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Otsuka Fine Art
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Kentaro Tajima
Kentaro Tajima was born in 1984 in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with a major in Japanese painting, he has been presenting his works mainly at galleries without belonging to any artist institute.
Tajima's paintings pursue the sense of existence, presence, space, and time by using the colors and materiality of materials used in Japan since ancient times, such as iwa-enogu (mineral pigments) and gold paint. The production process, which is carried out by placing mineral grains on the paper as only mineral pigments can do, requires a thoroughgoing attitude toward the small format of his paintings. The repetition of this unique process, in which he paints and then washes the surface, creates a dense, multilayered effect on the painting that gives it a sense of tranquility, as if it contains the essence of time itself. Tashima is fascinated by antiquities, such as religious art and crafts from the East and West, and spends time with them as part of his daily life. The taciturn yet certain presence of antiquities that have been out of the artist's hands for a long time, and the faint hints of prayers and wishes that remain in them, are what attract the artist, and his paintings are an expression of this admiration.
In this exhibition, we will present about 20 of his new works, including mainly works in mineral pigments as well as pencil paintings, which he has resumed after several years.
Tajima's paintings pursue the sense of existence, presence, space, and time by using the colors and materiality of materials used in Japan since ancient times, such as iwa-enogu (mineral pigments) and gold paint. The production process, which is carried out by placing mineral grains on the paper as only mineral pigments can do, requires a thoroughgoing attitude toward the small format of his paintings. The repetition of this unique process, in which he paints and then washes the surface, creates a dense, multilayered effect on the painting that gives it a sense of tranquility, as if it contains the essence of time itself. Tashima is fascinated by antiquities, such as religious art and crafts from the East and West, and spends time with them as part of his daily life. The taciturn yet certain presence of antiquities that have been out of the artist's hands for a long time, and the faint hints of prayers and wishes that remain in them, are what attract the artist, and his paintings are an expression of this admiration.
In this exhibition, we will present about 20 of his new works, including mainly works in mineral pigments as well as pencil paintings, which he has resumed after several years.
Schedule | Oct 26 (Thu) 2023-Nov 2 (Thu) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.otsuka-art.com/田嶋健太郎-個展%E3%80%8010-26-11-2/ | ||||
| Venue | Otsuka Fine Art http://www.otsuka-art.com/ | ||||
| Location | 1F Kawai Bldg., 5-14-4 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from exit B3 at Omotesando Station on the Ginza, Hanzomon and Chiyoda lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3486-7610 | ||||
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