VISUAL ARTIST - LIM TZE PENG
QUOTATIONS
"我对绘画的兴趣，几十年都没有改变过。历史的记录之外，我还希望每一张作品都具有高度的艺术性。"
"我做出了许多牺牲。最大的牺牲就是把时间花在单独或和朋友一起绘画，而不是把时间花在家人身上。"
"水墨的线条胜过西方，西方的色彩也是东方所难以比美的。如果在国际场合上我们坚持色彩就容易失败。我在做的是，用东方的线条和西方的构图来表现画面。"
"Central to calligraphy is the power and rhythm of the brushstrokes. Without either, the work is soulless. Calligraphy requires not strength, but inner energy. I write words from the heart, and I write best after I have come across a verse which moved me. I have always loved literature, and nothing moves me more than to recite verses and write them at the same time."
"In 1973, I began working in Chinese ink. Although I steered clear of the stereotypical subject. My kelongs and kampungs done in Chinese ink did come out very refreshing. And the government was clearing up old Singapore so rapidly. I could not just sit back and watch. I quit teaching in 1981, long before I was due for retirement, to capture the many fast disappearing scenes of old Singapore. That is why there is always a sense of history in my brush work."
"Still I am glad I never tire of learning. My art has gone through so many phases. I am either a Jack of all media and master of none, or I am an all-rounder. I started with water colour, which I studied diligently from primary school to high school, before I went on to oils after seeing the boldness in Liu Kang's works."
