“NY FAT Gardener London” Art Toy

Michael Lau released this "NY FAT Gardener London" figure as a London-edition extension of his signature graffiti-writer character — one of the most reproduced and reinterpreted figures in the artist's Gardener universe since NY FAT first appeared in the early 2000s. The character stands with a stark white flat-top head, paint-drip-covered gloves, a red NY FAT chest patch, cargo pants, and a spray-can accessory placed at the base. Lau launched the Gardener series in 1999 as a satirical portrait of Hong Kong street culture, and the NY FAT character has become the visual anchor of his global collaborative output.

Accompanied by original packaging.

Michael Lau Kin-man (b. 1970, Hong Kong) is internationally recognized as the "Godfather of Designer Toys" and the founder of the urban vinyl style within the art-toy movement. After graduating from Hong Kong's First Institute of Art and Design in 1992, Lau merged action-figure sculpture with street culture, launching the "Gardener" series in 1999. His work has been exhibited from Tokyo and Taipei to London, Paris and Christie's Hong Kong/Shanghai, and he has collaborated with Nike, Casio, Puma, Carhartt and Maharishi, cementing his influence on hip-hop, skate and toy culture worldwide.