The hyper-realistic works of Hideo Tanaka are representations of life suspended in time. The artist's attention to great detail releases a sense of honesty and sincerity in how bodies, objects, and flowers are materialized inside the canvas. In doing so, Tanaka sends an invitation to the viewer to inspect life by looking at "life". Thus, Contemplations is a marker of the present---our actions and non-actions, arrested and seized in moments of stillness.
Based in Tokyo, Hideo Tanaka (b.1959) worked in the advertising industry before becoming involved in Fine Arts. His forthright and exceptional approach to realism had earned him several recognitions, including awards from Chelsea International Fine Art Competition (2015), the 5th Biennale Citizen Prize Winner (2014), and the 99th Spring Yang Exhibition Chunyang-kai Award (2011). Tanaka's works are well-received by international collectors in exhibitions and auction houses such as Christie's. He is represented in Japan by the prestigious Toho Art Corporation.

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