Tadasuke IWANAGA 1979 Born in Saga, Japan Started Painting and Music from age 17. 2001 Organized a rock band “Mamidori”, threw many concerts as a vocalist and guitarist. 2006 Mamidori organized an event “Heaven” in September. 2003 Recorded the first analogue album. 2008 Released the first album “Piranha”. The second album (a live concert album) will be released by Gullwing Record,magical, ARTROOM’s lebel in 2008. 2000 Started to exhibit paintings. 2000 Had fateful first solo exhibition at T＆S, Tokyo. Continued painting and exhibiting. 2003-2004 After crucial change of conception, had an exhibition “Henji, Mugon” at Gallery Kaku, Tokyo. 2007 After a solo exhibiton “TAKIJIRO” at magical, ARTROOM, Tokyo, exhibited works at LISTE 07, Switzerland. /Published Manga ‘TAKIJIRO’, after working on it for two years. 2008 Graduated doctor course with the essay “Scenery”, Solo exhibition at T&S GALLERY named “Ghost of Sky, Sword of Stone, Stick of Spear”,Group exihibition at magical,ARTROOM named “NEW BEGINNING-The show must go on!” joined at “Frieze Art Fair 08” 2009 Curated the group exhibition “Mr FREEDOM X” at A+, Tokyo. Solo exihibited works at LISTE 09, Switzerland 2010 will join at exhibition of Japanese Contemporary Painters in The National Museum of Art, Osaka
38×45.8×1.4cm, Oil on wood board, 2009
63 x 60cm, oil on wood board, 2007