Lim Tze Peng

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About the artwork

This monochromatic image of a bustling market is another example of Lim Tze Peng’s exemplary technical skill in re-creating an instance of old Singapore, full of bustling markets, hawkers and rows of shophouses. In this energetic scene, Lim Tze Peng focuses on a shop selling fruits by using thicker, more rhythmic lines while using thinner lines to create an atmospheric backdrop. Through Lim Tze Peng’s depiction of old Singapore, Singaporeans have the opportunity to revisit these areas and feel the special energy common to the old days.

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.