Unlit Hopes

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Beautiful collection of paintings, this one is very special.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 10 Feb 19:28:33

Wonderful reflections on the storm lamps

Posted by Siv MacArthur on Tue 10 Feb 23:06:18

Thanks Fiona

Posted by TaiMeng Lim on Tue 10 Feb 23:57:31

Thanks Siv

Posted by TaiMeng Lim on Tue 10 Feb 23:57:44

Simply amazing!

Posted by Philip Johnson on Mon 06 Jul 23:12:02

Thanks Philip

Posted by TaiMeng Lim on Sat 11 Jul 17:54:25

excellent again

Posted by Pat Harrison on Tue 29 Sep 06:55:53

Stunning painting - and a well written and interesting article about the concept too TaiMeng.

Posted by Andrea Hook on Fri 30 Oct 09:56:14

Such wonderful paintings - it's like looking at photos, you've captured the scene / object perfectly, inspiring me to make more of an effort. Thanks you so much

Posted by Jenny Thomson on Thu 07 Jul 18:47:26

This is so beautiful

Posted by Neelam Pawar on Mon 17 Jul 19:25:11

Stunning, great painting and observation.

Posted by Alicia Tolhurst-Brown on Thu 28 Dec 22:35:00

Great art! Mr Lim your art is awesome, would be great to read more on the back story of each painting and I like to read artist's story of their work of art.

Posted by Janet Ng on Mon 03 Dec 05:24:52

Superb!

Posted by Tony Swaby on Wed 24 Jun 12:42:37

Hang on Studio Wall

01/06/2015

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Painted on canvas panel, 18x24 in.Among some eastern cultures, there’s a practice and believe that life is a cycle of birth, death and rebirth. It is a way of life that acknowledges the ups and downs of life as a means for an individual’s soul to mature, the body being a temporary house for the soul and life as an opportunity for experience. Intrigued by this concept, I am inspired to bring to light this piece depicting unlit kerosene lamps hung on the wall of a building. The reflections on the lamps symbolizes the souls’s experience already encountered through life. The lamps being lit at night to burn till a new day with the process being repeated again at the first hint of twilight represents the concept of rebirths with hopes that the soul is enrich further with enlightening experience and growth.

About the Artist

TaiMeng Lim

Tai-Meng Lim (Malaysian, born 1976) started painting at the tender age of ten. His curiosity and passion for the arts lead him to experiment with various methods and mediums. Growing up from a humble family background, most of his experiences then of arts and paintings were self-taught. This would…

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