Lim Tze Peng 林子平 (b. 1921, Singapore)
Selected works
Biography
Lim Tze Peng (林子平) (b. 28 September 1921, Singapore) is an artist, and a winner of the Cultural Medallion in 2003. Self-taught, Lim started painting in the 1950s when he was a teacher in Xin Min School. Having a strong foundation in Chinese philosophy, art and culture, Lim’s paintings are often deeply rooted in tradition, and yet exude a contemporary feel at the same time.
Lim is known for “Muddled Writing” (糊涂字), his series of calligraphy during the late 2000s, which helmed a new stylistic discourse in which form takes precedence over the meaning of the characters. He is also recognised for his “Colour Calligraphy”, which are calligraphic expressions that involve the use of colour pigments – a practice uncommon in traditional Chinese calligraphy.
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Awards
2016
Meritorious Service Medal at the National Day Awards.
2003
Cultural Medallion Award, Singapore
1981
National Day Award (PBM), Singapore
1977
Special Prize,Commonwealth Art Exhibition, England
1963
National Day Award (PPA), Singapore
Collections
Housing Development Board Singapore
Prime Minister’s Office Singapore
Singapore Airline,
Singapore Art Museum
Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation
United Overseas Bank
Swiss Bank
Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore
Shenn’s Fine Art, Singapore
IBM Singapore Pte Ltd
Lee Kong Chian Art Museum
National University of Singapore
Selected solo exhibitions
1970: First solo exhibition, Singapore.
1991: Second solo exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1995: Moments by Lim Tze Peng, Takashimaya Gallery, Singapore.
1998: Meeting Places in Fleeting Spaces, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore.
2003: Tze Peng, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore.
2006: Infinite Gestures – Recent Paintings by Lim Tze Peng, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore.
2006: Tze Peng in Paris, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.
2007: Springtime Echo – Lim Tze Peng Recent Paintings, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore.
2007: Lim Tze Peng: Singapore River Memory, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore.
2008: Inroads, Lim Tze Peng’s New Ink Work, Art Retreat Ltd., Singapore.
2009: Inroads: The Ink Journey of Lim Tze Peng, National Art Museum of China and Liu Haisu Art Museum, China.
2009: The Calligraphic Impulses of Lim Tze Peng, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore.
2010: My Kampong, My Home, Singapore Management University Gallery, Singapore.
2012: Nostalgic Memories of Chinatown – Paintings and Calligraphy by Lim Tze Peng, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore.
2012: Lim Tze Peng: Black and White, Ode To Art Gallery, Singapore.
2013: Lim Tze Peng: A Private Collection, The Private Museum, Singapore.
2014: Tze Peng: Songs from the Heart, de Suantio Gallery, Singapore Management University, Singapore.
2015: Impressions by Lim Tze Peng, Ode To Art Gallery, Singapore.
2016: Evening Climb: The Later Style of Lim Tze Peng, Lee Kong Chian Gallery, NUS Museum, Singapore.