Shamsudheen Thayada – Oxfordshire Artweeks

26 Shamsudheen Thayada

Region: Abingdon – South & Vale

Artform: Painting

I grew up in a village surrounded by woods, where prehistoric art whispered stories and jungle streams sang. My work emerges from this landscape, a place rich with untold tales and unexplored paths.

In my work, I seek to push beyond the confines of linear language into a realm where thoughts lay unspoken. I explore this space with figures, forms and hues.

The sense of form, spatial composition, and texture are similar to musical melodies, composition, and harmony. I heavily rely on abstract figures, earthy palette and natural forms and materials; when they are recombined and rearranged, they become evocative like the dance of nature itself.

1986- Born in Wayanad, India.

2018- Group Show, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore

2019- Solo Show, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore

2019- Solo Show, Sublime Gallery, Bangalore

2024- Group Show, Essential Structures, Gerald Moore Gallery, SE London

2024- Guest Selector’s Prize, Oxford Art Society Open 2024

2025- Oxfordshire Artweeks Open Studios

2023- Living in Abingdon, UK