An artificial intelligence generated image of the artist.

Andy Cheng (also known by his stage name, ‘Andymonium’) was once mistaken for the late Andy Warhol while out shopping for tomato soup in Rotenboden, Liechtenstein (a mountain village in which he spent much of his formative years). His response was to announce “Art is dead!” and switch to a diet entirely devoid of soup (or art) of any kind.

Years later, while trekking across the Himalayas in search of inspiration for his later-aborted book “542 things to do in Nepal”, Andy would write in his diary “I have discovered Art’s body. The flesh is cold but, good lord, the heart still beats!” Suffering from hallucinations and frostbite, one may dismiss such sentiments as the ravings of a temporarily unsound mind. Nevertheless, Andy came back from his journey a changed man.

His hair had turned white overnight and he had lost ten pounds, while gaining a foot in height. He could also only speak in Esperanto. Despite these challenges, a passion for artistic expression was lit within him. Seminal works such as ‘Tales from the un-shore’ and ‘HeadSpace’ were constructed and released on to the world during this period.

After these successes, a pause. Nobody knows what happened in those missing months but one theory, based on a discarded receipt, is that Cheng visited Wales and bought an Ottoman. Whatever the case, he returned to the world stage with Quads – a startling series of images, repetitive yet unique.

When, where, why, and how Andy constructed his other works is unclear. He once fought a bear but this is unlikely to have had any significant impact on his process. His current location is unknown, although a series of cryptic clues to this are believed to be contained throughout his works.

He has never once eaten an avocado.