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Sunday, October 05, 2003
Cultural Medallion recipient Lim Tze Peng donates works to Singapore Art Museum


Title: Blacksmith

The Singapore Art Museum has received a donation of some 230 paintings from 83-year-old Cultural Medallion winner Lim Tze Peng. Lim Tze Peng was visibly touched by the honor of receiving the nation's highest art honor. These donated works add to the 30 odd pieces of works currently collected by the Singapore Art Museum. Born and bred in Singapore, Mr Lim is from the first generation of self-taught local artists. The artist and his patron also donated 30 pieces of calligraphy. Most of the donated paintings depict local street scenes and the island's landscape before it was lined with skyscrapers. Scenes of Geylang lantern merchants, images of Chinatown fortune tellers, and pictures of the Singapore River have been redenered.

"For me to donate my works to the Singapore Art Museum is actually a very easy thing. I feel that in life, what is more important is that each person considers what you can give and contribute to society rather than what you can get," said Mr Lim.

Kwok Kian Chow, Director of Singapore Art Museum, said: "He has painted the landscapes of Singapore especially the disappearing landscapes before urban redevelopment. Now, these are of course very important historical records, not just in terms of photographic images of these places but personal feelings about these places."


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