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In my selfish guess, Tadaaki Okada could see the direction for which own work had to head since time when he had come to name his work "Onokoro". It is like the resolution to create his own world after fixed the preconceived ideas of painting. "Onokoro" is the first island of Japan which was created by Izanagi and Izanami with the salt which was dropped from their swords that sticks seawater. (by "Kojiki-The Records of Ancient Matters" The oldest history book of Japan, which was published in 712 AD.) We might feel the competitiveness against the Western painting, but we should sympathize with his self-knowledge that try to return to the starting point of painting. His consciousness could be seen in all of his works of "onokoro" series which recalls the Creation with the solemn screen made with calcium of powder of marble, carbonic acid, sulfuric acid and colored glue. His initial works with the colored natural tree and the principles of Yin and Yang by white and navy are especially invited to such a deep emotion. Okada's tracks progress to two contrasted affiliates announced while shaking off an extra element from the screen in a year or two of here. The comparison of white and black which delimited with red line makes the tension in silence. On the other hand, the thin line quickens the space and fills the atomosphere of growth. In this time, what is going to happen?
The movement of carvers who have the will to have their own exhibition of independent management has been rapidly highlighted lately. The fad painting of a "kawaii (cute)", a little unearthly and a surreal character. Since they reaches the serious sculpture, which makes a clear distinction between the fad figure, is not duly evaluated. Naturally, the age has the fad, but the all of the world is tainted with the fad is so fearful. To prevent it from the happening, carvers should hold out and let people know the real pleasure of the sculpture which the figure does not have. Also to Hidetoshi Takahama who holds the second exhibition of this year in DOKA.
Of course, Takahama will teach us the characteristic of the sculpture in this exhibition. It is the truth which can be conceived only from repetitive work as split, carve, scoop out, sharpen and polish the clod of the stone. I have already referred that his motif is the fluidity of the water at last exhibition. But also his works recall us a human body, an animal or a plant. The peculiarity of changeable and organic morphology is the key word of his work. In that sense, Takahama might be the one of the successors of Henry Moore who was sticking to not a classical balance beauty but a fluidity shape. Haruo.Sanda |
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Hidetoshi Takahama |
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1948 |
Born in Saitama Pref. |
1974 |
"L'espoir" (Surugadai Gallery, Tokyo 1976,1979) |
1975 |
Completed the graduate school of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts Ohashi Prize Award |
1982-1985 |
"ING-82" (Kinokuniya Gallery, Kamakura Gallery, Gallery 21, Tokyo) |
1983 |
Art Exhibition "North Kanto" (Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Art) |
1984 |
"Tadaaki Okada" (Museum of Contemporary Art, Saitama) "Tadaaki Okada" (Gallery 21, Tokyo) |
1988 |
"Modern Art 120 Artists" (Museum of Contemporary Art, Saitama) |
1989-2007 |
"Contemporary Art Festival" (Museum of Contemporary Art, Saitama) |
1991-1995 |
"EXIT" (Gallery Center Point, Tokyo) |
1991 |
Makurazaki Biennale "Art of Wind" (Makurazaki,Kyushu) |
1994 |
62nd Dokuritsu Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) Encouragement Prize Award |
1995-1999 |
"Tadaaki Okada" (Gallery Yaesu, Tokyo) |
1995 |
63rd Dokuritsu Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) Dokuritsu Prize Award |
1996 |
64th Dokuritsu Exhibition (Member's recommendation) (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) |
1998 |
Exhibition of the Selected Contemporary Works |
1999-2008 |
Saisho'99 (Museum of Contemporary Art, Saitama) |
1999 |
'99 KOREA JAPAN ART FESTIVAL (Seoul, Korea) |
2000-2008 |
"Tadaaki Okada" (Ginza Gallery Sumhole, Tokyo) |
2000 |
"ALL ARTS" (GALLERY UNICORN, Saitama) |
2001 |
"1st Contemporary Artists of JAPAN-BANGLADESH" (DHAKA Zanul Gallery TOKYO Cyuwa Gallery) |
2002-2006 |
"8 Eyes of Brand-new Artists" (Gallery Kaze, Tokyo) |
2002 |
"Viewpoint of 4 Artists" Yutaka Eda, Tadaaki Okada, Fumitoshi Shirono, Hisa Matsunaga (Ginza Gallery Sumhole, Tokyo)
"Collaboration of Noh Play and Modern Art" (Collaboration with Noh player Rokurou Umewaka) (Autun, France)(Autun, France)(Brussel, Belgium)(Alkmaar, Holland) Stay in France as Overseas artist dispatched by Agency for Cultural Affairs |
2008 |
"Poetic Sentiment of Black & White" (DOKA Contemporary Arts, Tokyo) |
Present |
Membr of Dokuristu Art Society Member of Artist federation, Japan Member of Artist Society, Saitama Pref. |
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1957 | Born in Kumamoto |
