Bio
Hello! I am Alex Lim (b.2005), the teen artist behind The Unskilled Boy. I am 18 years old, happy and autistic, and I have been developing my love for abstract art and pop-art, working with acrylic, ink, oil pastels, watercolour, and pencils on canvas and paper. I learnt classical techniques from art teachers in Singapore and Germany.
I find beauty in the details, sometimes humorously, in my works of nature, animals and everyday things. My works are vibrant with detailed patterns. My abstract paintings take elements from the real world and are represented in shapes, forms and colours, detaching the subjects from its true form. Some of my works have been covered in the media. My paintings come from a place of honesty and love, straight from my heart. My mission is to spread my art far and wide while keeping it affordable for all. Buy my art or/and donate to my cause!
I find beauty in the details, sometimes humorously, in my works of nature, animals and everyday things. My works are vibrant with detailed patterns. My abstract paintings take elements from the real world and are represented in shapes, forms and colours, detaching the subjects from its true form. Some of my works have been covered in the media. My paintings come from a place of honesty and love, straight from my heart. My mission is to spread my art far and wide while keeping it affordable for all. Buy my art or/and donate to my cause!
Artist Recognition
- Shining HeARTS Award, 2024
- 2 paintings for ArtPara exhibition, Winter Youth Olympics in Korea, 2024
- Most Contributive Student, Einstein Class, Pathlight School, 2023
- Individual Artist, Shaping Hearts Art Festival, 2023
- National Art's Council !MPACT: Young people making a difference in their communities
- Time Out Magazine: Artist Spotlight, 2021
Exhibitions2024
Shaping Hearts Festival, Oct ArtPara, Gangneung Arts Center, S. Korea 2023 Shaping Hearts, Tampines Hub, 1Punggol Paper Mache Installation, SAC Abstract Landscape, SAC 2022 Home @ Studio Neon 2021 I Am Alex The Preview |
Series2024
When You Were Out, Jul The Pretty Houses, May Paper Mache II, May It's OK Postcards & Posters Super Mini Colourblocks 2023 Rainbow Paper Mache 2022 Rabbit In A Garden Angry Ants 2021 Tiger Animal Farm |
Projects
- The Boy Who Thinks In Drawings, Oct 2024
- TUB x Shock Mirror, April 2024
- TUB x Plain Prints Project, 2023
- TUB x Ethos Books, 2023
- TUB x T'ang Quartet coffee-table book (2022), and more
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