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Tarō Okamoto
Japanese artist (–)
Tarō Okamoto | |
|---|---|
| Born | ()February 26, Takatsu village, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Died | January 7, () (aged&#;84) |
| Known&#;for | Painting, murals, sculpture, art theory |
| Movement | Avant-garde |
Tarō Okamoto (岡本 太郎, Okamoto Tarō, February 26, &#; January 7, ) was a Japanese artist, art theorist, and writer.
He is particularly well known for his avant-garde paintings and public sculptures and murals, and for his theorization of traditional Japanese culture and avant-garde artistic practices.
Biography
Early life (–)
Taro Okamoto was the son of cartoonist Okamoto Ippei and writer Okamoto Kanoko.
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He was born in Takatsu, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
In , at the age of sixteen, Okamoto began to take lessons in oil painting from the artist Wada Eisaku. In , Okamoto entered the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (today Tokyo University of the Arts) in the oil painting department.[1]
Time in Europe (–)
In , Okamot