The twenty foot high leaves and fourteen foot seed pods impose the question of scale, growth, and mystery of life's continuum. The juxtaposition of his mammoth fruit to the normal foliage surrounding the school provides an ironic Lilliputian perspective on the relationship between human kind and the natural world. Born in Shanghai, Ming Fay received his B.F.A from the Kansas City Art Institute and his M.F.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Fay has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in both the U.S. and Taiwan.
Fay lives and works in Manhattan.
Archeological discoveries and botanical specimens are some of the subjects that I have a great deal of interest with. The general theme of my work concerns nature and its continuum, size and scale, real and imagined objects. They also serve to demonstrate the beauty and wonder of natural forms, lending the viewer a new appreciation of the ordinary.