Biography
"Ibelievebalanceisthemostimportantelementinlifeandart.IhavestudiedartfromChineseandWesternsources,andtryalwaystobefreeoftheconstraintsofstereotype.Ihavelookedforadirectandsimplewaytoexpressmyvisionofthemostimportantelementsofliving-thebalanceandpoetryofthefamily,ofmanandwoman,offriendship,ofmusicandofthenaturalworld."
MultipleImpressionshasbeenproudtorepresenttheinternationallyrecognizedartistEngTayfortwentyyears.SincehismovefromKedahinWestMalaysiatotheUnitedStatesin1968,Tayhassuccessfullypursuedacareerasnotonlyanoriginalprintmaker,butalsoasapainterandsculptor.HecompletedstudiesattheArtStudentsLeague,theSchoolofVisualArts,andalsoPrattGraphicsCenter,allinNewYork.
EngTaydrawshisinspirationfrombothEasternandWesternsources,asheiscurrentlybasedintheU.S.buttravelsregularlytoEasternAsiawhereheexhibitsextensively.Infact,Tay’sworkcanbefoundinsuchprestigiouscollectionsasthoseoftheAlorSetarMuseuminMalaysia,theTaipeiFineArtsMuseuminTaiwan,andtheFukuyamaMuseumofArtinJapan.Locally,hisworkisinthepermanentcollectionofMultipleImpressionsinSoho,andhasbeencollectedbyN.Y.U.’sDepartmentofAnthropology.
EngTay’sremarkablepopularityisduegreatlyinparttohisdedicationtothethemesoffamilyandcompanionship.Hissoftlinesandwarm,earthyhuesareperfectlysuitedfortheseimagesofadoringcouples,ceremonialgatherings,andparentswiththeirchildren.Heeffectivelycommunicatesbothunityandharmonythrougheachmediuminwhichheworks,creatingalanguagewhichisatonceeasilyunderstandableanddeeplymoving.
Taystrivesconstantlytoachieveadialoguebetweenhimselfandcollectorsofhiswork,onewhich"anyonecanread,"andonewhichcommunicatestoallthebeautifulharmoniesoflife.Thisgoalistheoneheworkstowarddaily,forinhisownwords:
"…thebestmomentsandtheproudestachievementsformearetimeswhentheworkIhavecreatedevokesaresponseinothersthatletsmeknowIhavecommunicatedwhatIfeltincreatingit.ArtislikemusicandIcannotthinkofabetterorprouderfeelingthanknowingthatIamconnectingwithothersthroughmywork,especiallywhenpeoplecollectmyworkandIfeelthatwehaveadialogue."
FALLINGLEAVES…제목이재밌어서^^작은그림클릭하면큰그림으로뜹니다SometimesIFeelLikeAMotherlessChild-MarianneAntonsen
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