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"Taro Okamoto's Paintings" Exhibition
Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki
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Taro Okamoto
Artist Taro Okamoto was active in a wide variety of fields beyond art. However, all his activities are rooted in painting. After dropping out of Tokyo Bijutsu Gakkou (presently Tokyo University of the Arts) in half a year, he went to Paris to become a painter, where he was inspired by a painting by Paul Cézanne at the Musée du Louvre in 1930. In 1932, he encountered Picasso's "Pitcher and Bowl of Fruit" at Galerie Paul Rosenberg, and decided to pursue abstract painting. This destined encounter was the birth of painter Taro Okamoto. After returning to postwar Japan, he followed his original theory, "Antithesis Principle," establishing a distinctive style without being influenced by trends.
This exhibition traces the history of Taro Okamoto's paintings, introducing various creations ranging from oil paintings to murals and public art.
[Image: "Melancholy" (1947) Oil on canvas. Collection of Sogetsu-kai]
This exhibition traces the history of Taro Okamoto's paintings, introducing various creations ranging from oil paintings to murals and public art.
[Image: "Melancholy" (1947) Oil on canvas. Collection of Sogetsu-kai]
Schedule | Apr 18 (Sat) 2009-Sep 23 (Wed) 2009 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥900, University & High School Students ¥700, Junior High School Students and under Free | ||||||
| Venue | Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki http://www.taromuseum.jp/index_english.html  | ||||||
| Location | 7-1-5 Masukata, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 214-0032 | ||||||
| Access | 17 minute walk from the South exit of Mukogaoka-yuen Station on the Odakyu line; From the South exit of Mukogaoka-yuen Station, take the bus and get off at Ikuta Ryokuchi Iriguchi. The venue is 8 minute walk from there. | ||||||
| Phone | 044-900-9898 | ||||||
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