Tay Bak Koi, born in Singapore. is known for his water colour semi-abstract landscapes and powerfully portrayed pictures in oil.

A graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, he is among the most sought-after artist, not only in Singapore but in Australia, America, Europe, and the Middle East. His Paintings are a permanent collection throughout the world including the Singapore National Museum Art Gallery, in the palace of Sheik Isa Bin Rashed Al Kalifah Bahrain, the ruler of Bahrain and in the Galloway Gallery in Brisbane. Tay Bak Koi’s works has also appeared in the Kuala Lumpur National Art Gallery, Singapore University Art Gallery and galleries in Hong Kong , Japan and Canada.

His has a way of combining fantasy and reality in a mixture of light, pasted colour which gives his pictures a serene and very soothing effect. Most of his paintings are one tone affairs, giving the picture harmony in the final composition.

Bak Koi’s world, is a fantasy landscape of barren boulders, clusters of trees where quaint rural folk tend buffalo herds and fish in idyllic repose. During his 20 years since his first solo exhibition, Bak Koi has held 16 solo exhibitions and over 25 joint exhibitions in Singapore and Overseas.

Tay Bak Koi’s Paintings are unmistakably “HIS”. He has never lost his individuality. He creates an interesting texture to his water colour paintings with the use of rice paper with a crumpling effect. He blurs and blends distinct details softly into the background to create a semi-abstract fantasy and a sense of desolation.