Casio G SHOCK x "NY FAT "GARDENER" Michael Lau

ABOUT THE ARTIST - MICHAEL LAU (B. 1970)

Known as the “Godfather of the designer toys”, Michael Lau kin-man is an acclaimed Hong Kong artist born in the 1970s when the city was at the peak of industrialization and a world leader in toy manufacturing. Every toy was a rare treasure to young Michael and played a key role in his childhood. His growing passion for toys eventually led him to a career in toy design where he conceived as a form of art.

A graduate from the first institute of art and design in Hong Kong in 1992, Michael held his first solo painting exhibition at the pao galleries of the Hong Kong Art Centre in 1993. In 1999, Lau merged his creativity and passion in art, toy and action figure and created the “gardener” series with 99 pieces of 12-inch action figures that juxtaposed his favorite G.I. Joe action figures and street culture for a solo exhibition at the Hong Kong Arts Centre. His unique artistic expression garnered global attention and brought him the opportunity to showcase his work around the world where he continuously innovates the format and medium, that earned him the recognition as the pioneer who launched the global trend in the 90s within Forbes magazine article “20 trends sweeping the globe” (January 2008) as an independent artist.

Over the course of almost 30 years, Michael Lau has consciously positioned himself between contemporary art and pop culture, exploring visual possibilities wherein traditional art forms and street elements collide. Employing spray paint and collage to his canvases, Lau created his avant- garde series, including Master, Portrait, Flower, First Encounter, Soliloquy, and Method, to reflect his life experiences and personal philosophies on social topics in the contemporary world.

Lau has held exhibitions of his paintings and sculptures with leading galleries and institutions including LGDR, Christie’s and K11 Art Foundation, where Lau’s works are held in the permanent collections of museums and institutions, including K11, Hong Kong, Deji Art Museum, Nanjing, China and Hudson Valley MOCA, New York. His work has recently been featured in exhibitions including Splendid Park, Hong Kong (2023); In the Garden, Hong Kong (2022); Collect Them All!, Beijing (2022); Maxx Headroom, Hong Kong (2021); COLLECT THEM ALL!, Shanghai (2019); Oh My Toy!, London (2018); and COLLECT THEM ALL!, Hong Kong (2018).

Model Number : DW-6900SA

• Mineral Glass
• Shock Resistant
• 200-meter water resistance
• Case / bezel material: Resin
• Resin Band
• Countdown timer
• EL:Blue Green

Release : Year 2005

Limited :1000pcs