Lim TzE PENG 林子平
字乃心画 Abstract Calligraphy
空山松子落 幽人应未眠
Shophouses by the Singapore River
Abstract Calligraphy
Journey
Land of Plantation
Modest Living
Berth-Singapore River 靠岸-新加坡河
Projects
Photo gallery
Collection of videos
The centenarian Lim Tze Peng opened on the 9th of November 2019. It was a beautiful ceremony as we had many guests that joined us. Speakers such as Dr Ho Kah Leong and Dr Woo Fook Wah gave insightful sharings on Mr Lim's art and life. Guests were treated to a rare sight of Mr Lim Tze Peng demonstrating chinese calligraphy writing.
This video was produced in conjunction with Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery's major exhibition titled Lim Tze Peng The Centenarian, held at ION Orchard Level 4 Gallery in 2019
Singaporean art writer and artist, Mr Choy Weng Yang comments on Lim Tze Peng’s coloured calligraphy.
Biography
Born 1921
Background
1977 Special Prize, Commonwealth Art Exhibition, England
1981 National Day Award (PBM), Singapore
2003 Cultural Medallion, Singapore
2016 Meritorious Service Medal, Singapore
Selected Exhibitions
2019 The Centenarian LIM TZE PENG, ION Orchard, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery
2016 Nanyang Treasures, ION Orchard, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery
2014 Nanyang Visionaries, Singapore Art Fair, Suntec, Singapore
2013 The Singapore Showcase, The Luxe Art Museum, Cape of Good Hope Art
Gallery, Singapore
2012 Nostalgic Memories of Chinatown, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery,
2010 My Kampong, My Home: Lim Tze Peng – An exhibition of Lim Tze Peng’s
Early Works of Chinese Ink on Paper, Singapore Management University
2009 The Calligraphic Impulses by Lim Tze Peng, Cape of Good Hope Art
Gallery, Singapore
Inroads: The Ink Journey of Lim Tze Peng, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2007 Lim Tze Peng: Singapore River Memory, Cape of Good Hope Good
Hope Art Gallery, Singapore
2007 Spring Echo - Lim Tze Peng Recent Paintings, Cape of Good Hope Good
Hope Art Gallery, Singapore
2003 Tze Peng, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
1998 Meeting Places in Fleeting Spaces, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
1990 International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
1987 Three-man Art Exhibition, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
1977 Royal Overseas League Art Exhibition, London, UK
As Singapore’s most significant living artist, Mr Lim has a remarkable repertoire of paintings depicting the Singapore River, Chinatown and Kampung life. Having grown up in the villages of Singapore, Lim was deeply affected by the rapid modernisation going on around him and made it his mission to document what was left of the old Singapore. This was highly influential on Lim’s artistic exploits as it engendered a sense of romanticism, reminiscence and a reverence for tradition. His latest abstract calligraphic creations are exceptional examples of his pioneering ‘Nanyang’ spirit. Through the creative addition of colour to calligraphy, Lim Tze Peng has created a new expression that is modern, yet holds true to preserving Chinese tradition and culture.
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