Kazuhito Tanaka

	Tanaka is a Kyoto-based artist born in 1973, who uses photograph as a medium. Graduated from School of Visual Arts in New York, Tanaka has been exploring a new expression in photography. Influenced by expressionism artist such as Mondorian and abstract expressionism artist Rotheko, Tanaka simplifies an object or idea by extracting important elements to create a work. Tanaka's artwork is abstract and concrete at the same time and it could be appreciated from many kinds of aspect. Bright but soft or gentle color with its mysterious image stimulates our mind and let us seeing his work forgetting about time.

Tanaka is a Kyoto-based artist born in 1973, who uses photograph as a medium. Graduated from School of Visual Arts in New York, Tanaka has been exploring a new expression in photography. Influenced by expressionism artist such as Mondorian and abstract expressionism artist Rotheko, Tanaka simplifies an object or idea by extracting important elements to create a work. Tanaka's artwork is abstract and concrete at the same time and it could be appreciated from many kinds of aspect. Bright but soft or gentle color with its mysterious image stimulates our mind and let us seeing his work forgetting about time.

Education
1996: Meiji University (Tokyo, Japan)
2004: BFA School of VISUAL ARTS (NY,USA)

Awards
2011: NTOKYO FRONTLINE PHOTO AWARD
2007: Mio photo award (Finalist)
2006: Tokyo wonder wall (Finalist)

Collection: amana photo collection

Artist's Website: @kazuhitotanaka.tumblr.com
Gallery: Maki Fine Arts

Exhibition images

Works


Untitled Composition 6
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$1,790
photograph


Untitled Composition 5
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$1,790
photograph


Untitled Composition 2
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$1,650
photograph


Untitled Composition 1
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$1,650
photograph


blocks #20
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$450
photograph


blocks #18
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$450
photograph


blocks #17
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$450
photograph


blocks #13
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$450
photograph


blocks #12
by Kazuhito Tanaka
$450
photograph

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	New Arrival: Kazuhito Tanaka composes a view Mar. 22, 2012 [Announcement] When I first saw Tanaka's "blocks" series artworks, it looked like a hallucination. Hallucination of colorful buildings appeared in a white desert. As you may have noticed,...Read More >>

	"Her name is Abstra" at Daido warehouse, Kyoto Dec. 14, 2012 [Exhibition] 12 artists group exhibition under the theme of "abstract art" is now open at an old warehouse in Kyoto downtown. The exhibition is independently run by the artists themselves to raise a question to us of what the abstract art means today.Read More >>