Biography

His sense of color and spatial composition has been an enormous supporting structure to his wooden sculptures. And it could also be seen in is his two-dimensional works.

The characters portrayed in backgrounds illustrate their mysterious expressions and movements through very simple, yet bold composition which highlights the relationship between the colors next to each other.

His popularity is growing nonstop and does not know where to take a break. And it expands not only in Japan but also abroad, as he held a solo exhibition in New York in 2020. In 2022, his rocknroll spirit as an artist who has been continuing to produce against the world's trends, had sparked, and he introduced his first series of lithographs, "LIFE," which comically tells about half of his life.

"The Tajima Revolution" is finally tiing the knot as one of his era. His highly sophisticated sense of expressing cynical subjects in a comical manner has been recieving highly commented retutations.

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1973 Born in Chiba
2000 Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Arts, Aichi University of the Arts


2023 Solo Exhibition Fine Art Collection - Matsuzakaya Nagoya, Aichi
    D-art, ART - DAIMARU Department Store Shizuoka, Shizuoka
    Solo Exhibition ART FAIR TOKYO - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
    "UG FREAKS" - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
    [For the 90th Anniversary of Toshima City] Digital Art Exhibition “Future Art Tokyo, TOSHIMA”
    – Hareza Ikebukuro Park Plaza, Seibu Ikebukuro Main store, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition "doodle Collection"– gallery UG Bakurocho, Tokyo
    D-art, ART - DAIMARU Department Store Tokyo, Tokyo
    ONE ART TAIPEI - Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei, Taipei
2022 ONE ART TAIPEI – The Sherwood Taipei, Taipei
    Hankyu Department Store×ART collectors' New Stars Art Exhibition
    - Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Branch, Osaka
    Solo Exhibition "Make it a slow painting" – DAIMARU Department Store Tokyo, Tokyo
    Contemporary Arts Exhibition - DAIMARU Department Store Fukuoka Tenjin,Fukuoka
    art stage OSAKA - Dojima River forum,Osaka
    D-art, ART - DAIMARU Departmnt Store Shinsaibashi, Matsuzakaya Nagoya, DAIMARU Kobe, DAIMARU Kyoto
    ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA - Hotel Okura, Fukuoka
    Solo Exhibition "When I paint my masterpiece." - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
    Fine Art Collection - Matsuzakaya Nagoya, Aichi
    TIAF Tamra International Art Fair - ICC JEJU, Jeju Island, South Korea
2021 art@DAIMARU - DAIMARU Department Store Kyoto, Kyoto
    ART FAIR TOKYO - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition “Where the bugs like to live” – GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS Art Edition, GINZA SIX, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition "Neo Neo Classicism" – gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition “Came all the way, but still at the foot of the mountain”– Daikanyama TSUTAYA BOOKS, Tokyo
2020 ONE ART TAIPEI - The Sherwood Taipei, Taipei
    Solo Exhibition "An amusing world of little wooden creatures” - The Nippon Club, New York
    VOLTA NEW YORK - The Metropolitan West, New York
    "WOOD SCULPTURE" - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
    "TANAGOKORO-TEN" - DAIMARU Department Store Sapporo, Hokkaido
    “Amenochi Hareno Hi” ART COLOURS VOL. 33 SUMMER EXHIBITION - Park Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo
    ART×ART KOBE - DAIMARU Department Store Kobe, Hyogo
    Solo Exhibition "RUBATO " – gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
2019 Solo Exhibition "Why did he carve this?"- Daikanyama TSUTAYA BOOKS, Tokyo
    "TANAGOKORO-TEN" - gallery UG, Tokyo

2018 "Three-dimensional→Two-dimensional"exhibition - GALERIE SOL, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition “I engrave both the flower and the storm”- Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo
2017 Sculpture Animal Park Exhibition - Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo
    Shinseisaku Exhibition - The National Art Center, Tokyo
2009 Northern Animal Award ‐ Grand Prize
2005 Solo Exhibition - Gallery Okabe, Tokyo


【Public Appearances・Publications etc.】
Released original capsule toys
Created a wood sculpture for the bookcover "Umarechatta" (Born Unexpectedly).(By Shigesato ITOI / Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun)
Published "Shidoromodoro Kosakusho no Hajimete no Ohajime no Ochoukoku Kyoshitsu" (Faltering Workshop: Sculpture Class for Beginners).(Kawade Shobo Shinsha Publishers)
Created a wood sculpture for the bookcover "Letter from Roberto" (By Yoko UCHIDA / BUNGEISHUNJU)
Appeared on "Oha!4 NEWS LIVE" (NTV)
Appeared on "Nanikore! Chin-Hyakkei" (tv asahi)
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Artworks

