Takami Jun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1986) award
Takahiko Okada
おかだ たかひこ
Okada Takahiko
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-09-04 （Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1997-02-26 age 57
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Kurozumikyō
- Residence History
- Tokyo (birthplace) → Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet, art critic, university professor
- Active Years
- 1961-1997
- Affiliations
- Keio University (faculty)
- Influenced By
- Gōzō Yoshimasu, Teruo Inoue, Chieko Aida, Takuma Nakahira, Yutaka Takanashi, Kōji Taki
- Influenced
- Asano Tsujimura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dokkyo High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Dokkyo High School
Country:
Japan
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Participated in the revival of the poetry magazine 'Mita Shijin'. Joined Bijutsu Shuppansha after graduation.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Takami Jun Prize | Toki ni Kishi Nashi | — | Takami Jun Prize Committee | winner |
Takami Jun Prize
1985
Work:
Toki ni Kishi Nashi
Organization:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Toki ni Kishi Nashi
1985 poetryA collection of poems exploring language and vision, characterized by a photo-critical perspective and experimental use of language.
languagevisionthe sea
Collected Poems of Takahiko Okada
1970 poetryA volume compiling early poetry, containing works influenced by the experimental trends of the 1960s.
selfthe citymemory
Living Words
1973 poetics / literary criticismA collection of essays on the relationship between poetry and language, outlining his poetic and critical stance.
linguistics of poetrytheory of poetic creation
Crystals of Crisis: Notes on Contemporary Art
1970 art criticismA collection of art criticism addressing contemporary art movements abroad while discussing the situation in Japan.
contemporary artcriticism
Bibliography
- Warera no Chikara 19 (poetry) 1963
- Shinomi (poetry) 1963
- Takahiko Okada: Collected Poems (Shichosha) 1970
- Wings of the Sea (Shoshi Yamada) 1970
- My Eyes (Shichosha) 1972
- To Zero (Seidosha) 1974
- The Joy of Living (Seidosha) 1977
- By What (Shichosha) 1977
- Inside the Giant Apple (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) 1978
- Swimming in the Eye (Shichosha) 1980
- Toki ni Kishi Nashi (Shichosha) 1985
- Shigitatsu Sawa no (Shichosha) 1992
- Collected Poems of Takahiko Okada (Kyobunsha) 2020
- Living Words (poetics) 1973
- Crystals of Crisis: Notes on Contemporary Art (Izara Shobo) 1970
Translations by Author
- The Story of Modern Art: Movements since 1945 (co-translator, 1986)
- Arshile Gorky (co-translator, 1989)
- The Dream of the Pre-Raphaelites (co-translator, 1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental use of languagepoetic perspectives influenced by photographic criticismmodernist techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- the eyelanguagethe seafragments of the city
Legacy
An important figure in late 20th-century Japanese poetry and art criticism. Active both as a poet and an art critic, he influenced subsequent generations through his writing and teaching at Keio University.
Archives
- National Diet Library (authority/works catalogue)
- VIAF / international authority databases
Trivia
- His grandfather was Tadahiko Okada, the 35th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- His wife was haiku poet Fumino Okada; his eldest daughter is haiku poet Asano Tsujimura.
- In his youth he participated in launching magazines such as 'Drumkan' and the photo-critical magazine 'Provoke'.
- He served as a commissioner of the Venice Biennale in his late twenties.
- His grave is said to be at the Kurozumikyō headquarters in Okayama City.