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Hello Worldhttp://ngimkumthong.com [] Our Artist Born in 1967 in Singapore, Rico took great delight in crafting and creating things from whatever his hands could lay hold of since age eight. His journey as an artist was arduous but his intuitive nature boosted him as he trudged along. He re-invented himself by adopting new techniques and concepts working with wood, ceramic, fiber-glass, poly-marble, copper, stainless steel, and bronze.

Fired up by his passion, he quitted his job and became a full time, self taught artist in 1995. Two years later, He met the late Brother Joseph NcMally, the founder of Lasalle SIA College of the Art. With the encouragement and support of Brother Joseph, he went back to school to do his study in art. Since his graduation from RMIT University majoring in sculpture in 2001, he has been commissioned by many organizations to conceptualize, design, fabricate and install outdoor sculptures. A sense of satisfaction and fulfillment surged through his soul upon seeing his creation taking shape every time. In year 2001, Rico set a company named Sculptors Workshop. An ideal space about 2500 square feet at Kakit Bukit, this is where he continue his passion inventing and fabricating Art work. In the year 2002,Rico invented an Environmentally friendly art material called NU-Clay. It's a self-dried Clay, which is now well received by schools. In year 2010 ,he continue relentlessly to his in-search and explore art,his effort finally paid off, he invented an unique way of making Art. Instead of making beautiful Art, he developed a strange way to paint without using the traditional brushes or medium like, Acrylic or oil paint. He manage to burn and charred the surface of the canvas to acheive his realistic subject with the appalling tonal values ."By Destroying is the only ways to offer a whole new ground " he called it Fire Painting. Website Address: http://ngimkumthong.com or ngimkumthong.com Art Enrichment Programs approved by National Art Council of Singapore.