LOT 4
TAJUDDIN ISMAIL, DATO
B. Negeri Sembilan, 1949
Gridscape Revisited, 1992
Mixed media on paper
77 x 66 cm
Private Collection Kuala Lumpur
Signed, titled and dated “Gridscape Revisited Taj 1992” at the bottom
RM 9,000 – 15,000
Dato’ Tajuddin Ismail’s training in Graphic Design, Interior Architecture and Fine Art heavily influenced his ‘boxscapes’ and ‘gridscapes’ works in the early 70s and 80s. While they seem more architectonic in form and character, they still revolve around conversations with nature, in spite of their more ‘urbane’ feel. Any layout or any landscapes for that matter have their own grid systems, as they are integral in composing any work. These dictate the arrangements of forms and spaces, and that caught Tajuddin’s interest, as something so ordinary has the ability to be so exceptional and he demonstrates that through this piece, tinted in his usual choice of subdued colours. A former student of UiTM, Tajuddin Ismail studied Graphic Design at the Art Centre College of Design in Los Angeles in 1974 before venturing into Interior Architecture at the Pratt Institute in New York. He is the recipient for various awards such as the 1977’s National Drawing Competition, the Major Award, the Minor Award, 1978’s National Graphic Arts and the 1979’s Salon Malaysia Award.