“LIMINAL LANDSCAPES” Art Exhibition will be displayed by veteran artist YUSUF in TAO ART GALLERY, in Mumbai

Mumbai, 12th September 2026 (GNI) : “LIMINAL LANDSCAPES” A Journey Within Art Exhibition by veteran artist YUSUF, TAO ART GALLERY, 165, The View, Dr.Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400018, From: 20^th August to 25^th September 2026, Daily 11am to 6.30pm, Contact: (022) 35741809 I info@taoartgallery.com

Through his practice of decades, Yusuf has mastered the subtle art of abstraction using his quintessential style of linear drawing, coupled with forms and colors of depth. While the visual quality of his work has remained recognizable, it has steadily shown an evolution of his mind and internal state of being. The forms that have continuously developed through each body of work, takes one through the trance-like state of the artist’ s own recollections, memories and fragments of existence that traipse through the linear, giving glimpses of the other side to the viewer. His vast canvases have order but simultaneously weave in disruption, like the still body of the subtle mind that is prone to being activated with each conscious experience. Though the art depicts abstract landscapes that seem external and intangible, they are actually mirroring the internal we all contain, cavernous and palpable, rippling with interspaced sensations and alive with rhythm. This is the liminal point that combines artistic practice with artistic experience. The art eventually becomes testament to the journey of balance that life asks all of us to maneuver. The minimalist technique of his strokes, the pointillism conveying fragmentation, the shapes that look unfamiliar, still manage to resonate something primal. It is the instinct that we all carry within us: to respond to symmetry, to mimic movement and to desire ultimate merger.

Sanjana Shah

Born in 1952, Yusuf is an Indian contemporary abstract artist, born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He earned a National Diploma in Fine Arts (1974) and a National Diploma in Sculpture (1978) from Gwalior. He is best known for his distinctive use of line as the central element in his compositions, creating meditative abstract works that often employ ink, acrylic, and mixed media on paper or canvas. Yusuf’ s art explores rhythm, movement, space, and silence through minimal yet expressive forms. Influenced by nature, music, and geometry, his paintings are characterized by delicate linear structures that evoke both energy and contemplation. Critics, including the renowned artist Jagdish Swaminathan, have praised his exceptional command of the expressive possibilities of line. Over a career spanning five decades, Yusuf has held numerous solo exhibitions in India and abroad and has participated in prestigious events such as the VII Triennale, New Delhi (1992) and the Bangladesh Biennale, Dhaka (1995). His work has also been exhibited in Japan, Korea, and other countries. He has received several major honours, including the Raza Award and the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi. Yusuf has also been associated with Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, where he played an important role in developing its graphic arts workshop.

He lives and works in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.eom GNI