A manifestation of the artist's intellectual journey, the works of Dato' Tajuddin Ismail reflect his experiences, artistic sensibility, dreams, and self-identity. Various planes were devised to produce a soft and rhythmic effect, through an intensive colour palette of orange, red, and purple hues. The upper segment contains intuitive gestural marks and subtle layerings, accentuated by expressive forms of landscapes. After graduating from the Mara Institute of Technology in 1973, Dato' Tajuddin Ismail studied at the Art Centre College of Design, Los Angeles (Graphic Design, 1974), Pratt Institute, New York (post-graduate Interior Architecture, 1981; apprenticed to Massimo Vignelli). A Fulbright research fellow (1987), he won the Minor Awards in the National Drawing Competition (1977), the National Graphic Art competition (1978), the Salon Malaysia (1979), and the National Design Council (1994).