What is TAKUROMAN?
Realizing a longtime dream to become a manga artist, at the age of 35 I enrolled at a comic art school. I had the great fortune to be directly instructed by Ms. Masae Takakuwa, the author of Human Body Croquis, an art instruction manual that deeply impressed me at the time.
Based on the premise that "art happens", I draw inspiration from shapes that appear while I'm drawing, and these inform the theme of each of my works. I've named this method the Self-Drawing Feedback Concept Method.
Live painted at gespo☆party 2022, the large e-sport event / Live painted at the stage with famous music artists at ART LIVE 2021 and 3 live painted works sold out at NFT auction / Solo Exhibition "Be Proud of the Crowd" / Participating artist in 36FUJI NFT art Project / SBINFT nanakusa certified artist
Career / Schedule
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2019
Dec: 7 artworks exhibited at a popular gallery in Beijing
2021
April: Participated in 10th Creator Expo, Tokyo big site.
May: The artwork "Hikaring" was selected for the newly opened cafe "WEP CAFE" in Hatagaya, Tokyo.
Jun: 15 designs adopted in "Creators meet Towel" project of Niida Bussan Co., Ltd.
Jul: Received an offer from the online art shop "Fancy Art" and started selling artworks
Jul: NFT platform "nanakusa" 2nd official artist
Jul: Selected as one of the 36 participants in the NFT Art Project 36FUJI. (Ranked first out of 60 participants in the voting)
Sep: The work that I participated in collaborative creation with 36FUJI was sold for 3.4568 ETH (about 1.3 million yen).
Oct: Interviewed by NFT NOW, the online media of NFT.
Oct: Created key visual and logo design for ART LIVE 2021
Nov: The first solo exhibition "Proud of the Crowd" in Yokohama
Nov: "JO" 37th edition, the magazine issued by Kyoshin Printing Co.,Ltd.introduced TAKUROMAN's artwork.
Nov: Performed live painting on stage in collaboration with popular musicians at ART LIVE 2021.
Dec: Being interviewd and article published by SBINFT Market nanakusa.
Dec: Exhibited the group show at MDP GALLERY, Nakameguro, Tokyo.
Dec: Exhibited at Yokohama Red Brick Christmas Art Competition. Received the Judges' Special Prize.
Dec: Four artworks were selected for the interior of the renewed office of Nitto Corporation.
2022
Jan: Solo exhibition "Tiger in the cage" is held at a beauty salon in Tokyo
Jan: Appeared a talk session at NFT WEEKS TOKYO nanakusa DAY.
Feb: Four works were adopted by Trive OZONE, a lodging facility in Nagoya City.
Feb: Works were adopted as a transparent mask for Ryoshin Sangyo Co.
March: Appeared on "Dancing Metaverse", the NFT and Metaverse program on YOUTUBE.
April: Online art course began at CLASS101.
April: Being Introduced in the book "NFT Directory" Vol.3, April
May: Participated in "NFT COLLECTION IN NARA"
Jun: Exhibition at the Hospital de Sant Pau, the World Heritage in Spain.
Jun: "Feel the heat. -Thermography-" to be exhibited at the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Paris Headquarters, Miro Hall.
Jun: Exhibition at Creator EXPO
July: Exhibited at NFT COLLECTION IN OSAKA
July: Exhibited at Crypto Art Fes 2022 (#CAF2022) as one of 100 selected artists
July: Presented the first collection "Millennium Play by TAKUROMAN"
July: Exhibited at "Creators' T-shirt Exhibition" at Keio Department Store
Sep: Exhibits at Sembikiya Gallery, Kyobashi, Tokyo.
Sep: Exhibits one NFT work at "Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2022"
Oct: The work "Chaos" was exhibited at WEB3/NFT event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Nov: Scheduled to exhibit at NFT Collection Kyoto
Nov: Participated in the "3600 YAKO" project, a project in which 36 artists draw yokai.
Nov: Participated in #NFTCATTOKYO held at Shibuya PARCO.
Nov: Participated in "JUNKeeees Fes" held at Kyoto World Warehouse
Dec: Participated in "Art Of Giving Vol.7" organized by MDP GALLERY in Nakameguro, Tokyo
Dec: Participated in "Digitoma 2022" at Tomake Residence in Nara City
2023
Jan: Work featured in the book "BIRTH," a collection of works by 56 up-and-coming artists
Jan: Artwork is used as an envelope for the activity report magazine of Cocolabo Inc.
Jan: Work featured in "NFT Guide 2023, Expanding the World of Creators" (GENKOSHA)
Jan: Online art courses offered through CLASS101 became available at subscription services.
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