1983 | Guraduated from Sculpture Course of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music Takifuji Prize |
1985 | Completed the graduate school of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music. Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1989 | Exhibition of Henry Moore Grand Prize Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture in Japan Exhibition of Contemporary Kyushu Sculpture Exhibition of Kanagawa Prefecture Art Kajima Sculpture Competition Exhibition of Openair Expressions Received an Encouragement Prize at Humor Sculpture Exhibition OPEN AIR EXHIBITION IN WANPAKU1989 Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1990 | Exhibition of Rodin Grand Prize Exhibition of Suma-rikyu Park Contemporary Sculpture "Esquisse Exhibition" Exhibition at Gallery Yamaguchi Openair Sculpture Exhibition at Showa Kinen Park Exhibition at Ginza Kumamoto-kan Received an Semi Grand-Prix Prize at The lullaby sculpture contest of Itsuki Object Tokyo Exhibition Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1991 | Biennale of Wind at Makurazaki Received an Prize of Tadano at Hometown of Stone Festival International Sculpture Symposium (Hungary) Exhibition of Rodin Grand Prize Art Museum on the Street "Ikebukuro" Exhibition of Openair Expressions Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1992 | Exhibition of Stone Sculpture at Stone Museum (every year) Exhibition of Contemporary Representational Sculpture in Japan Exhibition of Openair Sculpture of Grand Prize of Yoshi Kinouchi Exhibition of Openair Expressions Exhibition at Window Gallery |
1993 | Biennale of Wind at Makurazaki International Sculpture Symposium at Fujimi Kogen The International Sculpture Symposium HYUGA Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1994 | Exhibition of Modern Art (every year till 2001) International Sculpture Exhibition in Miyazaki Airport Exhibition at Harajuku Stone Gallery The International Sculpture Symposium HYUGA Received a Brilliant Artist Prize at Exhibition of Modern Art "View to Tomorrow" (every year till 2003 without '99) |
1995 | International Sculpture Exhibition in Miyazaki Airport Exhibition of Openair Sclupture at Hatoyama Exhibition of Contemporary Marble Sculpture at Yamaguchi Received a Special Prize at Arakawa River Art Contest Exhibition at Gallery Wada |
1996 | Exhibition of Withart '96 at Housquare Yokohama Fuji Kasai Art Space Exhibition at Tokiwa Gallery International Sculpture Symposium |
1997 | Exhibition at Gallery Seira Received an Encouragement Prize at Exhibition of Modern Art International Sculpture Exhibition in Miyazaki Airport |
1998 | International Sculpture Exhibition in Miyazaki Airport Exhibition of Modern Art Exhibition at Tokiwa Gallery |
1999 | Exhibition at Space S Rock Heart Symposium Group exhibition at Sudo Museum |
2000 | Exhibition of Conversation with Space (Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art) Children Art Museum (Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art) |
2001 | Exhibition of Private Landscape (Land Gallery) Two-person exhibition (Gallery INOS) Exhibition at Contemporary Museum of Art in Nagi City, Daimaru Department Store Tokyo and Space S Exhibition On the Pallette (AIJ Architectural Museum) |
2002 | Exhibition at Gallery INOS Sculpture Symposium at Yonago Exhibition of AACA Synergy |
2003 | Exhibition of Drawing (Gallery52) International Sculpture Symposium (Burei) Exhibition at Gallery INOS |
2004 | Project of the Coffin of Great King Exhibition of AACA Synergy Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Japan and China (Shanghai) |
2005 | Exhibition of AACA Synergy Exhibition at Gallery INOS |
2006 | Art Fair (Shanghai) Exhibition of AACA Synergy Exhibition of Ars Kumamoto (Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto) |
2007 | Exhibition "Noriko Ueda x Hidetoshi Takahama" at Doka Contemporary Arts(Aoyama), Tokyo. Exhibition "Hidetoshi Takahama x Jun Ogata" at Doka Contemporary Arts(Aoyama), Tokyo. "Horse and Modern Art" at Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo. |
2008 | Duo Exibition with Hisayuki.Mogami "INOCHINOUTA : ASOBUKATACHI (SONG OF LIFE : SHAPE TO PLAY)" at DOKA Contemporary Arts, Tokyo. Duo Exibition with Tadaaki Okada "Poetic Sentiment of Black & White" at DOKA Contemporary Arts, Tokyo. |
2012 | Duo Exibition with Satoshi Koyama "A Shape of Life & Water" at Kenmin Deptartment Store, Kumamoto and Hamaya Deptartment Store, Nagasaki. CAF. Nebula Exhibition at The Modern Art Museum, Saitama. |
2013 | Solo exhibition "August Stone" at Kumamoto Airport Symposium of Yonago Sculpture at Takashimaya Department Store, Yonago. Exhibition "+7" at Shanghai Gallery 399, China. |
2014 | Hidetoshi Takaham Sculpture Exhibition at Shiranui Art Museum, Kumamoto Duo Exibition with Kim Tokuhi at Silk Gallery in Embassy of Japan in Korea. |
2015 | Solo Exhibition "Shape of Water" at DOKA Contemporary Arts |
2016 | Hidetoshi Takahama Exhibition at DOKA Contemporary Arts |
2017 | Solo Exhibition "Shape of Water" at Shibukawa City Museum |
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