LITTLE PENANG FLEA MARKET

On the 26th July, I took a store up at the Little Penang Flea Market to test out the public's response on my stones and tiles. I wanted to find out what they think about my works.

I have few orders but the feedbacks were informative and positive.
The order and blog concepts came from here.

The flea market is held on the last Sunday of the month.
The next one is on 30th August.
I shall be there if you want to personally see my artworks.

For more information on the flea market, click on the link below:
Little Penang Street Market.

ROOF TILE COLLECTION - SURNAME - TAKING ORDER

ROOF TILE COLLECTION - SURNAME

Here is a detailed sample of the Terracotta Roof Tile with WONG SURNAME embossed on it.
The embossing is done with a concrete type material at an approximately 3-5 mm thick.
The finished artwork is then given coats of clear silicon coating to protect the surface.

I take order for any CHINESE SURNAME.
Please check your surname on some of the completed tiles in this post.

Terracotta Roof Tile Collection - An Introduction

In 1993, I was involved with a project at Jalan Sg. Ujong near Komtar, which require a row of dilapidated old heritage shophouses to be demolished.

I went to inspect the site with my developer client. As we were supervising the demolition, I was shocked to see the workers dumping prewar old roof tiles on the street. They could have been recycled as valuable heritage remains but were smashed up into pieces in seconds.


I picked up the tile and thought to myself, "what if I could recycle it for a good use".

Lately, I have been told my many contractors that these roof tiles taken down from old buildings in Penang are normally end up in land fill and road resurface.

Georgetown was once a historic city of terracotta roof tiles. In 1985, I took a photo of the city from the helipad of uncompleted Komtar Tower and I saw a sea of brownish terracotta roofscape.


However, today the roofscape has changed drastically.

The once famed ubiquitous terracotta roofscape that gave George Town its character has been replaced with modern ugly roof tiles or made way for modern building design.

To cherish its memories and heritage's significance, I have recycled them with an artistic impression with these themes:

- "FAMILY SURNAME" that once lived in this terracotta roof tile house.
- "DOOR" that glorify these terracotta roof tile heritage houses.
- "HERITAGE HOUSES" of Old Penang.
- & many more to come.

Each tile painting is hand made from a prewar handmade terracotta roof tile. And each tile is unique with its own character as NO two tiles are alike.

Have you lived in a terracotta roofed house before?

It is my hope the "Terracotta Roof Tile" wll bring back many wonderful memories of Old George Town and to remind Penangites the importance of preserving and conserving its heritage.

I also hope you will find this "Terracotta Roof Tile" an idea collection of Penang Heritage in commemorating the 1st anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription of loving "Old Penang".

I would like to thank you for appreciating our Penang Heritage and my works on the Terracotta Roof Tile.

Cheers,
Kim Wong

BUDDHA'S HAND COLLECTION - PRIVATE

This is my Buddha's Hand collection that was featured in the Kwong Hwa on July 3rd, 2009.
At the moment they shall remain a private collection.
I am planning to take them on a national wide tour at major Buddhist temple in all Malaysia's town.
I shall keep you post on the date/time/venue of the exhibition.

SYDENY OPERA HOUSE COLLECTION

Here are my Sydney Opera Collection

LILY POND COLLECTION

Click on the picture.