Lim Tse Peng
Lim Tse Peng
LIM TZE PENG
Born in 1921 and as Singapore most significant artist, Lim Tze Peng has reminisced and painted Singapore in an intimate manner that shows his reverence for city and its changes. His work is steeped in long and loving memories, a line unbroken for him for almost ten decades. These decades for an art that speaks to memory, love, the spirit and the humanity of a vibrant living place is one of Lim Tze Peng’s singular achievements.
Lim’s vibrant calligraphy is as much based on memory of place as it is about time and poetry of the moment. His line is deeply considered. The volume and drama of Lim’s line reminds one of calligraphy that is carved into the wood of a memorial panel or rock, something that is meant to be there through all the time and tides. What makes one sit up and take notice of Lim’s calligraphic art is its sheer lyrical power on the paper: strong flowing lines burst with immense energy, the energy of a master whose years with brush and ink combine to great confidence of spirit.
AWARDS
2016 Meritorious Service Medal, Singapore
2003 Cultural Medallion, Singapore
1981 National Day Award (PBM), Singapore
1977 Special Prize, Commonwealth Art Exhibition, England
SELECTED EXHIBITION
2019 The Spirit of Ink, India
2019 The Centenarian LIM TZE PENG, ION Orchard
2016 Nanyang Treasures, ION Orchard
2014 Nanyang Visionaries, Singapore Art Fair
2013 The Singapore Showcase, The Luxe Art Museum
2012 Nostalgic Memories of Chinatown
2012 My Kampong, My Home , Singapore Management University
2009 Inroads – The Ink Journey of Lim Tze Peng – National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2007 Lim Tze Peng – Singapore River Memory
2003 Tze Peng – Singapore Art Museum
1998 Meeting Places in Fleeting Spaces, Singapore Art Museum
1990 International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
1987 Three-Man Art Exhibition, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
1977 Royal Overseas League Art Exhibition, London, UK