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Backpacker Story 1

(The letter on the picture means "Dream")

I've been traveling as back packer for many times.

Today, I gonna tell you about the story of the first trip to Paris, in 2005.

 

I start artist carrier as a street artist in city of Urawa and Ginza, Japan.

I was relly, really poor at that time. At first I was living with my parents, but later I  rent a tiny apartment as a atelier.

 Gradually people started to buy my paints little by little, and I managed somehow to held a Exposition. Some of the big size paintings were sold.

With all the money I made with the paintings, I went to Paris. After paying for the ticket, almost nothing left, but i wanted to go.

 I just wanted to see the museums with my eyes. It was a pure impulse.

At that time I was not really into the contemporary art and abstract paint like now. I used to paint the landscapes, too. So it was a natural desire for me to see the impressionism art of the museums of Paris.

I stayed at the youth hostel few blocks from the palace Bastille. it was about 30 euros per night at that time. The break fast, one piece of bread and a glass of orange juice was included. The acid taste of the orange juice is unforgettable till now.

 

to be continued... 

 

 

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Bird's-eye view,Takuma's-eye view

There is a word "俯瞰 Fukan" in Japanese.

It means overhead view, or bird's eye view.

Not staying in only one point of view but being objective to the things.

 

To say the themes of Takuma Tanaka's works in one word, the "Bird's eye view " is the exact word.

 

Observe the reality we live in sincerely and put it into paintings.

Gaze into society and make the things we are missing clearly.

It i the overhead view that makes it possible.

 

In the series of Human sushi, there are human beings who used to eat Sushi eaten as Sushi ironically. The works raise the too much anthropocentric acts as a problem

 

There is a light side and dark side in every thing. 

The world we live in is the same.

Most of the people wants to see only the light side.

But Takuma Tanaka wants to express the dark, mess and chaotic side of the things too.

So there are some works looks grotesque and terrific.

 

Every existence struggle, worry, and celebrate.

There is no escape.

 

It is essential for us to have overhead view.

As the reality changes, the works of Takuma changes too.

 

Thank you. 

 

 

 

Takuma Tanaka Pandemic Theory

Capitalism and the COVID-19

Let's start with reflecting this capitalism society.

In my opinion, the basic system of capitalism had already existed in the really primitive time. Those who has made every effort to gather more wealth.

This system was enforced at the time of the industrial revolution, the time when human beings starting to be integrated  to the machine.

And now, the capitalism is developed and being more complex. Company, TV, Smart phone etc...we are all controlled and more and more wealth is easily gathered in the hands of capitalists.

Does the capitalism has something to do with COVID-19??

The globalism and the capitalism helped each other and developed mutually and intensively in these few years.Exploration of the wealth have been empowered. Telecommunication and transportation system connected the world acceleratingly especially after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.

The counterattack 

Ironically, COVID-19 has been spreading through these systems connecting the world.

In 2012, I already know there gonna happen something like counterattack for human. So I released The series of Human Sushi. In the world of Human Sushi series, arrogant human beings are eaten by the aliens, Usagi Neko.

After COVID-19

 So, how the situation is going and change? Too much information is putting us in confusion. Nobody knows exactly what will happen. And this is my opinion.

No one can run away from the influence of COVID-19. After COVID-19, there will come the world of dedication and mercy, or, complete disaster.

The world of dedication and mercy I say is the world people dedicate one's self to COVID-19 to acquire the immunity. Of course there is a risk to die.It sounds odd and crazy.  But this idea is really opposite to those who criticize infectees and others.

Dedication and for the next generation

Dedicate one's self to have immunity and break through the fear. This is the real attitude of love. Love for the next generation.

It is similar to a mother gives a birth for a child risking her life.

 

This is just my hypothesis.  But I still believe this kind of attitude is really necessary. 

 

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The girl series with Piet Mondrian patterns

The girl series with Piet Mondrian patterns

Hello, I am Kerolin. I am an assistant of Takuma.

This is girl series. This is recent popular series.

This model is a wife of Takuma's old friend. They are a new couple. She is teenager. Takuma express the ingenuousness. 

And do you notice?

Her clothes is a Piet Mondrian patterns. He is Dutch famous painter.

She has beautiful cherry blossom on her head. There are four peoples. They are having a cherry blossom party. 

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Hiroshi Sugimoto at Tokyo Photography Art Museum

Hiroshi Sugimoto at Tokyo Photography Art Museum.

Hello, I am Kerolin. I am an assistant of Takuma.

Today I visited at Tokyo Photograpy Art Museum to see Hiroshi Sugimoto 's Exhibition. The title is "Lost Human Genetic Archive".

He expressed about the end of the human beings. There are 30 autograph comments about the end of the human beings by Japanese top intellectual.

One professor of Robotic said that the robot helps our life but, after they get intelligence, they rebels against the human beings. Finally they strike and human beings become extinc.

I felt that all things are in flux and nothing is permanent. I always think why i am living. I don't know why human beings live.

I think that he is looking for the meaning of life by creating the art. But he can't still find it. Things finally he found that life is meaningless. All things are in flux and nothing is permanent.

I decided that I will read again the Ecclesiastes.
 

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Flaming by BBC is welcome

Our official blog is updated!

"Welcome flaming!! BBC reporter criticize Takuma's painting.""

Hello, I am Kerolin. I am assistant of Takuma.

Takuma posted this painting on his fan page on Facebook.

One BBC reporter commented and criticized.

Takuma surprised and deleted the comment.

After it he regrets.

Because comment for Takuma means that he is interested in Takuma's artwork.

Scandal is fertile ground for artist.

We dicided that we disseminate information much.

You can criticize to Takuma! We are waiting!

http://takumatanakacomes.blogspot.jp/…/welcome-flaming-bbc-…

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Rich or die.difficulty if Artist painter

"Rich or Die. Difficulity of Artist Painter."

Hello, I am Kerolin. I am assistant of Takuma.

We talked about how popular artist changes their style. We read the art auction catalogue which is publisher in 2015. We found one young artist.

She was born in 1986. She had exhibition in Tokyo, Singapore, even New York. She was reported by Japanese famous TV show.

We searched for her. And we were shocked. She stopped to create her works. We knew that now she is a musician.

Why?

According to Takuma, almost artist was influenced by the financial crisis in 2008. So she stopped.

We realized that surviving in art industry. Artist has to keep creating essential work. Takuma is creating balloon series. He express the feeling of people's heart. This is his way to survive in art industry.

http://takumatanakacomes.blogspot.jp/…/rich-or-die-difficul…

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