Introduction

Li Dezhuang, also known as Lee Teck Suan, was born in Singapore in 1953. Winner of the 2023 64th Chinese Literature and Art Medal (Taiwan), Li Dezhuang studied western art and graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1970. As a modern poet, columnist and Chartered Fellow (FCILT), his varied experience provided him with a diverse perspective.
      
Li’s landmark “Well M Farmland” (Jing Shan Tian) series draws from his study of Chinese Han characters. Combining the most representative Chinese characters井 (well), 山 (mountain), 田 (farmland) with three basic geometric shapes: circle, triangle and square to represent each of the Chinese character, Li created this contemporary ‘new ink painting’.