Masato
Tanaka was born in 1961 in Yokohama, Japan. He obtained his master
degree in Design from the Tokyo University of Arts. Combining art
with technological knowledge, his art exploration demonstrates that
technology does not only bring the acceleration of modern life but
also a sense of hidden natural beauty. Although electricity, motors,
magnets, solenoids are important components for his work, what creates
the major kinetic energy for the free movement is the nature itself,
such as wind or gravity. The beauty of the balancing motions of
the works is simultaneously an impressive expression on the balance
of stresses in daily life of people. To promote a concept Playground
of the Eyes he mainly uses inorganic materials and forms to search
for peaceful expression, at which our eyes can swim idly for a while
when taking a glance at the corner of an ordinary life. He met Hiroshi
Koike, a theatre artist, in 1994 and began participating in his
works as producer of stage device and object design.
