Lim Tze Peng

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About the artwork

Another piece of Lim’s Red Toreador series, he paints the Toreador, or celosia argentea, a flower native to the the East African Highlands. The Toreador flower blooms only during the winter, they do not require any support and can withstand droughts. The boldness of the red symbolises the flower’s resistance and defiance. The usage of the crimson red reflects the Toreador’s beauty, along with Lim’s vigorous strokes at the back creating texture and a new visual experience. Lim uses soft pastel colours for the background the balance out the richness of the red to allow the flowers to stand out, creating balance and visual harmony.

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.