Painter and designer Taj ‘Deams’ Alexander was born 1986 in Hobart, Tasmania. He now lives and works in Melbourne, Victoria.  Although his creative practice is broad, his current focus and specialisation is painting, sculpture and large-scale mural work. His intuitive approach to abstraction draws from over fifteen years of experimentation and development in non-objective painting. This refinement in process allows for an introspective exploration of both visual language and relationship to environment. The overarching themes in Taj’s work all connect to the nature of the human experience or ‘human condition’ with an emphasis on the exploration of philosophy, consciousness and perception.

Through his emotionally charged visual language Taj’s work seeks to both seduce and confound the viewer whilst maintaining a deep sense of awareness and value. At the centre of each body (of work) is a poetic yet broadly accessible concept that connects the work to either a philosophical, social or psychological inquiry or concern.

Taj’s understanding and investigation of materiality in the field of painting is extensive and playfully unconventional. While deeply influenced by classical movements such as minimalism, abstract impressionism and Optical Art, he maintains an open and progressive approach to image making. This approach sees influences from a multitude of creative fields including digital art, analogue photography, architecture and music.