Good friends trio
14.5×9×11 cm / 15×7.5×11 cm / 14.7×7.5×11 cm
Acrylic paint on camphor
2022

Good brothers
14.8×7×8.5cm / 15.3×7.5×9cm
Acrylic paint on camphor
2022

⽜乳を注ぐパンダ
25.7×15.8×12cm
Acrylic paint on camphor
2022

牛乳を注ぐクマ Edition50
25.7×15.8×12 cm
FRP
2022

イカピエタ Edition40
33×22.5×21 cm
FRP
2021

送りバントをするウサギ Edition20
22.5×16.5×14.5 cm
FRP
2021

That's that
162×112 cm
Acrylic paint on canvas
2022

Lo and behold
162×97 cm
Acrylic paint on canvas
2022

Silent weekend
145.5×145.5 cm
Acrylic paint on canvas
2022

Not dark yet
145.5×145.5 cm
Acrylic paint on canvas
2022

Shine a Light
130.3×130.3 cm
Acrylic paint on canvas
2022

Do me a favor
145.5×145.5 cm
Acrylic paint on canvas
2022

Old friend
36×26 cm
Charcoal on charcoal paper
2022

Just friends
41×31 cm
Pencil pencil and transparent watercolor on watercolor paper
2022

I live for you
61×46 cm
Charcoal on watercolor paper
2022

Drinking again
61×46 cm
水彩紙に鉛筆、透明水彩
2022

Dry summer
46×61 cm
Pencil and transparent watercolor on watercolor paper
2022

The boxer
46×61 cm
Pencil, charcoal and transparent watercolor on watercolor paper
2022

Bear
91×116.7 cm
Acrylic on canvas
2021

White room
145.5×145.5 cm
キャンバスにアクリル絵具
2021

Black one
145.5×112 cm
Acrylic on canvas
2021

饅頭を二つに割る熊
32×17.5×12.5 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2021

イカピエタ 海パン
36×22.5×20.5 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2020

ウインドミル奏法をする神様
35×28×11 cm
acrylic on tree
2019

天使
23×16×9 cm
acrylic on trees
2019

美術評論家 小難香椎之助の肖像
11.5×6.5×4 cm
acrylic on tree
2019

ペンギン
16.5×9×7.5 cm
acrylic on hiba tree
2019

チベットスナギツネ
14.5×9.5×9 cm
acrylic on hiba tree
2019

猫に小判をやりたかったけど小判が無くて、小判型コロッケをまたぐ猫
19.5×9.5×10 cm
acrylic on hiba tree
2019

仲良し3人組
L:17×9×9 cm, C:15×9×9 cm, R:16×9×6 cm
acrylic on hiba tree
2020

孫悟空
20×12×12 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2019

カッパピエタ
21.5×12×12 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2019

Shoebill
25.5×10.5×14 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2019

Bear
91×116.7 cm
Acrylic on canvas
2021

兎と亀
112×145.5 cm
Acrylic on canvas
2021

speak low
120×60×45 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2014

Left alone
120×60×45 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2015

Forgetful
113×56×32 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2016

Almost Blue
117.5×62×38 cm
acrylic on camphor tree
2017

Exhibitions

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAJunko ASANO

Fine Art Collection

2023/12/14 -2023/12/19

Matsuzakaya Nagoya 8F

Takaoki TAJIMA

Come and Get it

2023/11/04 -2023/11/21

KYOTO TSUTAYA BOOKS

Takaoki TAJIMA

You’ve Got a Friend

2023/11/03 -2023/11/18

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAJunko ASANORyosuke KAWAHIRAKeitoku TOIZUMI

ART TAIPEI 2023

2023/10/20 -2023/10/23

Taipei World Trade Center, Booth G19

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBAOsamu WATANABEJunko ASANOKeitoku TOIZUMINaoki SHIMOYAMASaori HASEGAWAYohei YASHIMA Yohei YASHIMA Miho IIDA Chihiro NAGASHIMA Andy Warhol Yves KLEIN Sam FRANCIS Yoshitomo NARA

gallery UG’s Collection

2023/10/04 -2023/10/12

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMA

ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2023

2023/09/22 -2023/09/24

MARINE MESSE FUKUOKA Hall B  Booth N34

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAJunko ASANONaoki NOMURA

OSAKA ART FES HANSHIN

2023/09/13 -2023/09/18

Hanshin Department Store Umeda

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMARyosuke KAWAHIRANobuko NUMANO

