Dr. Uli Sigg is a Swiss businessman, diplomat and art collector. He served as the Swiss Ambassador to China, North Korea and Mongolia from 1995 to 1998. Currently, he is Vice President of the Ringier Media Group and a member of the Advisory Board of China Development Bank. In 2012, Dr. Uli Sigg transferred over 1,500 works from his collection (the world's most substantial collection of Chinese contemporary art) to M+. In 1998, he established the Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA), continued by M+ as the Sigg Prize, and the CCAA Art Critic Award in 2007. He is a member of the M+ Acquisitions Committee; the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the International Advisory Council of Tate. He is also the Honorary Director of China Foreign Investment Association, Beijing, and Founder and Honorary member of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Uli Sigg holds a PhD in Law from the Universität Zürich.
Created using paper quilling technique, this portrait of Dr. Uli Sigg involves meticulous arrangement of densely rolled and coloured paper strips. The curves that define the subject's facial planes resemble shifting waves. Presented in a minimal colour palette, the portrait is visually stimulating upon closer inspection. A promising young artist, Azizi Latif won the Silver Award (Established Category) at the UOB Painting Of The Year 2015. He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from UiTM.