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About the artwork
Painted with vibrant hues of ochres with highlights made in white, red and blue, this piece is another spirited addition to Lim Tze Peng's array of Singapore scenes. The visuals of a roasted meat store is still familiar to us today, echoed by the vision of roasted meat displayed from its rafters as hawkers toil away. However, the distinctive elements of the past are highlighted within its details - a small tea set accompanying a patron, stacked piles of cutlery, and an oil lamp emanating a red glow from its perch beneath the blue tarp ceiling. Each character is highlighted in white, framed in thin strokes and untextured compared to their surroundings. With the rapid advancement into an era of technology and modernity, the landscapes of Singaporean communities have undergone massive change. Many times, this change occurs without much time to look back at our culture, to preserve, to reminisce. Lim Tze Peng's dynamic style is a sentimental call to a Singapore that has long gone, but remains conserved in its own unique way for us to look back upon fondly.
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.