Frame size: 100.5 x 100.5 cm
Born in 1923, Lim Tze Peng is largely a self-taught artist. In his oeuvre, ink paintings and calligraphic works feature prominently, although there is a small number of oils, watercolours and drawings. He created a unique style of ink painting using rich brush and tonal details, and this approach is often regarded as a manifestation of the Nanyang Style in the ink medium. Lim, a school principal until his retirement in the early 1980s, was awarded the Cultural Medallion by the Singapore government in 2003.With an eye for picking out material for his art, Lim is able to transform commonplace scenes into extraordinary ones in his paintings. In ‘Untitled (Bird Cages)’, with meticulous detail and fine linework, Lim describes birdcages that hang from a wooden structure supported by a tree.
