Stop 2
The World Outside
Lim Tze Peng
Artwork
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Section 2: The World Outside 世界有多大
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This section showcases Lim’s artistic journey, which mirrors his physical travels. As his world expanded, so did his artistic palette. He started making watercolours and drawings, moved on to oil painting, and then to ink. In 1996, he joined an art tour to Europe with the Society of Chinese Artists. During this trip, he created vibrant oil paintings of Italian landmarks, including Ponte Vecchio, Florence. Four years later, in 2000, Lim found himself in Paris, the City of Light, where he had been awarded an artist residency. He spent his mornings in museums and his afternoons painting outdoors. He also travelled to the medieval villages of Saorge and Sospel in southeastern France, near Monaco and Italy.
These villages, with their winding streets and old towns nestled in leafy valleys, captivated Lim. They reminded him of the vanishing shophouses in Singapore's Dàpō and Xiǎopō areas. He was also drawn to these places because they had once inspired Western artists that he admired, like Matisse, Chagall and Picasso.
From Singapore to Europe, Lim’s artistic style blossomed, weaving together Eastern and Western influences.
[insert some lively European music for a few seconds, then fade out when the narration starts]
This section showcases Lim’s artistic journey, which mirrors his physical travels. As his world expanded, so did his artistic palette. He started making watercolours and drawings, moved on to oil painting, and then to ink. In 1996, he joined an art tour to Europe with the Society of Chinese Artists. During this trip, he created vibrant oil paintings of Italian landmarks, including Ponte Vecchio, Florence. Four years later, in 2000, Lim found himself in Paris, the City of Light, where he had been awarded an artist residency. He spent his mornings in museums and his afternoons painting outdoors. He also travelled to the medieval villages of Saorge and Sospel in southeastern France, near Monaco and Italy.
These villages, with their winding streets and old towns nestled in leafy valleys, captivated Lim. They reminded him of the vanishing shophouses in Singapore's Dàpō and Xiǎopō areas. He was also drawn to these places because they had once inspired Western artists that he admired, like Matisse, Chagall and Picasso.
From Singapore to Europe, Lim’s artistic style blossomed, weaving together Eastern and Western influences.