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Lim Tze Peng
BD 琵琶行 -白居易 (The Pipa Tune by Bai Juyi)
Ink on Paper, 104 x 105 cm
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About the artwork
‘Pi Pa Xing’ is a poem by Bai Ju Yi from the collection of Yue Fu Lyric Poems compiled in the 12th Century by Guo Mao Qian. Yue Fu Lyric Poems were often recited during religious practices or banquet performances. Poet Bai Ju Yi highlighted social issues with this poem and parts of it have been abstracted by Artist Lim Tze Peng to calligraph across multiple works with his dedication to traditional Chinese Ink medium. With his dedication, he has excelled in Chinese ink paintings and calligraphy over decades of practice. The poem reads: 琵琶声停欲语迟、移船相近邀相见 、添酒回灯重开宴。千呼万唤始出来 、犹抱琵琶半遮面。转轴拨弦三两声 、未成曲调先有情。弦弦掩抑声声思
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.