Jun Tanaka>Kanru (Return of a current)
- Kanru (Return of a current), 2014
- Iron
H 25.8 x 19 x 19.5 cm The Japanese title Kanru symbolizes the inspiration that Tanaka had in creating this piece which is an image of a current returning to its source. It also echoes with his own experience in forging iron every day and seeking new directions in creation, and how it changes himself in the process.
Jun Tanaka
Biography
- 1981
- Born in Tokyo, Japan
- 2000
- Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School, Department of Art Crafts, Metal crafts, Tokyo, Japan
- 2000-01
- Studied under Io Kenji, Metal Artist
- 2003
- Graduated from National Takaoka Junior College (present: University of Toyama), Department of Industrial Art and Design, Metal Crafts course, Toyama, Japan
- 2005-11
- Studied under Nobuo Matsuoka, Metal Artist
- 2011
- Established studio, Sa/Hi, Tokyo, Japan
- 2012
- Iron works by Sa/Hi Tanaka Jun exhibition, Yagumosaryo, Tokyo, Japan
- 2013
- Iron and Aluminum works exhibition, Gallery Mitate, Tokyo, Japan
- 2014
- Forest exhibition, Sundries, Tokyo, Japan
Tanaka Jun exhibition, Utsuwa hase, Nagoya, Japan - Commission Works (art works and various building metal materials)
- 2009-13
- Yagumosaryo, Tokyo, Japan
- 2014
- Moriiro, Soba restaurant, Tokyo, Japan
- 2015
- R.Torso.C residence, Tokyo, Japan
Ishi no kura restaurant, Tochigi, Japan - 2016
- Trellis, Nishiazabu residence, Tokyo, Japan