Tan Er 陈伟尔

(B.1917-1998)

Singapore Artist

The pen name Chen Ear, our predecessor calligrapher. Born in Chenghai County, Guangdong Province, China. He came to Singapore when he was 19 years old, relying on his uncle to make a living. He had started studying calligraphy in his hometown, but was busy with business, so he couldn’t concentrate on the art until he retired at the age of 65. In 1989, he was awarded the Chen Jingzhao Calligraphy Award, which was a turning point in his life, and he was encouraged to study calligraphy more diligently since then. His love of calligraphy soon prompted him to combine calligraphy art and literature with greater enthusiasm; Devoted himself to the creation of poetry and pairing, and in the form of calligraphy art to express. He is very active in the calligraphy industry, having served as vice president of the Singapore Lions City Calligraphy Engraving Society, and served as a judge of calligraphy competitions. In addition to being exhibited regularly in Singapore, the works have also been exhibited in China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Malaysia.

笔名陈耳，我国前辈书法家。生于中国广东省澄海县。19岁南来新加坡，投靠更早来新加坡的叔父谋求出路。他在家乡时已开始习书法，但固商务繁忙，所以到65岁退休后才能全心专注于这一门艺术。1989年获颁陈景昭书法奖，这是他一生的转捩点，因而受到鼓舞，从此更勤奋地研习书法。对书法艺术的爱好很快促使他更热情地把书法艺术和文学结合起来;潜心创作诗文及对联，并以书法艺术的形式加以表现。他十分活跃于书法界，曾任新加坡狮城书法篆刻会副会长，也曾担任书法比赛评判。作品除了经常在新加坡展出之外，也曾在中国、韩国、台湾、日本和马来西亚等国家和地区展出。