D-art, ART 2023/ Matsuzakaya Nagoya

2023/09/08 -2023/09/12

Matsuzakaya Nagoya

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMA

Drawing Chase -Kunihiko NOHARA・Takaoki TAJIMA-

2023/07/19 -2023/07/25

(日本語) 大丸札幌店 8階美術画廊

Takaoki TAJIMA

Fine Art Collection 2023

2023/07/13 -2023/07/18

Matsuzakaya Nagoya 8F

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANaoki SHIMOYAMA Ena NAGAO Hideki IINUMA Mitsuaki TACHIBANA

THE WOOD SCULPTURE

2023/07/06 -2023/07/29

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMA

D-art, ART 2023/ Matsuzakaya Shizuoka

2023/06/28 -2023/07/04

Matsuzakaya Shizuoka

Takaoki TAJIMANaoki NOMURA Mitsuaki TACHIBANA

Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO「SIGNS OF A NEW CULTURE vol.13」

2023/04/27 -2023/05/10

Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWAJunko ASANOShigeo IZUMINaoki SHIMOYAMA Mitsuaki TACHIBANA Katsura FUNAKOSHI

Contemporary Arts Exhibition 2023

2023/03/15 -2023/03/21

Daimaru Tenjin, Fukuoka store

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMI

ART FAIR TOKYO 2023

2023/03/09 -2023/03/12

Tokyo International Forum Hall E and Lobby Gallery

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMI

UG FREAKS

2023/03/09 -2023/03/25

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMI

ART CUBE TOKYO 2023 -Toward 0310-

2023/03/01 -2023/03/07

TOKYO DAIMARU 1F

Takaoki TAJIMA

Future Art Tokyo, TOSHIMA

2023/03/01 -2023/03/08

Hareza IKEBUKURO Park plaza, Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store

Takaoki TAJIMA

TAKAOKI TAJIMA doodle Collection

2023/02/17 -2023/02/25

gallery UG Bakurocho

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANaoki NOMURA

D-art, ART 2023/ TOKYO DAIMARU

2023/02/16 -2023/02/21

TOKYO DAIMARU 11F

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABEJunko ASANOTomoko WADANaoki NOMURA Ena NAGAO Takami MIYAOKA

ONE ART Taipei 2023

2023/01/13 -2023/01/15

Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABERyosuke KAWAHIRA

TIAF JEJU 2022 _Tamra International Art Fair 2022

2022/12/22 -2022/12/25

ICC JEJU (International Convention Center Jeju)

Mitsuaki TACHIBANA /Kunihiko NOHARA / Takaoki TAJIMA

Mitsuaki TACHIBANA Wood Sculpture

2022/12/21 -2022/12/27

Daimaru KOBE gallery TOART

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMARyosuke KAWAHIRANaoki NOMURA

Fine Art Collection 2022

2022/12/15 -2022/12/20

Matsuzakaya Nagoya 8F

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANami OKADAKeitoku TOIZUMI Sakiko ASAOKA Chihiro NAGASHIMA

D-art,ART 2022 / Daimaru Kyoto

2022/10/12 -2022/10/24

Daimaru Kyoto 1F / 6F

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANami OKADATakashi ONISHINaoki NOMURA Mitsuaki TACHIBANA

D-art,ART 2022 / Daimaru Kobe

2022/10/05 -2022/10/10

Daimaru Kobe 1F Main stage side special venue / 1F CAFFERA

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAJunko ASANOMikako TAKAHASHIHitomi OSHIMANaoki NOMURA

ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2022

2022/09/30 -2022/10/02

Hotel Okura Fukuoka No.940

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAJunko ASANOMikako TAKAHASHIGekko NUMATARyosuke KAWAHIRANobuko NUMANOHitomi OSHIMA Kana UCHIDA

ART REMIX

2022/09/21 -2022/10/23

Shibuya Scramble Square 14F

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWARyosuke KAWAHIRA

D-art,ART 2022

2022/09/01 -2022/09/05

Matsuzakaya Nagoya

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANaoki NOMURA Kana UCHIDA Mami ITAGAKI

TANAGOKORO – TEN

2022/07/20 -2022/07/26

Daimaru Sapporo 8F

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANami OKADA

D-art,ART 2022

2022/06/15 -2022/06/20

Daimaru Shinsaibashi / PARCO shinsaibashi

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANami OKADA

art stage OSAKA 2022

2022/06/03 -2022/06/06

DOJIMA RIVER FORUM

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWAHitomi OSHIMANaoki NOMURA Mitsuaki TACHIBANA

ART×ART KOBE 2022

2022/05/11 -2022/05/16

DAIAMRU Kyoto F9

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABETakashi ONISHITomoko WADAIkki MIYAKENaoki SHIMOYAMA

Art@DAIMARU

2022/04/20 -2022/04/25

Daimaru Kyoto

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANami OKADATakayuki NIWAKeitoku TOIZUMI

