Ming Fay (b. 1943, Shanghai, d. 2025, New York), Red Pepper

Circa 1990s, painted mixed media, unsigned. Approximately 60 x 12 x 7 in. Collection of Sydney and Frances Lewis, Richmond, Virginia Ming Fay was a New York City-based artist known for his installations of immersive sculptural gardens and public art. Working primarily in papier-mâché over a wire armature, Fay drew from his life-long engagement with Chinese and American horticulture and mythologies to create sculptures of large-scale botanical forms and invented imaginary species. He focused on the concept of the garden as a symbol of abundance or a utopia – a metaphorical location for humankind's desirable state of being. He was also a co-founder of Epoxy Art Group. Born in Shanghai to two artists and raised in Hong Kong, Fay moved to the United States in 1961 to attend the Columbus College of Art and Design. He received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Taipei Fine Arts Museum and M+ Museum among others. Crack and repair to stem; some chipping to stem cap edge; some scattered surface marks and rubbing.

Estimate:$400

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