What is unique about Lim Tze Peng’s artworks is his ability to integrate calligraphy and painting together into what some might call “Art Calligraphy”. In this painting of a tree, Lim makes use of traditional calligraphy techniques and disciplined strokes of ink to show its exuberance and strength. The addition of light blue and dark green on different sides of the tree gives off a depth effect which is akin to shading. Similarly, with different concentrations of ink and thickness of lines, Lim creates a texturized surface which makes it seem as if one can see or even feel the coarseness of the tree bark. As its branches spread out across the paper, lush green leaves further inject a boost of vitality and bring the image to life. Having been inspired by the Indonesian art form, Batik, Lim also incorporates elements of the Nanyang (South Sea) region by using warm sepia tones, his own way of paying tribute to his Singaporean heritage – hence the name of his new series of paintings, “roots”.
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.
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2018
Portrait of the Heart - 心象, Ode to Art, Singapore
2016
Evening
Climb: The Later Style of Lim Tze Peng, National University of Singapore
Museum, Singapore.
2015
Solo Exhibition, Impressions, Ode to Art, Singapore
2013
Solo Exhibition 攀登 The Journey, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
2012
Black and White, Ode to Art Gallery, Singapore
Tze Peng in Bali, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2010
My Kampong, My Home, Singapore Management University Gallery, Singapore
2009
Inroads:The Ink Journey of Lim Tze Peng, National Art Museum of China, Beijing,
China Inroads:The Ink Journey of Lim Tze Peng, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2008
Inaugural Exhibition, NTU Art and Heritage Gallery, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Inroads: Lim Tze Peng's New Ink Work, Art Retreat Museum, Singapore
2007
Lim Tze Peng: Singapore River Memory, Cape of Good Hope Gallery, Singapore 2006
Tze Peng in Paris, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Infinite Gestures-Recent Paintings by Lim Tze Peng, Singapore Tyler Print Institute,Singapore
2003
Tze Peng,Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
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