- 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.
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Meat Meat Meat
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, wool, resin, plastic on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 53×45.5cm
- Year
- 2014
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- Private Collection, Japan
- Ref.No
- ZT_1401
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Space Shuttle
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, plastic, aluminium, textile on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 72.7×91cm
- Year
- 2014
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- Private Collection, Belgium
- Ref.No
- ZT_1402
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- The Joy of Living
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, clay on canvas, wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 72.7×91cm
- Year
- 2014
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- Private Collection, Japan
- Ref.No
- ZT_1404
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Mt.
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, clay, paper on canvas, wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 91×72.7cm
- Year
- 2014
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- AK_1306
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Gold Mine
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, ink, plastic, clay on canvas, wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 45.5×53cm
- Year
- 2014
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1407
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Drive out
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, clay on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 91×116.7cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1521
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Big Fish
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 112×145.5cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- Pigozzi Collection, USA
- Ref.No
- ZT_1520
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- The room with the lion
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, clay, hemp, plastic, metal on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 112×145.5cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1519
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Fire
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic on canvas
- Size (cm)
- 91×116.7cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- Pigozzi Collection, USA
- Ref.No
- ZT_1516
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Hunt
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, clay, plastic, resin on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 72.7×91cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1502
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Who are you?
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic on wooden panel on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 72.7×91cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1515
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- The Attack of The Black
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, clay, fiber, resin on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 72.7×91cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1514
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Donuts
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, clay, resin on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 60.6×72.7cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1513
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- HOLY
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, plastic, resin on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 72.7×91cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1511
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Birthday Party
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, clay, plastic on wooden panel
- Size (cm)
- 91×72.7cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1508
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Frog
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, resin on canvas, panel
- Size (cm)
- 91×72.7cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1505