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Lim Tze Peng
BD 东方既白,五洲已曙 - The East Turns White as the Five Continents Look On (LP)
Ink on Rice Paper, 140 x 70 cm
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About the artwork
In this piece, Lim Tze Peng writes 东方既白,五洲已曙. He mentions the horizon of the East turning white at daybreak and the five continents observing this natural phenomenon. An interpretation of this piece in Chinese is: 黎明即将到来，天就要亮了，整个世界都要迎接曙光了。Translated, it reads: The dawn is upon us, with the sky on the brink of emergence into light; the whole earth waits eagerly to receive the light of day.
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.