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We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – full view of the painted skull face, white figure offering a heart, handwritten phrases and dollar sign on yellow and blue
We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – full view of the painted skull face, white figure offering a heart, handwritten phrases and dollar sign on yellow and blue
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We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – in situ above a white sideboard with a blue octopus sculpture
We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – in situ above a white sideboard with a blue octopus sculpture
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We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – in situ above a white sideboard with a blue octopus sculpture
We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – in situ above a white sideboard with a blue octopus sculpture
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We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the centre of the composition
We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the centre of the composition
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We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the upper centre of the composition
We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the upper centre of the composition
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We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the lower centre of the composition
We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the lower centre of the composition
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We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the centre-left of the composition
We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the centre-left of the composition
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We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the centre-right of the composition
We can go on by Takuma Tanaka – detail of the centre-right of the composition
Takuma Tanaka Japanese, b. 1977
We can go on, 2026
Oil on Canvas
35 3/4 x 28 3/4 in.
91 x 73 cm
91 x 73 cm
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The gallery line: a bright work about love, memory, and moving forward with hope beyond fear. Two skulls stacked in pink, blue, and green; blue flowers; a small white figure...
The gallery line: a bright work about love, memory, and moving forward with hope beyond fear. Two skulls stacked in pink, blue, and green; blue flowers; a small white figure offering a heart. Handwriting all over: We can do it, just do it, I like you, Death is not the end. Color beginning again after the skull.
Tanaka has been knocked down more than once — the bar, the hospital, the street in Ginza. This canvas is the instruction he kept painting: keep going. It is not a motivational poster. It is a skull that still believes in flowers. The right picture for someone who has had to start again.
Tanaka has been knocked down more than once — the bar, the hospital, the street in Ginza. This canvas is the instruction he kept painting: keep going. It is not a motivational poster. It is a skull that still believes in flowers. The right picture for someone who has had to start again.
Exhibitions
Don't Think, Feel, Miami solo show The Wall art gallery 2026Join our mailing list
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