Biography
Born in 1994
From Tokyo, Japan
He paints the Jade Sun world to express the mythical world. He paints landscapes, having research to actual places such as Kozu Island or mountain scenes. Having been in such places, he has done drawing and photographing to capture the real landscapes. Taro also shows us the connection between Man and nature.
He graduated from Waseda University in Japan in 2016 with a major in law.When he was a senior, he visited Yap island in Micronesia. He lived as the local, saw the tropical wood where crabs walked on and fathoms of the blue ocean, the silver nights of the stars and the moon. Then, he realized that there is something like a valley between where he is and the world having the life breathing. He had felt being away from art. After graduation,he realized his path was art, started photography and writing in 2017, painting in 2018.
SOLO EXHIBITION
2024 "The Yellow Sky" Space Noboru, Tokyo
2023 “Raven Eats The Sun” CREATIVE SPACE HAYASHI, Kanagawa
2023 “Jade Sun” SOMSOC GALLERY, Tokyo
2023 “Jade Room Represents” Kyodo Atelier, Tokyo
2023 ”The Sky In Bright Like Stars” Gallery TK2, Tokyo
2022 ”Sea Of Rage” CREATIVE SPACE HAYASHI, Kanagawa
2022 ”A Bird Flying To The Sea” Kyodo Atelier, Tokyo
2022 “Jade Sun” Gallery TK2, Tokyo
2021 ”Jade Sun, And It Comes” Kyodo Atelier, Tokyo
GROUP SHOW
2024 "Moon Put In The Spinning Water" with Eri Kiwa, meow, Kyodo Atelier, Tokyo
2024 ”SOMSOC ART SHOW 24 S/S” SOMSOC GALLERY, Tokyo
2024 “Inbetween” Miyuki Inagaki, Naoya Ishikawa, Yuki Tsumura, Roy Taro,
CREATIVE SPACE HAYASHI, Kanagawa
2023 ”SOMSOC ART SHOW 23 A/W” SOMSOC GALLERY, Tokyo
2023 “LITTLE SHOP OF ZINES at ENOSHIMA”
Gallery&Cafe Gigi, Kanagawa
2022 3331 ART FAIR、Tokyo(CREATIVE SPACE HAYASHI)
2022 “50+α” Gallery TK2, Tokyo
2022. “Salvation Room” (Eri Kiwa、meow、Roy Taro)Cadoromo Space、Tokyo
2021 “Life Poesy”(Ryo Chin, Roy Taro) Chin Gallery、Tokyo
PROJECT
2023
Joined in "Beyond the Soul" performance art festival, Nagano
Performance "The Sand Falling To The Sky" with George Ogawa, Kyodo Atelier, Tokyo
2022
Live painting performance “Reunion” in *Beyond The Invisible Border
(*The art project based in Tokyo, Sponsorship by Tokyo)
2020
*Ré-enchantement, France
(*Project to reach art to medical scenes against COVID )
Participated in Luxembourg Art Prize