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Takashi Hara

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b. 1983, Japan

Takashi Hara first understudied the prominent artist Koshin Soeda in Japanese calligraphy in Tokyo and later graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts double major in Painting and Ceramics at the University of Regina, Canada and a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics at the Arizona State University in 2015. Having successfully produced a number of exhibitions, commercial projects and artist in residencies internationally he now lives and works in his home City,Tokyo.

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A2Z Art Gallery held solo exhibition of the series "Pig Nation – A story of humanity" in Hong Kong and Paris in January 2019.This series uses pig icons as a metaphor, to discuss social matters dear to artist's heart, through the pig characters abstracted journeys into topical situations a message is conveyed. It's as if they are seen to be cohabiting, living on in communities despite having gender, race, and health conditions.

Without specific reference to neutral shapes,Takashi Hara as a painter takes influencefrom the abstract expressionists of the post war era and produces predominantly abstract surrealist paintings. In the Pig Nation series his works mostly depict pig figures and are ultimately generated from the unconscious mind.Takashi Hara conjures these social settings or surrealistic places for the twisted and distorted pig characters placing them in various social situations and uncovering different topics, broadly relatable and important to humanity. Channelling such energy to create narratives that speak to society and by rejecting geometric shapes in favour of natural forms the artist seeks to visually impact the emotive state of his audience.

The artist's works show a deep emotional connection with humanity, positioning his symbolic pig characters in settings that unsettle the dust on some situations shedding light on to others and causing a deeper level of audience engagement. Often each artwork is created with a unique pig character. Occasionally Hara creates the surrealist environment without including a pig character and the same effect is always present, in fact when the characters are missing their presence is still clearly felt and the viewers are urged to discover their whereabouts or purpose, in the same way.

Gestural, abstract expressionistic portraits and surrealist paintings featuring individual pigs, each with it's own DNA like characteristics, personalisation's, unique features, body shape or figurative forms. The icons are imperfect; in terms of setting and foreshortening the artist opts for abstraction and naturalistic application to his technique echoing the reality that life is also not perfect and neither is society.

Takashi Hara is extremely confident with his creative process, on occasion the use of a paintbrush is abandoned in order to devise unconventional textures, utilising finger painting techniques or other unorthodox applications, that allow him to manipulate the materials creating layers and dimensions of figuration or effects that would otherwise not be achievable.The distortion of the Suidae subjects serves to capture the audience's insight and interpretation of the artworks portrayal.

As with the Surrealists who sought to channel the unconscious,Takashi refuses to be weighed down by taboos.The power of his personal imagination that dreams up topical narratives and the scenes he creates for the pig figures to explore draws us all along on their journey with them.

Text courtesy A2Z Art Gallery.

Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Takashi Hara, Resilience x Cactus x Piano at A2Z Art Gallery, Paris, France Closed 26 June–17 July 2021 Takashi Hara Resilience x Cactus x Piano
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Collective exhibition at A2Z Art Gallery, Paris, France Closed 11 May–11 July 2020 Group Exhibition Collective exhibition
Contemporary art exhibition, Takashi Hara, Cochons la voie ! at A2Z Art Gallery, Paris, France Closed 23 January–22 February 2020 Takashi Hara Cochons la voie !
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Show, #8ARTISTS at A2Z Art Gallery, SAR, China Closed 8 August–15 October 2019 Group Show #8ARTISTS
Contemporary art exhibition, Takashi Hara, PigNation—A Story of Humanity at A2Z Art Gallery, Paris, France Closed 26 January–23 February 2019 Takashi Hara PigNation—A Story of Humanity
Contemporary art exhibition, Takashi Hara, PigNation—A story of Humanity at A2Z Art Gallery, SAR, China Closed 12 January–17 February 2019 Takashi Hara PigNation—A story of Humanity
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Les faits de fin d'année at A2Z Art Gallery, Paris, France Closed 20 December 2018–12 January 2019 Group Exhibition Les faits de fin d'année

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Don't lie to yourself by Takashi Hara contemporary artwork painting
Takashi Hara Don't lie to yourself, 2021 Acrylic on canvas
140 x 152 cm
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Memories are for today and tomorrow by Takashi Hara contemporary artwork painting
Takashi Hara Memories are for today and tomorrow, 2021 Acrylic on canvas
140 x 162 cm
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Not alone by Takashi Hara contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, sculpture
Takashi Hara Not alone, 2021 Acrylic, wood, clay
43 x 32 x 15 cm
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Not alone by Takashi Hara contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, sculpture
Takashi Hara Not alone, 2021 Acrylic, wood, clay
41 x 35 x 10 cm
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Dandelion in Sunrise by Takashi Hara contemporary artwork painting, works on paper
Takashi Hara Dandelion in Sunrise, 2021 Acrylic, clay
13 x 16 x 8 cm
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Dandelion in the rain by Takashi Hara contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, sculpture
Takashi Hara Dandelion in the rain, 2021 Acrylic, clay
13 x 17 x 8 cm
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Dandelions in Sunrise by Takashi Hara contemporary artwork painting, sculpture
Takashi Hara Dandelions in Sunrise, 2021 Acrylic on polymer clay

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Still standing by Takashi Hara contemporary artwork painting
Takashi Hara Still standing, 2020 Mixed technique on canvas
116 x 134 cm
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