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About the artwork
KU - Like Lim Tze Peng’s other works in his extensive art-calligraphy oeuvre, 有志者事竟成 or “Perseverance Pays” has a similar appearance to the Chinese seal. These seals have deep roots in Chinese culture and combine the essence of both calligraphy and engraving. The ingenious design of Lim Tze Peng’s hutuzi work is a conscious stylistic choice that acts as his artist’s signature, but also a stark reminder that along with the Western influences in his work, he will never forget his Chinese roots. To him, forgetting his roots is “without recalling the source from where water springs forth.”
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.