Chan Lim Family of Artist
Chan Lim Family of Artists and Students celebrate Autumn Moon Festival at The PODIUM . On display are 340 artworks of Hand Painted Porcelain Plates & Chinese Taels done by 46 artists. A free Chinese Painting workshop supported by Dynamic Youth will also be conducted. This is Chan Lim’s 39th exhibit at SM Supermalls.
Exhibit will run from September 22 to October 6, 2019, Podium, Atrium 2.
Over the past decades, the Chan Lim Family of Artists have used a wide variety of media, styles and techniques to create a fusion of Western and Eastern art. However, it is their Asian-themed art and Chinese brush painting that the Chan Lim artists are best known for. Currently, the three generations of the family are actively involved in the arts, with the younger generation dabbling in different types of more modern techniques, such as digital media and audio-visual creations.
Chan Lim, the family patriarch, started his career in the arts using oil and watercolor as his main media. Most of his artwork are created on canvas and paper. The second generation were trained mostly in the Asian arts.
The Chan Lim artist have traveled extensively across the Philippines to promote Chinese culture by conducting art exhibits, classes, workshops, seminars, and on-the-spot painting demonstrations. Close collaboration between the Chan Lims and the leadership of the SM Supermalls bring these exhibits to different parts of the country. In addition, prominent local Filipino-Chinese non-profit organizations and educational institutions lend support for the free art workshops held in conjunction with the exhibits. All the workshops have enjoyed robust attendance and participation.
The Chan Lims’ art has certain characteristics that distinguish their work from others. Their artworks are distinctively Asian, with allusions of Western technique. Over the years, the Chan Lims have continuously blazed the trail on the type of media used for the Chinese brush. Their art subjects have included flora, fauna, insects, landscape, and portraits painted on media such as lanterns, Chinese fans, porcelain plates, ceramic taels and rice paper.
The Chan Lims hold regular Chinese painting classes in the family studio located in Pasig City, Metro Manila. Their artworks may be viewed at www.chanlim.com. They can be reached at [email protected].
