Singaporean artist Sim Lian Huat received his art education at NAFA in his formative years before heading to Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts Paris between 1973 to 1978 to study painting and sculpture. He returned to Singapore in 1982 and continued to create works across a variety of medium, participating actively with artist groups including the Sculpture Society and at the Telok Kurau Studios as their resident artist. His career is marked by several achievements; commissioned mural projects for both the Government and private organisations, and a merit award in the open category of the 5^th CDL Singapore Sculpture Competition 2013. In 2004, a major retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the MICA Artrium (formerly Old Hill Street Police Station) followed by a solo exhibition “Spallation” at the Black Earth Art Museum in 2009.

In his time in Paris, young Sim immersed himself in Western art techniques and sought to blend them with his Eastern roots and perspectives. An early work created then, "Birth of Venus” foreshadows the central themes that continue to define his artistic practice today.

Concepts of cyclical existence, duality of balance, and enigmatic nature of reality are shared in Daoist, Buddhist teachings and Greek mythological traditions. The personification of gods and deities influences how we view human life and Nature.  Venus, the Roman goddess is a symbol of love, beauty and fertility, a creation of what is truly beautiful that would emerge from chaos. In using cultural symbols in an abstract approach of colours, shapes and painterly strokes, Sim guides us beyond the literal, toward deeper self-reflection of our place in the vast universe.