Gallery-Neo.tokyo | Zen Tainaka

Zen Tainaka
田井中善意

1984: Born in Chiba, Japan
2008: Tokyo Art University, B.A. Industrial Art, Tokyo
2011: Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, Jewelry course
2011: Tokyo Art University, M.A. Industrial Art, Tokyo

Solo Exhibitions

2015: "Feedback Loop Canvas", Frantic Gallery, Tokyo
2013: "Pretty Vacant", Unseal Contemporary, Tokyo
2012: "What a Beautiful World", gallery g671, Tokyo

Group Exhibition

2014: "Frantic End of The Year Show", Frantic Gallery, Tokyo
2014: "2014 FRANTIC UNDERLINES", Frantic Gallery, Tokyo
2013: Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo Art University, Tokyo
2012: "Festival? Mountain?", Ibaraki
2012: Geisai#16, Tokyo
2010: Tokyo Urban Art, Tokyo
2009: Konoyubi ART 2009, Tokyo
2008: Chiba Triennial Independent Show, Chiba
2008: Hachiyonten, Tokyo
2008: Konoyubi ART 2008, Tokyo

Zen Tainaka represents the world in sarcastic and in most cases satirical way. His painterly expressions are free from genre requirements or stylistic rules and show the evil or good in a way of dream which is on the border line with nightmare. The surreal situations in his works permanently play with reason and nonsense shedding critical light on reality and artist’s surroundings.

E-Portfolio

Gravity 2016 acrylic on canvas 72.7x91x2.5cm ZT_1617 available	Hyper Moon 2016 acrylic on canvas 72.7x91x3cm ZT_1627 available
Melted Snow 2016 acrylic on canvas 72.7x91cm ZT_1626 available	Sea Bathing 2016 acrylic on canvas 72.7x91x2.5cm ZT_1609 available
Skyfalls 2016 acrylic on canvas 91x72.7x4cm ZT_1630 available	Slide and Push 2016 acrylic, wood on panel 91x72.7cm ZT_1603 available
Snake 2016 acrylic on wooden panel 91x72.7cm ZT_1606 available	Snowman 2016 acrylic on canvas 72.7x91cm ZT_1632 available
Warped Moon 2016 acrylic on canvas 91x72.7cm ZT_1621 Private Collection, USA	Waterfall 2016 acrylic on wooden panel 72.7x91cm ZT_1604 Private Collection, USA
Whale 2016 acrylic on canvas 72.7x91cm ZT_1631 available	Wiper 2016 acrylic on canvas 72.7x91x3cm ZT_1629 available
Drive out 2015 acrylic, clay on wooden panel 91×116.7cm ZT_1521 available	Big Fish 2015 acrylic on wooden panel 112×145.5cm ZT_1520 Pigozzi Collection, USA
The room with the lion 2015 acrylic, clay, hemp, plastic, metal on wooden panel 112×145.5cm ZT_1519 available	Fire 2015 acrylic on canvas 91×116.7cm ZT_1516 Pigozzi Collection, USA
Hunt 2015 acrylic, clay, plastic, resin on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1502 Private Collection, Belgium	Who are you? 2015 acrylic on wooden panel on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1515 available
The Attack of The Black 2015 acrylic, clay, fiber, resin on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1514 available	Donuts 2015 acrylic, clay, resin on wooden panel 60.6×72.7cm ZT_1513 Private Collection, USA
HOLY 2015 acrylic, plastic, resin on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1511 available	Birthday Party 2015 acrylic, clay, plastic on wooden panel 91×72.7cm ZT_1508 available
Frog 2015 acrylic, resin on canvas, panel 91×72.7cm ZT_1505 available	Wipe 2015 acrylic, resin on canvas, panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1503 Private Collection, USA
Fishing 2014 acrylic on canvas, panel 65.2×80.3cm ZT_1408 available	Meat Meat Meat 2014 acrylic, wool, resin, plastic on wooden panel 53×45.5cm ZT_1401 Private Collection, Japan
Space Shuttle 2014 acrylic, plastic, aluminium, textile on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1402 Private Collection, Belgium	The Joy of Living 2014 acrylic, clay on canvas, wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1404 Private Collection, Japan
Mt. 2014 acrylic, clay, paper on canvas, wooden panel 91×72.7cm AK_1306 Private Collection, USA	Gold Mine 2014 acrylic, ink, plastic, clay on canvas, wooden panel 45.5×53cm ZT_1407 available