We had seen the art by Taro back in Osaka. He was prolific and we really liked his style. We saw that he had a studio / gallery next to the garden we were already going to visit. So we added this to our day. It was not a huge place but it was still very nice. Taro passed away in 1996 but his work lives on. We had to take off our shoes to visit the museum. Leslie brought her own slippers but I went with my socks. It was a bit crowded but still fun.
Once we left the train we could tell this was a fancy part of town
The Prada building reinforced this idea
Big faces inside a gallery
Animated faces at that
Great combination of metal and tile
Small stars interconnected to make a lattice like wall
Taro's art begins
In the garden
The Sun Tree piece from the Osaka Expo Park
Three flags a flying
A take on a traditional Japanese bell
A happy sun
Dancers?
The door handle
One of two lifelike statues of the artist
A very full room filled with art
The eye in the sky
Flaming hand
So many paintings in the racks
Every little space was filled
Ceramic stools
I did not sit on one
A huge time line from 1911
Trough the productive years
To his death in 1996 and beyond
Taro said "when I am dancing with others, I remain myself while simultaneously becoming part of the group....For me dance provides the most direct physical and spiritual joy"
He was a tiny man
Taro liked to use ceramics and tile work to make his art more permanent and durable. This way the art can be more accessible for people to see.
Who are you looking at?
Great painting
Owl face?
The large pieces were outside
A great living wall
The Blue Note Tokyo, maybe some Jazz is in our future
