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Living with Pictures, Relaxation

Here are some examples of how customers who have actually purchased the artworks are using them to decorate their homes.

Mr. Y, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 50s

The customer has a real estate office in his house, and he decorated the space from the entrance to the office on the first floor.

The following items were displayed in the space from the entrance to the office on the first floor.

Blue Rose (left), a print work

A traveling rabbit (right), a custom-made work

Two pieces.

The black of the traveling rabbit and the black of the staircase going up to the second floor match each other beautifully.

Incidentally, the custom-made work is a portrait of Takuma Tanaka, who has always traveled together with a stuffed rabbit like a family member in Turkey, a memorable place for Mr. Y's hobby of traveling abroad.

While his overseas trips have been far away due to COVID-19, he seems to recall his favorite time by looking at the painting.

Many of the people who purchase art at Takuma Tanaka Studio are financially comfortable. Some may spend their money on brand-name goods or luxury cars, but I think that many of them spend their money with an emphasis on inner richness rather than outer assertiveness.

We are exposed to a lot of information in our uncertain daily lives, which can unknowingly wear on our nerves, but I feel that it is very important to have time to feel at ease with who we are through items that regularly bring us back to our "self-love.

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Takuma Tanaka
Takuma Tanaka's Beginnings and Works

Here is an introduction to Takuma Tanaka's life as an artist.

Takuma Tanaka did not start making art at an early age. He was just an ordinary student, but when he was in his 20s, he had a mental breakdown. As part of his treatment, he discovered art. He started art as a way to vent his frustrations, but eventually he began taking painting classes and discovered the appeal of art.

 

One year later, I was hooked on art.

Takuma Tanaka, who had become so absorbed in art that he began to create his own works, started selling his paintings on the street, not knowing where he was going or what he was doing.

 

On the first day of the street sale, he packed 10 paintings in a bag and lined them up on the street. Within half a day, he had only three paintings left. Takuma was shocked at the rapid sales, even though he had only been doing art for a year, and went home to paint even more pictures.

 

Through these street sales, Takuma has interacted with many people and has come to feel that human connection is something of value that cannot be replaced by money.

 

One of Takuma Tanaka's works is a portrait using digital art, and it is a work that utilizes the sensitivity he has gained through communication with the many people he has met.

 

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After-sales service at Takuma Tanaka Studio

Takuma Tanaka Studio provides various services so that customers who purchase art can enjoy their art life with peace of mind.

One of them has a strong entertainment element, and there is an icing cookie gift from Takuma Tanaka Art.

It was quite big and I was happy to eat and respond to the volume.

Takuma Tanaka
About Takuma Tanaka Studio

Art has a wide range of ways to enjoy it, such as interior decoration, interaction, and investment.

The most important thing at Takuma Tanaka Gallery is [Exchange].

Through art, we strive to become such a gallery where you can feel people and enjoy the colors of life with yourself, Takuma Tanaka, and the gallery staff.

Therefore, it is rarely a place where you can enjoy art services consistently with artists, galleries, and secondary artists.

The trigger was the sale of street art, which was the starting point for Takuma Tanaka. At first, we started from a small place, but the fans who held a send-off party during the one-month tour to Paris.

At that time, he felt that art was not only about matter but also about connections with people.

Nowadays, people tend to focus on what they see, money, and interests, but that is not the only richness in life.

Takuma Tanaka
We rent a place for the studio!

"The atmosphere of the underground studio is very good and the location is good. This space

There are quite a few people who want to use it temporarily. "

Therefore, if you wish, we will start a service to rent Tanaka Takuma Studio on an hourly basis.

We will cooperate with the production of a special time like no other.

Please contact us for details such as time zone and price.

tanakatakuma.official@gmail.com

We also accept studio tours.

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The admission fee is now 100 yen.

At Tanaka Takuma Studio, we only want many people to see and buy various services, and we don't want to sell them. However, for those who come for the first time, we received a voice saying that even if you want to enter, you will not have the courage to enter the studio, which also sells expensive works in the basement.

Therefore, we decided to charge 100 yen as an admission fee, and instead, we could relax for about an hour and serve tea and sweets. This is because it is better to pay for it, as in the case of a mini-museum, to prevent customers from bringing souvenirs or being overwhelmed and difficult to enter.

That's why we will create an environment that makes it easy for everyone to come with an admission fee of 100 yen for a while.

Takuma Tanaka
My story from nothing to next stage.

I was taking the old bar exam, which was originally unrelated to art. However, I overheard the bar examination and got sick due to stress. As a result, I stopped the bar examination. Also, I was mentally depressed and almost impossible to recover, so I started painting with rehabilitation.

At first, it wasn't an incomprehensible idea to make painting a main business. Inspired by the sale of the oil paintings I wrote on a piece of paper for 1,000 yen, which I happened to sell on the street, I started selling paintings. Mostly on the street. It's been over 15 years ago. After that, overcoming the global recession of subprime mortgages, it was used as a background picture for Oshare izumu and tried to expand overseas. The work was put into the Ulster National Museum in England, and a factory member of Andy Warhol became an agent.

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Great for Mother's Day gifts!!! [Only 8 people left] -Why don't you celebrate Mother's Day with custom-made works? ~

Mother's Day is a special day.

Why don't you give a special gift to moms and moms who are always doing their best with their daily gratitude?

There are many gift candidates in the world.

However, it is difficult to think of a special gift that has been cut out now.

At this Tanaka Takuma Studio, we have prepared a special gift that will leave the era semi-permanently, as if insects were trapped in amber.

It is a special process of portraits of women, etc., and it is made into a work as if it were confined in amber.