Gallery Colection

2022/02/01 -2022/02/28

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABEJunko ASANORyosuke KAWAHIRA Yu Chuan Takaoki MIYAOKA

ONE ART TAIPEI

2022/01/14 -2022/01/16

Taipei

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABEJunko ASANO

ONE ART TAIPEI

2022/01/14 -2022/01/16

The Sherwood Taipei

Takaoki TAJIMA

NeoNeo Classicism

2021/11/12 -2021/11/28

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABEJunko ASANOHitomi OSHIMANaoki NOMURA Naoki SHIMOYAMA Takaoki MIYAOKA

ART×ART KOBE

2021/10/21 -2021/10/25

Daimaru KOBE

Takaoki TAJIMA

Takaoki TAJIMA Solo Exhibition

2021/10/09 -2021/10/30

GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABETakayuki NIWAJunko ASANOMisako MAEGAKINaoki NOMURA Ikki MIYAKE Kentaro MATSUKUMA

TANAGOKORO TEN

2021/08/19 -2021/09/15

SIXIÈME GINZA / GINZA SIX 2F

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABEYoshikazu HIRAMATSU Ryosuke KAWAHIRA Kana UCHIDA

Precious Time

2021/07/18 -2021/08/01

+ART GALLERY Shibuya Scramble Square

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWATakashi ONISHI

Art @daimaru 7F

2021/05/26 -2021/06/01

Kyoto Daimaru

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakashi ONISHI Yurika ISHIYAMA

ART ART KOBE

2021/05/13 -2021/05/17

Daimaru Kobe Store 9F Event Hall

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWAJunko ASANOTomoko WADAI Chao Wang Hiroko ICHITSUKA Kako MORIMOTO Yasuhito KAWASAKI

ONE ART Taipei

2021/01/15 -2021/01/17

The Sherwood Taipei

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBAOsamu WATANABETakayuki NIWATakashi ONISHIJunko ASANOKeitoku TOIZUMIIkki MIYAKENaoki SHIMOYAMA Hiroshi MORI Gensho SUGAWARA Yohei YASHIMA HK Yu Chan Hokuto ICHIBAYASHI Takami MIYAOKA

KIRINJI

2020/12/11 -2020/12/26

gallery UG Tennoz

Takaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBANami OKADATakayuki NIWATakashi ONISHIJunko ASANOYoshikazu HIRAMATSUTomoko WADAMikako TAKAHASHIMisako MAEGAKIGekko NUMATARyosuke KAWAHIRANobuko NUMANOShigeo IZUMII Chao Wang Hiroko ICHITSUKA Kana UCHIDA Yurika ISHIYAMA Kao MORIMOTO

Lassez-faire

2020/11/13 -2020/11/28

gallery UG Tennoz

Takaoki TAJIMA

RUBATO

2020/10/23 -2020/11/08

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWATakashi ONISHI

ART ART KOBE

2020/09/30 -2020/10/06

Daimaru Kobe Store ,Hyogo

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBANami OKADAOsamu WATANABETakayuki NIWAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKIGekko NUMATARyosuke KAWAHIRANobuko NUMANO Yurika ISHIYAMA Hiroko ICHIZUKA Takako YUKI

ART colours Vol.33 Summer Exhibition

2020/07/01 -2020/09/21

Park Hotel Tokyo

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAOsamu WATANABETakayuki NIWAJunko ASANONobuko NUMANO Sachiko

TANAGOKORO TEN

2020/06/17 -2020/06/23

Daimaru Sapporo Store, Hokkaido

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBANami OKADATakayuki NIWAJunko ASANOYoshikazu HIRAMATSUTomoko WADAMikako TAKAHASHIMisako MAEGAKIGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANO

“Spring Breeze -spring has come- ” ART colours Vol.32 Spring Exhibition

2020/03/24 -2020/06/30

Park Hotel Tokyo

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMA Yurika ISHIYAMA Denchu HIRAKUSHI

WOOD SCULPTURE

2020/03/19 -2020/03/31

gallery UG Bakurocho

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMANami OKADA

VOLTA New York

2020/03/04 -2020/03/08

Metropolitan West, NY

Takaoki TAJIMAI Chao Wang Masumi AONO Jin ARAKAWA Aya IGETA Joe ISANAKO Megumi ISHIBASHI Yurika ISHIYAMA Takanori IMAI Sayaka URABE Arata OHASHI Mari OHIRA Yasuhito KAWASAKI Mitsuaki TACHIBANA Yuta NISHIURA Yurino YANAI Sanae YANAGI

TANAGOKORO TEN

2019/06/22 -2019/06/29

gallery UG Bakurocho

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