- 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.
 E-Portfolio
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Drive out
2015 acrylic, clay on wooden panel 91×116.7cm ZT_1521 available |
Big Fish
2015 acrylic on wooden panel 112×145.5cm ZT_1520 Pigozzi Collection, USA |
The room with the lion
2015 acrylic, clay, hemp, plastic, metal on wooden panel 112×145.5cm ZT_1519 available |
Fire
2015 acrylic on canvas 91×116.7cm ZT_1516 Pigozzi Collection, USA |
Hunt
2015 acrylic, clay, plastic, resin on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1502 available |
Who are you?
2015 acrylic on wooden panel on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1515 available |
The Attack of The Black
2015 acrylic, clay, fiber, resin on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1514 available |
Donuts
2015 acrylic, clay, resin on wooden panel 60.6×72.7cm ZT_1513 available |
HOLY
2015 acrylic, plastic, resin on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1511 available |
Birthday Party
2015 acrylic, clay, plastic on wooden panel 91×72.7cm ZT_1508 available |
Frog
2015 acrylic, resin on canvas, panel 91×72.7cm ZT_1505 available |
Wipe
2015 acrylic, resin on canvas, panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1503 available |
Fishing
2014 acrylic on canvas, panel 65.2×80.3cm ZT_1408 available |
Meat Meat Meat
2014 acrylic, wool, resin, plastic on wooden panel 53×45.5cm ZT_1401 Private Collection, Japan |
Space Shuttle
2014 acrylic, plastic, aluminium, textile on wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1402 Private Collection, Belgium |
The Joy of Living
2014 acrylic, clay on canvas, wooden panel 72.7×91cm ZT_1404 Private Collection, Japan |
Mt.
2014 acrylic, clay, paper on canvas, wooden panel 91×72.7cm AK_1306 available |
Gold Mine
2014 acrylic, ink, plastic, clay on canvas, wooden panel 45.5×53cm ZT_1407 available |
- 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
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Wipe
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic, resin on canvas, panel
- Size (cm)
- 72.7×91cm
- Year
- 2015
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1503
- Artist Name
- Zen Tainaka/田井中善意
- Title
- Fishing
- Art
- Painting
- Media
- acrylic on canvas, panel
- Size (cm)
- 65.2×80.3cm
- Year
- 2014
- Edition
- original
- Frame
- not framed
- Status
- available
- Ref.No
- ZT_1408
