LOT 53
ENG TAY
B. Kedah, 1947
The Game, 2003
Signed and dated on lower left
Comes with certificate from Galeri Du Monde
Oil on canvas
59 x 81 cm
Private Collection, USA
RM 30,000 – 55,000
Eng Tay was born in 1947 in Kedah and moved to New York City in 1968 to study at the Arts Student League, School of Visual Arts and Pratt Graphics Center, where he studied graphic design, painting and printmaking. He worked in the graphic arts field until 1978, when he undertook several painting trips throughout South America and Indonesia. These trips formed a basis for the types of scenes and moments that became his subject matter – images of people playing music, family moments and interactions, market scenes and daily rituals. He has found a way to reveal the harmony of life through the images of his memory. Since his goal is to create simple poetry, his works are not ornate or pretentious but a poetic language that is freely accessible and readily learned, leaving a lasting impression of people in action and poetry in motion.