Pioneer artist Lim Tze Peng, 97, showcases his work

Pioneer artist Lim Tze Peng, 97, has an incessant drive to create art every day

Lim Tze Peng is the subject of two exhibitions, which showcase a wide body of his works spanning his iconic paintings, which evoke a lost Singapore, to his more recent abstract calligraphy.
Lim Tze Peng is the subject of two exhibitions, which showcase a wide body of his works spanning his iconic paintings, which evoke a lost Singapore, to his more recent abstract calligraphy. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
Olivia Ho
Assistant Life Editor
Updated
Jul 31, 2018, 02:28 PM
Published
Jul 31, 2018, 05:00 AM
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The oldest pioneer artist in Singapore has trouble sleeping.

The strain on his health made Lim Tze Peng stop painting full-time three years ago, but the nonagenarian continues to toss and turn over art.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 31, 2018, with the headline Pioneer artist Lim Tze Peng, 97, showcases his work. Subscribe

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