Executed in 2010, Mindscape - Phenomena No.3 contains the characteristics of Rentak Alam (Rhythm of Nature) - a series of work that propelled Dato’ Tajuddin Ismail to explore lyrical abstraction – and the markings of recent developments present in Mind Matter & Metaphor exhibition in 2012. Multiple layers of paint – blue, red, yellow, white, black - are applied followed by textural treatment to unravel a precise state of mind expressed through conscious gestures. Tajuddin Ismail, Dato’ studied Fine Art at the Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM (1969 – 1973) where he graduated as best student in the Fine Art Department. He furthered his studies in Graphic Design at the Art Center College of Design (Los Angeles) and later continued his graduate studies in Interior Architecture at Pratt Institute (New York). He was honoured the Fulbright Research Fellowship, awarded by the American Council of Learned Societies, New York in 1987. In 1981, he apprenticed in the office of renowned designer Massimo Vignelli in New York. His awards include the Major Award, National Drawing Competition (1977), Honourable Mention, Philip Morris, Malaysia Art Award (1994) and Major Award, logo for Open University, Malaysia (2001). His selected exhibitions include Seni Lukis, Malaysian Art in Germany, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt (1990), Getaran Jiwa, Five Contemporary Malaysian Artists, National Museum of Anthropology Madrid, Spain (1994), 10/2000, Ten Artists for Year 2000, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur (2000) and EX02 Five Contemporary Malaysian Artists, Galeri Taksu, Kuala Lumpur (2002). In 2012, he held a solo exhibition titled Mind Matter & Metaphor at Segaris Art Center. He was Associate Professor in Fine Art (Fttaculty of Art & Design) and Interior Architecture (Faculty of Architecture, Survey and Planning) at University Teknologi MARA (UiTM). He co-founded TJ Fine Art, a contemporary fine art gallery in 2004. His works are included in private and corporate collections internationally such as The Estate of J.C. Handerson, Glasgow, National Visual Art Gallery, Bank Negara, RHB, Citibank, Petronas, Sime Darby, Philip Morris International, Khazanah Nasional, University Malaya and Jenkins Johnson Gallery San Francisco.