ten years ago. His first sculptural works were job related – a construction project of a temple required him to form concrete dragons as part of the building design. Kiam Hock has recently completed a diploma course in sculpture at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

The focus of his current work is on creating animal forms with clay using slabwork. He enjoys the challenge of being able to incorporate the illusion of movement that makes animal forms truly lifelike. He is especially drawn to the rhinoceros because trying to convey the power that it has in its body requires that he bridge the static nature of the sculpture with the dynamism of the animal. Kiam Hock is also experimenting with the female human form. In addition to sculptural work, he also does some work on the wheel where he mainly throws pots using local clay.