On offer here is a classic piece by Eng Tay. It looks and feels like a scene from an old song clip that has jazzy and blues rhythm to it. The three musicians seem to be indulging in the melody leaving their gifted hands play effortlessly on auto pilot. Although the background is painted in darker hues one can agree with Shakespeare that once said “When words fail, music speaks”.
New York-based Eng Tay studied at the Art Students League (1968-1972) and the School of Visual Arts, both in New York. He has had nearly 100 solos in Asia, Europe and the United States. He worked as a graphic designer for the Red Book magazine until 1978 when he decided to go fulltime. He was given a Retrospective by Galeri Petronas in 2009. It was called Eng Tay: The Exhibition. His works are in the collection of the Fukuyama Museum of Art, Hiroshima, in Japan; the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan; the Frankie Valli Estate, the Merv Griffin Estate and the New York University. He has monumental sculptures in Kiaraville and SENI condominiums in Mont Kiara, Zehn Bukit Pantai in Bangsar and the Marc Residences.