About the artwork
KU - 7/4 - 壮志凌云 – translates to “to soar high with great aspirations”. Lim Tze Peng interprets the phrase by executing broad, strong and dense strokes. The intense strokes symbolise how important it is to have strong determination and perseverance in order to reach your aspirations, to attain success.
About the artist
Born in Singapore in 1921, Lim Tze Peng is one of Singapore’s most significant artists and a living legend. Renowned for his Chinese ink creations of post-independence Singapore, he also practices Chinese calligraphy. Alongside local and international exhibitions, his masterpieces are exhibited in prominent Singapore institutions and part of many prestigious collections. Lim has been bestowed several awards including the Special Prize at the Commonwealth Art Exhibition in England in 1977 and the prestigious Cultural Medallion in Singapore in 2003. In May 2012, he broke records with the sale of his works at a Christies auction in Hong Kong.