Tomohiro Okada

Tomohiro Okada in July 2008

Tomohiro Okada (岡田智博) is an interdisciplinary creative and innovation developer, researcher, policymaker, and art curator of contemporary and technology field, Director of Creative Cluster.[1] Since 1995 he has been active in electronic media and creative innovation in Japan especially promoting young talent in new media art, interaction design as a researcher, producer, curator, writer and organizer of numerous creative productions, and policy designs for government and institutions for economic and industry and culture affairs. He has written various policy papers for art and creative and civil development of various local governments and agencies, lectured and held positions at various universities, participated in conferences and symposia, and has worked as a consultant.

As a curator and producer Tomohiro OKADA created Fantasista series[2] (2005 – Evolution Cafe, Electrical Fantasista, Creative Fantasista), the crucial independent new talent media art and innovative design exhibition, certification of "Emerging people in the field of Media Arts - 2010. Agency for Cultural Affairs (JAPAN)", "Cultural Promoting Project – 2010 (Fine art). Tokyo Metropolitan Government". Tokyo Art Beat[3] magazine signed most wanted art show in Tokyo, 2008 summer,[4] by online reader voting, Super Robot Exhibition (2014, 2015) were hundreds of global media coverages introducing robotic art and design in Japan, also promoting new media and digital art talents thorough out of his curating and management works such as shown first art show at public art venue of TeamLab and Yoichi Ochiai, and contributing to promote Media Arts in Japan region by Japan Media Arts Festival exhibition (2010, 2017, 2019) as a director, Agency of Cultural Affair.

  1. ^ "Creative Cluster | クリエイティブクラスター". Creativecluster.jp. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  2. ^ "Creative Fantasista 2011 | クリエイティブ ファンタジスタ". Fantasista.creativecluster.jp. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  3. ^ "東京のアート・デザイン展カレンダー | 東京アートビート | TAB" (in Japanese). Tokyoartbeat.com. 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  4. ^ "Creative Fantasista 2011 - クリエイティブ ファンタジスタ". creativecluster.jp. Retrieved 6 December 2015.