Tajuddin Ismail
Tajuddin Ismail
Born 26 October 1949 in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Currently lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nature is his prime inspiration due to his appreciation of God’s creations as sustenance of life on earth, which he truly appreciates. The greatness of nature’s wonder can make one ponder on its beauty and tranquility. Hence, Tajuddin’s art uses a mixture of lines, colours and geometric shapes to portray the time and space of nature in a serene poetic visual language that is very well structured, yet lyrical.
For Tajuddin, the work of art is the visual manifestation of the artist’s intellectual journey. In this context, his work is a reflection of his experiences and worldview, his spiritual values, his artistic sensibility, his dreams and most importantly his self-identity.
Educations
Furthered studies in Graphic Design at the Art Center College of Design Los Angeles.
Did Postgraduate studies in Interior Architecture at Pratt Institute New York.
Studied Fine Arts at MARA Institute of Technology (now UiTM), Malaysia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Mosaic, Solo Exhibition with G13 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mosaic, Art Expo Malaysia 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
RED, Solo exhibition of recent works, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
‘Recent Paintings’, Galeri Taksu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
‘Recent Works’, Art Salon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
‘Small Scale Works’, The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia
‘Recent Drawing’ Carcosa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Solo ‘Unfold’ recent works, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mini Solo, Singapore Art Fair, Singapore World Trade Centre, Malaysia
‘Recent Works’, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
INNERSPACE, Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Recent Works (Paintings and Drawings), Dewan Tunku Canselor Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
‘Recent Drawings and Prints’, Goethe Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
‘Works On Paper’, Goethe Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Environmental Kinetic Installation, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBTIIONS
The Moderns Across Generations, G13 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Bintang 5 Volume 3, Segaris Art Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
UNREAL DEAL, Abstraction in Malaysian art, Sasana Kijang Bank Negara Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Homage to Earthscape, solo exhibition, United Nation HQ, New York, U.S.
Contemporary Art in Interfusion & Intergrowth, The Gallery, Shanghai, China.
Recent painting, solo exhibition TJ Fine Art gallery, Malaysia Art Expo, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Group exhibition, TJ Fine Art gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Recent works, Jai, Drew Harris, Tajuddin Ismail & Ahmad Zaki Anwar, The Edge Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Suarasa, Segaris Art Center, Publika Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mind Matter & Metaphor: A Solo Exhibition, Segaris Art Center, Solaris Dutamas KL, Malaysia.
Group exhibition, Art Aid, TJ Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Asian Art Festival, National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Connection – Tajuddin Ismail & Mutalib Man, TJ Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Malaysian Art Fair, Matrade Exhibition & Convention Center (MECC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Counterpoint – Recent Abstraction, TJ Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Selangor Art Exhibition, Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Merdeka 50: A celebration of Malaysia Art, Islamic Museum Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
EVBR – Abbey Preum, Germany.
6 at Abbey-Pruem, group exhibition, TJ Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
‘Landscape Reflection’ – The Gallery @ Starhill, Malaysia.
24th Anniversary Exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand.
Small Works exhibition, TJ Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Drawing & Prints Rentakalam, TJ Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Spirituality in Art, Galeri Art & Design, UiTM, Malaysia.
Faculty Show UiTM, Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia.
‘EX02’, Five Contemporary Malaysian Artists, Galeri Taksu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
‘GERAKRASA’, Twenty-one ex-graduate artists from UiTM, Museum Negara Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Group Exhibition, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.
RED, Solo exhibition of recent works, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Anniversary Group Exhibition, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.
‘10/2000’, Ten Artists for year 2000, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Group exhibition, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco
COLOURS OF MALAYSIA, Three Malaysian Artists, Featherstone
Meeting house for the Arts, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
EARTHBOUND – Artist of the Fullbright, Artist Space Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Anniversary exhibition, Nine painters, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco
‘Malaysian Contemporary Art’, China Museum of Art, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Galeri Taksu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Group Exhibition, Jenkin Johnson Gallery, U.S.A.
Recent Works Group Show, Jenkin Johnson Gallery, U.S.A.
AL-FANN, Contemporary Islamic artist, Hanns Munden, Germany
GETARAN JIWA II, Galeri Isetan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Recent works by Six International Painters, Jenkin Johnson Gallery, San Francisco
Warisan Nusantara, Dewan Tunku Canselor, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
GETARAN JIWA, Five Contemporary Malaysian Artists, National Museum of Anthropology Madrid, Spain
‘Sentuhan Nostalgia’, Bank Negara Galeri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
‘SONY ART MALAYSIA’, Atrium, Isetan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysian Art ’93, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SALON MALAYSIA, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yogyakarta Art Festival, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
DOCUMENTA1, Gallery Artequarium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SENI LUKIS, Malaysian Art in Germany, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt
DIMENSI, Painting and Furniture Design, The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Indian International Triennale, New Delhi
Australian Art Festival, Sydney
National Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contemporary Asian Art, Fukuoka Museum, Japan
Salon Malaysia, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
National Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Contemporary Malaysian Art, Commonwealth Institute London
Posters of the Goethe, Frankfurt, Cologne and Sao Paulo
Focus Young Talent, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
National Graphic Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Anak Alam Group Show, Studio Anak Alam, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Seven Young Contemporary Artist, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
National Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
P.J. Art Show
National Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HONOURS & AWARDS
Major Award, logo for University Terbuka Malaysia
Honourable Mention, Phillip Morris, Malaysia Art Award
Minor Award logo for Malaysian Design Council
Fulbright Research Fellow, ACLS
Minor Award, Salon Malaysia
Minor Award, National Graphic Arts
Major Award, National Drawing Competition
Orbit No.3
Tajuddin Ismail
122cm diameter
Acrylic on Canvas
2016
Artist Statement
The round paintings were first made in the early 90s. It was an attempt to shift away from the ‘Grid’ composition of the early 80s.
Orbit explores the dynamic synergy of orbiting forms in space floating in beautiful perpetual motion in deep space.
The Moderns Across Generations
1 - 15 Dec 2021
MOSAIC BY TAJUDDIN ISMAIL
11th - 30th Jan 2021
CIMB ARTOBER ART & SOUL
20 - 24 Oct 2022
