Kim Lim

Relief by Kim Lim, 1993

1993

Kim Lim Singaporean-British, 1936-1997 Untitled (Sand Relief), 1993 lithograph 55.9 x 72.4 cm 22 x 28 1/2 in signed and inscribed in pencil Kim Lim was born in Singapore and spent much of her early childhood in Penang and Malacca. After her schooling in Singapore, Lim knew that she wanted to become an artist, and at eighteen, she enrolled at St. Martin's in London, where she spent two years concentrating mainly on wood carving. She then transferred to the Slade, where taught by the etcher Anthony Gross and lithographer Stanley Jones, she developed a strong commitment to print making. On journeys back to Singapore she stopped off in Europe and India, soaking up the art 'like a sponge'. These were the experiences that confirmed in her a lifelong predilection for things archaic, and for the flow and rhythm of Indian and South East Asian sculpture: " I found that I always responded to things that were done in earlier civilizations that seemed to have less elaboration and more strength." In Greece she was entranced by Cycladic sculpture. Of Chinese art she was moved most by early Shang bronzes...

Untitled IV, from Waddington Suite by Robyn Denny, 1968-9 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 61 x 53.4 cm 24 1/8 x 21 1/8 in signed and numbered 71/75 in pencil Robyn Denn...

Shaded Grey by Kim Lim, 1993 Additional information: Medium: lithograph 52.5 x 56 cm 20 5/8 x 22 1/8 in signed, dated and numbered 20/20 in pencil Kim Lim was born in Singapore and spent much of her early childhood in Penang and Malacca. After her schooling in Singapore, Lim knew that she wanted to become an artist, and at eighteen, she enrolled at St. Martin's in London, where she spent two years concentrating mainly on wood carving. She then transferred to the Slade, where taught by the etcher Anthony Gross and lithographer Stanley Jones, she developed a strong commitment to print making. On journeys back to Singapore she stopped off in Europe and India, soaking up the art 'like a sponge'. These were the experiences that confirmed in her a lifelong predilection for things archaic, and for the flow and rhythm of Indian and South East Asian sculpture: " I found that I always responded to things that were done in earlier civilizations that seemed to have less elaboration and more strength." In Greece she was entranced by Cycladic sculpture. Of Chinese art she was moved most by early Shang bronzes, Han sculpture, Sung pottery...

Untitled II, from Waddington Suite by Robyn Denny, 1968-9 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 61 x 53.4 cm 24 1/8 x 21 1/8 in signed and numbered 71/75 in pencil Robyn Denn...

Untitled Screenprint on wove paper Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist Date: 2003 06 28 Edition: 8/29 25.5 x 15.7 cm image 37.1 x 27.1 cm sheet

Untitled (2003) Screenprint on wove paper Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist Date: 2003 06 28 Ed. 11/26 21.5 x 16 cm (Image) 37.1 x 27.1 cm (Sheet)

Nacre & acrylic on canvas, Kim Iljung is a Korean artist born in 1979 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Adhere, Scratch, Push Away are his motto. The dual nature of mot...

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