Lim Kim-Hai (1950)

Lim Kim Hai was born in Malaysia in 1950. He graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 1972 before pursuing further studies at the prestigious École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1975. During his 17-year in Paris, he was actively involved in numerous group exhibitions and even held four solo exhibitions. While doing so, he received several prestigious awards, including the Golden Award from the Salon des Artistes Français in 1982 and the Golden and Public Awards from the 52nd Salon des Beaux-Arts, Enghien-les-Bains in 1987. Upon his return to Malaysia, he continued dedicating his time to his art, propelling his career further to become one of the top Malaysian artists on the international stage. He has exhibited extensively around the world and his works are highly sought after by public corporations and private collectors.

Lim is well-known for his rendition of apples on canvas. The Apple that I paint is imbued with life, the human spirit, and a sense of purpose. To paint the fruit is to explore life, its many shapes, sizes and colours, a symbolic narrative of life’s myriad circumtances and situations. There is the blood-red apple that evokes violence, the tender green variety that exudes the bashfulness of youth, they mirror the universal human experience of confronting various challenges in the journey for survival in the real world.Why do I keep painting apples all these years? That is because I have a special affinity for the fruit. It is my constant companion throughout my life, be it the time when I was struggling in life, be it the time when I was struggling in life prior to making art my professional career or even today when I have established myself as a full time artist.

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