1947 | Kedah, Malaysia

New York-based Malaysian artist Eng Tay is best known for gentle and round shape figure artworks that presented in diverse media including limited edition etchings, paintings, sculptures and works on paper. Figures are arranged in scenes of ordinary life including people play instruments together and neighbours’ chit-chat in streets and markets as well as scenes of family gathering. All little things that happen in daily turn into Eng Tay’s narrative paintings in a way of gentle and impressive expression, telling beauty of human relationship that Eng Tay found in daily routines.

Eng Tay was born and raised in Kedah, Malaysia. In 1968 he moved to New York City to study at The Art Students League, followed by graduation from The School Of Visual Arts in 1972 as a graphic designer. He worked in the graphic arts field until 1978, when he undertook several painting trips though out South America and Indonesia until 1980.

长时间在纽约发展的马来西亚艺术家 Eng Tay 以圆润形象的人物作品而闻名，并呈现在多样的艺术媒材中如限量版版画、绘画、雕塑和纸上作品。人物被安排在日常生活的场景中包括人们一起演奏乐器以及邻居在街道和市场上闲聊，另外也有很多作品呈现家庭聚会的场景。日常生活中发生的一切小事，都以一种温和而令人印象深刻的表达方式变成了Eng Tay的叙事画，讲述了Eng Tay在日常生活中发现的人和之美。