Artist Statement

I am drawn to moments when light, atmosphere, and human presence come together to create a sense of stillness or passing time. Working primarily in oil, I use loose brushwork, softened edges, and areas that shift between representation and abstraction.

Whether painting figures moving through dappled sunlight, people quietly sharing a space, or the landscape itself, I am less interested in describing every detail than in capturing the feeling of being there. Increasingly, I allow parts of the image to dissolve while others emerge, inviting the viewer to complete what is left unresolved.

My paintings begin with observed places and ordinary moments, but my goal is to move beyond the scene itself—to find something quieter and more universal within it.

Bio

Taisuke (Tai) Soda is a contemporary oil painter based on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan, he moved to the United States in 1989 and began pursuing painting seriously after retiring from a career in publishing.

Soda’s painterly work explores light, atmosphere, landscape, and the human presence. He is a juried artist member of the Cape Cod Art Center and has exhibited throughout Cape Cod, including at Galley West Art Gallery, Creative Arts Center in Chatham, and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.

Artist Statement / Bio / Selected Exhibits

Selected Exhibits

• 2026 Eastham Painters Guild Summer Show, Eastham, MA

• 2026 PAAM 12" x 12" silent auction, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA

• 2026 Creative Art Center Summer Exhibit, Chatham MA - Juried

• 2026 Cape Cod Art Center Spring National, Barnstable, MA - Juried

• 2026 Galley West Art Center Spring Show, Orleans, MA - Juried

• 2025 Eastham Painters Guild Summer Show, Eastham, MA

• 2025 Cape Cod Art Center Fall National, Barnstable, MA - Juried

• 2025 Galley West Art Center Summer Show, Orleans, MA - Juried