Takuma Tanaka Japanese, b. 1977

Takuma Tanaka is a Japanese contemporary artist born in Tokyo in 1977. He lives and works in Tokyo. Consciousness in the world is a prevailing theme. Series including Capitalism and Human Sushi draw connections across economy, sociology, psychology, and lived experience — finding links between subjects that seem unrelated. Vibrant color, text, expressive skulls, nature, and figuration recur in recent paintings. He studied law at Waseda University before dedicating himself to painting; in 2003 he studied painting techniques and art theory with Eiryo Kanazawa and Yutaka Sasaki in Tokyo, and in 2009 pursued contemporary art studies at Yotsuya Art Stadium. His work is held in the permanent collection of the Ulster Museum, Belfast. He has shown annually in Shanghai, in New York (including Tales of Color at the Salmagundi Club, 2023), and in a 2025 solo at Tokyo's Tsunamachi Mitsui Club. In 2026 The Wall Art Gallery, Miami, presented his solo exhibition Don't Think, Feel. Training: Law studies, Waseda University, Tokyo; painting techniques and art theory with Eiryo Kanazawa and Yutaka Sasaki, Tokyo, 2003; Contemporary Art Studies, Yotsuya Art Stadium, Tokyo, 2009.