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Lim Tze Peng
BD 清风徐来，水波不兴，Gentle Breeze
Ink on Paper, 90 x 98 cm
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About the artwork
Another interpretation of a famous poem 《赤壁赋》by poet Su Shi, Lim Tze Peng pushes boundaries by adding color to this piece of calligraphy. The poem roughly translates to "A cool wind blew gently, without stirring up a ripple." One of Lim's uniquely developed abstract calligraphy.
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.