山口県に1944年生まれ。
田上允克は、自らを師としながら一貫して独自の芸術の道を歩んできた作家である。
34歳のとき、東京画廊にて初の個展を開催して以来、いわゆる団体展や公募展とは一切関わることなく、常に個展というかたちで新作を発表し続けている。
紙やキャンバスにさまざまな素材を用い、多様で豊かな表現を展開する田上の作品は、その幅広さゆえに同一作家によるものとは思えないほどであり、観る者を飽きさせることがない。
その特徴は、卓越した色彩感覚と巧みな技術、そして物事への尽きることのない好奇心にある。不要な要素を惜しみなく削ぎ落とし、自らの関心の対象のみを簡潔に描き出すその姿勢は実に印象的である。
美術界における評価や世評に一切とらわれることなく、ひたすら制作に向き合うその姿からは、創作の喜びと自由で軽やかな感覚が、作品の一つひとつに確かに息づいている。田上はまさに、真に芸術家らしい生き方を体現していると言えるだろう。

1944 山口県生まれ
1967 山口大学卒業
1973 東京に出て水彩画を描き始める
1974 油絵、銅版画を始める
1978 銅版画個展(東京シロタ画廊)
1981 油絵個展(東京シロタ画廊)
1982 横浜に移住
1984 現代画廊にて版画展(洲之内徹氏のテキストあり)
1986 版画をやめる　ニュー墨絵を始める
1990 神奈川県秦野に移住　紙にミックスメディアで書き始めて現在にいたる
2000 京都に移住
2004 東京日仏学院で個展
2006 山口県に移住

Born in 1944 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Masakatsu Tagami has consistently followed a path in art taking himself as his own teacher.
When he was 34,Tagami held his first individual exhibition in Tokyo Gallery.Ever soccer,he has a had absolutely no connections with group exhibitions or open exhibitions and releases his latest works at individual exhibitions.
Tagami’s uses various materials on paper and canvas, and he uses a rich variety of expressions.He has an expressiveness so unrestricted in diversity that one may be surprised to realize his works are by the same artist; the views is never made to tire of them.
The characteristics typical of Tagami’s works appears to be an outstanding scene of color,adroit workmanship, and a curiosity that never loses interest in things.His capacity to cut off unnecessary elements without regret and simply depict only subjects of interest to him is so impressive. This may be why the joy of creation and an unconstrained lightness can be felt in each and every one of his works. By earnestly devoting himself to artistic production without any concern whatsoever for notable achievements in the art world and poplar option,Tagami surely seems to be leading a truly artist-like lifestyle

Biography

1944 born in Yamaguchi
1967 graduated Yamaguchi University
1973 started watercolour painting while staying in Tokyo
1974 began oil painting and copperplate engraving
1978 Print Art Exhibition (Tokyo Shirota Gallery)
1981 oil painting solo exhibition (Tokyo Shirota Gallery)
1982 moved to Yokohama
1984 print art exhibition at a contemporary gallery (Sunochi Toru’s texts)
1986 stopped print making and started taking up ink painting
1990 moved to Hadano (Kanagawa), took up writing with mixed media on paper and continues doing it until today
2000 moved to Kyoto
2004 solo exhibition at Tokyo Institut français du Japon
2006 moved back to Yamaguchi.