Photo by Olivier Garros 2014 at Paris
Takuya Tsukahara
Selected Biography
1937 Born in Tokyo
1958 Begin photograph Toyama Shimoguri village in Nagano Japan
1959 Graduate the Department of Photography of the College of Art in Nihon University Tokyo
1968 One Certain World published print in Camera magazine in Switzerland. Met Mr. Alan Porter editor
1972 Visited Poland at invited by the painter Gabriel Rechowicz
1974 One-man Exhibition: “One Certain World” at the Sunset Center Carmel, California. Invited by Mr. Ansel Adams.
Met American photographers Wynn Bullock and Brett Weston One-man Exhibition “ One Certain World ”
presented in 7 city in Poland. Organized by the Union of Art Photographers of Poland.
1975 Visit France and Poland. Sponsored by the Japanese Agency of Culture.In Paris live one year worked on prints
based on photographs at the serigraphy print at studio of Jean Michel Foron
1976 Became a member of Europhoto. the European Photographers Association.Established friendly ties with Prof.
Floris Neususs Kassel University
1979 Became honorary member of the Union of Art Photographers of Poland.
1981 Establish Striped House Museum of Art in Roppongi Tokyo
1984 Begin photograph and research Polish Madonna icon in Catholic Church and monastery
1985 Australian photography Association invite for lecture in Brisbane
1990 Document Photograph of candidate Mr. Lech Walesa for the first Polish President
1991 Completed Ceramic Mural “ Ocean Fantasy ”(8mx6m) in Osaka
1996 Completed a series of Virgin Madonna Icons, entitled “101 Madonna ” which included Icon of the Black
Madonna at Jasuna Gora monastery in Poland Had audience with John Paul Ⅱ at Vatican and donation
of special bound portfolio “ Polish Madonna ” to the Pope.
1992 Invited to the exhibition at CAYC Buenos Airs Begin photograph of giant cactus in Los Andes Argentine Until
1993 Establish open seminar University of the End of Century at Stripe House Museum of Art
1994 Invited to the 15th conference of world art critic at Buenos Aires Bella Arte
1999 Published “ 101 Madonna ” “ Cactus Fantasy ” by The Mainichi in Tokyo
2000 Begin the traveling to East Europe Ukraine Lthuania
2004 Begin the ruins of coal mine series. Silesia Poland, Ostrava Czech, Battle ship island Nagasaki.
2008 Begin photograph The Garden which peoples love a view of nature Japan
2013 Begin photograph The garden of Monet in Giverny France
2015 「GIVERNY」with fore season completion
Finished oto-journy to east European countries sevens border areas
2016 Discovered negative of Toyama had taken six decades ago
2017 Held an Exhibition and publish “The Utopia;Toyama village” by The Sinano Mainichi Simbun Inc.
One-man exhibitions
1967-68,70 “One Certain World” at Ichibankan Gallery in Tokyo (Japan)
1974 “One Certain World” at Friends of Photography Gallery, California Sunset Center (USA)
“The Touchable Space of Takuya Tsukahara -White Playat at Wako Hall, Tokyo(Japan)
1981 “Silver Note” at Ginza Wako Hall Tokyo (Japan)
1988 “ Ocean Fantasy ”at Gdansk Gallery, (Poland)
1992 “ Ocean Fantasy ”at CAYC Buenos Aires(Argentina)
1996-97 “101 Madonna” at Jasna Gora Monastery Museum (Poland)
1998 “ Two Prayer ” at Contax Salon Gallery, Tokyo (Japan)
“ 101 Madonna ” at Polish Institute Stockholm (Sweden)
“ Love and Peace of Mary ” at Nagasaki Brick Hall (Japan)
“ Ocean Fantasy ” at Center of Japanese Art & Technology
“ Manggha ” under the National Museum of Krakow (Poland)
1999 “ Cactus Fantasy ” at Ginza Wako Hall Tokyo (Japan)
2000 “ 101 Madonna ” at Striped House Museum inTokyo (Japan)
“ Cactus Fantasy ” at Mala Gallery in Warsaw (Poland)
“ Cactus Fantasy “ at Reszow – Galeria 4 ( Poland )
“ Cactus Fantasy “ at Gdansk Foto Galeria ( Poland )
2002 “ Before and After 1945 ” at Striped House Gallery , Tokyo (Japan)
“ Cactus Fantasy ” at Prospekto Gallery inVilnius (Lithuania)
“ End of Edo and Meiji ”Photo Collection by Takuya Tsukahara at Striped House Gallery in Tokyo (Japan)
“ End of Edo and Meiji ” Photo Collection by Takuya Tsukahara
at Center of Japanese Art & Technology “Manggha ” (Poland)
2005 “ Ocean Fantasy ” at Foto Club in Split (Croatia)
2006 “ August 1944 Paris ” at Striped House Gallery, Tokyo (Japan)
2007 “ Silesia ” Fiducia Gallery Ostorava (Czech Republic)
2010 “ Silesia “ Tokyo Polytechnic University
“ Silver Note ” Striped House Gallery in Tokyo
2011 “ The Garden ” Striped House Gallery
2012 “ Silver Note Sequel ” Striped House Gallery
2017 “ The Utopia;Toyamago village 1958 ” Striped House Gallery
2019 “ The Border ” Striped House Gallery
“ The Utopia;Toyamago village 1958 ” The Iida City Museum
“ The Utopia;Toyamago village 1958 ” The Shinano Media Garden
2020 “ Unchaged Life from 1970 Spain, Portugal, Pakistan” Striped House Gallery
2021 “ GIVERNY Monet's beloved water garden” Striped House Gallery
2022 “ Unabara Genso” Striped House Gallery
Publications
“ The touchable space of Takuya Tsukahara -White Play ” Gallery Press (Japan)
“ Silver Note ” Striped House Museum of Art (Japan)
“ Ocean Fantasy ” Striped House Museum of Art
“ 101 Madonna Icons ” The Mainichi (Japan)
“ Cactus Fantasy ” The Mainichi (Japan)
“The Utopia; Toyamago village 1958 ” The Sinano Mainichi Simbun Inc.(Japan)
Collection
Oakland Museum California (USA)
Academy of the College of Art library in Nihon University (Japan)
ICOGRADA Berlin (Germany)
Kuonji Temple library in Nichirenshu, Yamanashi Minobu-san (Japan)
Sun Pia, Osaka (Japan)
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography ;(Japan)
Jasna Gora Monastery Museum ;(Poland)
Center of Japanese Art & Technology “ Manggha” under the National Museum of Krakow, (Poland)
The Vatican
Striped House Museum Tokyo (Japan)
Tokyo Polytechnic University
Biblioteque National de France