First comes the impulse to express ‘something like this’. Next is the enthusiasm to put it into concrete form. It starts with a quick sketch, created to drag it out of the imagination and into the real world as quickly as possible.

This was the process employed by Taro Okamoto in his work.

He produced numerous sketches of the images that rose up in his mind until he was able to grasp them accurately. He repeatedly asked himself if the result was consistent with the original image. He never produced a work based solely on a fleeting thought.

He would say ‘I want to draw something like this’. Looking at the vast collection of esquisses that Taro left behind, is to see graphic images of the impulses that drove him.

This exhibition will provide the opportunity to view all kinds of esquisse―designs, dessins and sketches, allowing the viewer to experience Taro Okamoto’s creative processes firsthand.

We hope you will enjoy the work of this ‘other Taro’ that possesses a different aura to that of his finished works.