ETHEN NG
“I am a pet lover. I dedicate my art to create the awareness for animal protection and stand against animal cruelty.”
Background and Profession
Born in 1981, Ethen Ng is a self-taught artist from Penang, Malaysia. He enjoyed painting since young and it was there his artistic talent began to develop when he took up pencil and started to draw. Although Ethen began as a fabric designer, his heart began feeling more into fine art, especially painting. Apart from his work as a full-time artist, he conducts art classes in part-time for school children and adults as well. He makes time every day to allow himself in exploring new techniques to enhance his skills. Ethen says, ‘I believe that one will improve himself through extensive observation and continuous learning.’
Medium
The work of Ethen was published and shared in Chinese social media, for instance Weibo and WeChat for his famous drawings of animal portrait. His strength is using ball pens as the only medium in his works.
‘I like the colourful range of ball pens that provides a huge variety of colours and sizes. They give me so much freedom in creating the artwork I desire, I can easily transform what I feel into my drawing. Ball pens give so much pleasure to me even though the time spent on each drawing is rather long. Every single line and stroke are planned carefully, I totally enjoy the process of making it.’
Theme and Ideology
‘In my opinion, keeping pet is more than a hobby. Pet to me is a friend or partner who spends the life with me and listens to me when I need someone to talk to.’
Ethen’s love towards animal is developed by seeing their playful behaviours, like a form of energy driving him to capture their expressions in drawing. In his work, we can always find different expressions and postures of kitties and puppies.
‘As an artist, my inner feeling teaches me one thing—the purpose to create art.’
‘I am a pet lover. I dedicate my art to create the awareness for animal protection and stand against animal cruelty.’
Today Ethen hopes that his works will gradually cultivate public awareness towards animal protection and further develop the love to animals.
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The Golden Butterfly
31x31cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Ceramic
46x46cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Dataran Merdeka
50x100cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Kampung Hosue 04
92x61cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Kampung House 03
61x46cm
Acrylic on Canvas 2019
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The Golden Kek Lok Si
92x60cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden KLCC
61x92cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Koi
60x120cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Malay Boat 04
92x61cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Malay Boat 07
100x100cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Minangkabau House
92x61cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Mosque 02
40x30cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Mosque 03
92x61cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Mosque 04
40x30cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Palace of the Golden Horses
61x92cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Wau Bulan 02
100x100cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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The Golden Wau Bulan 03
42x60cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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9 Koi 02
92x61cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2018
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9 Koi 03
122x92cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2018
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9 Koi 04
92x61cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2018
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Koi Fish
44x30cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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Bird
29x23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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Blue Tiger
29x23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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My Pet 9
29x23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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My Pet 24
29cmx23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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My Pet 25
29cmx23cm
Ballpoint pen
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My Pet 26
41cmx30cm
ballpoint pen
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My Pet 32
41cmx30cm
Ballpoint pen
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My Pet 38 Rottweiler
44cmx30cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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My Pet 44
44cmx30cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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My Pet 46
29x23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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My Pet 50
44cmx30cm
Ballpoint Penon Paper
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My Pet 60
29x23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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My Pet 61
29x23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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Watercolour Cat
44x30cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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SOLD
My Pet 12
29x23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
2017
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SOLD
Blue Cat
29x23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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SOLD
My Pet 53 Pomeranian
29cmx23cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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SOLD
My Pet 55
44x30cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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SOLD
Harimau
44x30cm
Ballpoint Pen on Paper
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SOLD
The Batik Cat 08
44x30cm
Ballpoint Pen
2017
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SOLD
The Golden Kampung House 05
31x31cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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SOLD
The Golden Kampung House 02
31x31cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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SOLD
The Golden Wau Bulan 01
40x50cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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SOLD
The Golden Malay Boat 02
50x75cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019
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SOLD
The Golden Malay Boat 03
92x61cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2019