Lot 34 | 15 August 2021

 

 

LOT 34

TAJUDDIN ISMAIL, DATO’

B. N. Sembilan, 1949

Black Windrift, 1999

Acrylic on canvas

153 x 153 cm

Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

RM 35,000 – RM 70,000

This artist believes that any work of art is the visual manifestations of the artist’s intellectual journey – a reflection of his worldview, spiritual values, dreams and self-identity. Nature is his muse, and he paints its uniqueness and strengths through consistent gestural styles and abstract and expressionistic images. “Nature, nature’s landscapes and nature’s forces are my sources of artistic inspiration. In the approach of lyrical abstraction, I try to express the poetic and contemplative beauty of Allah’s creations.” Tajuddin Ismail does not believe in painting the same thing over and over again, but views his artworks as a development and progress from the previous one – new experiences and new techniques.