Born in Saitama/Japan, grown up in Japan, Paris, Melbourne and Philadelphia — influenced by religious art, philosophical thoughts, trivial and psychedelic art. Now lives and works in Tokyo. Started to create the “mario-mandala” images in 2001. Exhibited and performed in Tokyo and other places in Japan: Published “Mario Mandala Colouring Book” (Trolley Books/UK) in 2007. Exhibited and Performed (action drawing) in London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Hong Kong. Picked up by UNIQLO’s T-shirts project. Performs at numbers of live-performing events with various musicians and other kinds of performers. http://www.sukimaweb.com/mario-mandala/
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TitleReproduce Figure 1Size970 x 1880 mmYear2010MediumInk on Japanese paper
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TitleReproduce Figure 1Size970 x 1880 mmYear2010MediumInk on Japanese paper
CV
1973
Born in Saitama
2001
Started painting inspired by Mandala image
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2007
Solo show & Live drawing, Trolley Gallery, London, UK
2007
Solo show & Live drawing, Magic Room, Tokyo
2008
Live drawing, Page-one Times Square, Harbour City, Hong Kong
2008
Live drawing, Trolley Gallery and Convent Garden, London, UK
2008
Live drawing, American Book Center, Amsterdam
2008
≪PSYCHE-GA-DELIC 2008≫/void+, Tokyo
2009
grariph garelly fukuoka, Fukuoka
2010
MARIO MANDALA SHOW, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art
2011
Mario Mandala Exhibition, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo
2015
Mario Mandala guru-guru Exhibition, FABulous Art Gallery, Tokyo
2018
Malio Mandala, Gallery Aroma, Saitama
2018
Mario Tauchi / Mario Mandala, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo
2019
HACO NYC, USA
2020
JR Takanawa Gateway Station Temporary Enclosure Artist Support Project
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007
SFC Gallery, The National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo
2009
Asian Art Collection, Contemporary Art Gallery, Tokyo
2009
≪Moeglichkeit Ⅱ≫ , Röntgenwerke, Tokyo
2010
Collections, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Kobe
2011
WA, Gensler, San Francisco
2015
MADO, Bunbodo Gallery, Tokyo
2019
Collections, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Kobe
2021
In the meanwhile… , HACO GALLERY, New York
2022
NEBULAPROTOLOGO: Language Shift Through Time and Space (as a part of The Wrong Biennale), Revolú Gallery, New York
