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Lim Tze Peng
Brushes and Ink, 2020, 2020
Chinese Ink on Paper, 150 x 214 cm
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About the artwork
Lim Tze Peng’s works are characterized by finding the beauty in the mundane. Above is a still life interpretation of Lim’s calligraphic mediums displayed on a table meant to be main subjects of this monochromatic composition. Appropriately, Lim renders what he sees on the table with the brushes and inks on the table, illustrating the beauty of a simple sketch transformed into an impressionistic illustration.
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.