Hello, I'm Tamotsu K.

I became an orphan at an early age. I lost my father in World War II​,​ who was a young major general​,​ and my mother​,​ who became sick from lots of sufferings. I have lived through my hardship all by myself being proud of my ancestors as samurai for 1000 years. I worked as a high school teacher​,​ and an editor of a publishing company​,​ but my mental feeling of hunger for fulfillment led me to a new way as an artist. The first painting was quickly sold. My paintings kept selling for 25 years​,​ but the wealthy life didn’t satisfy my heart at all. I suffered a lot from the Authoritarianism and Mammonism​,​ which exist strongly in Japan. I was planning to move to Paris​,​ but gave up that plan and bought a mountain cottage which is 100 kilometers away from Tokyo. I made it my own atelier and have been stuck in there for my paintings for twenty years. I sometimes go home​,​ where my wife lives. Every day I struggle between myself and my paintings. Through many years​,​ I obtained an original style of painting by using acrylic and varnish​,​ which is against oil paintings. I made a great use of the versatility and benefits of acrylic paints. I can produce 300 paintings (1190×900mm) per year. My full energy from the inside cannot be stopped. I have created about 6000 paintings over the span of seven years. I didn’t belong to any groups​,​ and have fought a lone battle​,​ which is the proper way of artists. You could see my paintings as figurative and expressionist-style​,​ but I never make any sketches​,​ nor take any photos. What I am trying to express is something invisible​,​ that is to say​,​ the innermost part of the human mind.