{"id":59098,"date":"2026-06-08T19:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=59098"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:08:43","slug":"power-washing-artist-marcus-pang-flooded-with-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=59098","title":{"rendered":"Power washing artist Marcus Pang flooded with support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->In the days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/street-artists-work-removed-by-smrt-raises-questions-about-artistic-creativity-expression-says-mp?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">SMRT erased his power-washing artwork in<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/street-artists-work-removed-by-smrt-raises-questions-about-artistic-creativity-expression-says-mp?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\"> Mountbatten<\/span><\/a>, <!-- -->Marcus Pang<!-- --> has been flooded with messages expressing support and offers of collaboration and commissions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cI have not gone too far in finalising collaborations yet because my Instagram, my e-mail, even my WhatsApp is in total chaos. I am still filtering them,\u201d the <!-- -->24-year-old power-washing artist<!-- --> told <!-- -->The Straits Times on June 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Pang, who runs the <!-- -->power-washing art company Gazing Power Wash<!-- --> full-time, recently made headlines after a work of art he created near Mountbatten MRT station was removed by SMRT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Since the incident went viral on <!-- -->June 5, he has received about 20 business inquiries,<!-- --> compared with one inquiry every week or two before the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">When asked for his reaction to the white-washing incident, Pang told ST: \u201cI was upset. I stood there for a good five minutes thinking about what to do next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZMO7THRf1M\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">What followed was his<!-- --> <!-- -->June 5 Instagram post, which drew <!-- -->an outpouring of support from netizens and companies and the attention of MPs like <!-- -->Mountbatten SMC\u2019s Gho Sze Kee, Jalan Besar GRC\u2019s Shawn Loh and Sengkang GRC\u2019s Jamus Lim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">One of the commenters was SMRT,<!-- --> <!-- -->which said: \u201cWe\u2019d love to chat about collaborating on something with a longer run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Pang said SMRT told him in a direct message on June 6<!-- --> to e-mail its customer service e-mail address but he has not done so because he is trying to organise his inboxes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He began power washing as a \u201cside hustle\u201d in <!-- -->2023<!-- --> while he was a full-time national serviceman to support his family but stopped after he was discovered to be moonlighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">To maintain his power-washing skills and use rainwater collected by his family, Pang used a pressure washer to clean the driveway of his family\u2019s Haig Road house <!-- -->in December 2023<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Upon discovering that there was not enough rainwater to clean the entire driveway, Pang decided instead to stamp a festive greeting \u2013 \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">It was from this episode that his first foray into art began, Pang told ST, as he experimented creating other patterns and images with his pressure washer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"landscape inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f9930dfd6c9b67fa6ad495771a4aa732ef9e3e3b14f1d017ac6f73e63a761237?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f9930dfd6c9b67fa6ad495771a4aa732ef9e3e3b14f1d017ac6f73e63a761237?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px and max-width: 3999px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f9930dfd6c9b67fa6ad495771a4aa732ef9e3e3b14f1d017ac6f73e63a761237?w=900\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 4000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f9930dfd6c9b67fa6ad495771a4aa732ef9e3e3b14f1d017ac6f73e63a761237\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f9930dfd6c9b67fa6ad495771a4aa732ef9e3e3b14f1d017ac6f73e63a761237\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular inline text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Marcus Pang began power washing as a \u201cside hustle\u201d in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular inline text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\"> <!-- -->PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM GAZING_MARCUS\/INSTAGRAM<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cI had never pursued anything artistic before,\u201d Pang, a keen athlete who holds a <!-- -->Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science from Republic Polytechnic,<!-- --> said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cBut when I saw that a power washer doesn\u2019t need to be used just for cleaning and it can also create art, that was when I started to teach myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The triathlete considers art that integrates play with visual elements as his most impactful effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">#AlleywaySnakes is a sprawling <!-- -->20m by 3m<!-- --> game of snakes and ladders which he etched onto the alley behind <!-- -->Joo Chiat Community Club<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">It was his winning submission for a hackathon organised by the <!-- -->People\u2019s Association in February<!-- --> to address how underused spaces can be transformed into places people will use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cPower-washing art can be used for play too,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you play, it\u2019s not just about visual enjoyment. You make memories in places which previously meant nothing to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVp5O4TEY0U\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Pang hopes to expand his \u201ccanvas\u201d beyond alleyways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cSingapore likes to be the best in a few things \u2013 airports and universities being among them \u2013 so I hope art is one of them,\u201d said Pang, adding that he hopes to put Singapore on the world map with his power-washing art.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cI am thankful that I have a community that appreciates what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that some netizens have called him entitled, but he said: \u201cUltimately, I do this as a way to<!-- --> <!-- -->express my love for the community. 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