This will be a wonderful memory to keep a semi-permanent record of this year's mom.

A new series with the theme of "peace of mind".

Since each person has different feelings for peace, we will make this completely custom-made.

We will produce each item individually, so up to 10 people will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please send us pictures of your important partner, relatives, pets that you love like children, etc.

We will make it with all our heart so that you can spend your days calmly.

We will make your precious things with all your heart as a work that will remain in your heart forever.

If you are interested, please contact Takuma Tanaka Studio.

Spring "mini solo exhibition" will be held! 4/2 (Sat) -4/10 (Sun) 10: 00-17: 00

[Date and time] April 2nd (Sat) to 10th (Sun), 2022 10: 00-17: 00

[Place] In the corridor of Takuma Tanaka Studio

In collaboration with "LEON'S COFFE" on the 1st floor,

We will provide free coffee to the first 100 people.

We have a lot of small works that are easy to decorate, so we have a lot of them.

We look forward to seeing you at the studio on this occasion!

Takuma Tanaka
Works are available on Artsy.net

Takuma Tanaka’s works are available on Artsy.net.

https://www.artsy.net/search?term=Takuma%20Tanaka

You can buy works on sale there. Also you can see the record of the works.

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Solo Exhibition 2021 is now open

Takuma Tanaka Solo Exhibition 2021 is now open in Takuma Tanaka Studio, Tokyo.

This is the first time to have solo exhibition since I moved to this studio of mine.

Honored to have many visitors and fans here at the first day reception.

Exhibition is open from 10am to 6pm until 24 Oct.

Adress HULIC-Kanda Sudacho Bldg.B1, 1-14-1, Kandasudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN

Takuma Tanaka
When I went to the NY for the first time

In 2008, for the first time I went to New York to sell my work.

At that time, there was no iPhone and didn't know where to find galleries, but I decided to go to New York.

I decided to go anyway, because the demand for paintings in Japan had dropped considerably due to the Lehman Shock, and the street sales I was doing at the time and the exhibitions and sales at rental galleries were not doing well.

I had heard that New York was the home of painting, so I decided to check out every place I could find, and I brought a canvas with about a size 10 painting on it, as well as smaller works.

At that time, the situation of galleries in New York was not as clear as it is today through the Internet and other media.

I read in the guide book that the center of the art area was shifting from Chelsea to the Lower East Side, where the Jews first settled in New York, but I had no idea what that meant.

I didn't have much money then than I do now, so I decided to stay at a cheap inn called the Japanese Guest House.

It was 30 dollars a night. After that, I would often use this inn every time I went to New York.

When I landed at John F. Kennedy Airport, I took a shared bus with instructions from the inn.

I took the bus because it was an hour far from Manhattan and I didn't have the money to take a cab.

I don't remember the details of the bus anymore, but there were only colored people on it.

When we arrived at the inn, the driver told us to get off the bus and go here. But there was no sign of the inn.

I panicked, but I got off and looked carefully at the sign and saw the name of the inn in small letters.

To be continued

Art industry under pandemic

In this article, I will write about the art industry in the wake of the corona disaster.

Restaurants were particularly damaged by the new coronavirus.

So how was the art industry undergo?

Before the emerge of coronavirus, it was common to visit museums and galleries to view artworks.

However, this situation has now changed.

The pandemic has forced museums and galleries to close their doors.

As a result, artists have lost the opportunity to show and sell their works, and have been put in a difficult situation.

People are now less likely to visit the sites and see the works.

In response to this, the art industry is trying to regain its footing online.

Nowadays, you can freely view artworks online without going out.

And there are some benefits exclusive online, like interviews and discussions of those professionals.

Takuma Tanaka has been presenting and selling his works online for the past three years.

The advantage of online is that you can see the work from a distance without having to visit the studio.

On the other hand, there is a weak point that the texture and size of the work cannot be conveyed.

However, the use of images and video is beginning to make up for this shortcoming as much as possible.

At the Takuma Tanaka Studio, we have taken measures to prevent corona infection, so you can feel at ease when you visit the studio.

If you would like to visit us, please feel free to do so.

That's it for this time. Thank you very much for your time.

”The Sayings” of ancient Japan and China

Last year, I created a lot of works. However, this year I will be producing fewer and better, condensed works. The number of works will be reduced, so the price will be a little higher, but the workes will be more powerful than ever before.

Originally, I mainly painted with oil. This material takes time to dry. Sometimes I paint on the undried painting but those are the exceptions. Basically, I add other colors after the paint has dried.

Recently, I started painting a series "The Sayings" that is inspired by the sayings and poems of old Japan and China. I started the series with five paintings at the same time, and only one of them turned out well, so I published that one in my online store. The other four are unpublished and I have no plans to sell them.

Because of these process of stricket selection, the works are intended to be more sophisticated. And since I use paints and other materials that cost about 4,000 yen each for a thumb-sized tube, the price of the finished work goes up.

I once considered that it would be better to close the studio and paint calm at home if I use oil painting, just because of the economic aspect. However, the studio is large enough to be able to see my work from a distance. There is also the fact that I have been supported by the people who I met here. If I sell through an art dealer, my share of the profits will be greatly reduced. For these reason, I will continue to work hard in the studio.

In my new series, "The Sayings" I am creating works based on the words of great masters from various countries in the past like Japan and China.

These words makes me feel the great and eternal flow of universal history.

This may be felt differently by different people, but I try to abstract it in my own way so that it sticks deeply in the minds of many people.

In the future, I will select and release only such well-made works, and I hope that it please my cliente.