Mario Tauchi: Mariomandala Colouring Book

Mario Tauchi invites you to join a transcendental trip through the deepest parts of the artist's brain with his incredible Mario-mandalas, 108 free-floating cosmic forms in white space, that the reader brings the final dimension to by colouring them in.

Psychiatrist Carl Jung saw the mandala as 'a representation of the unconscious self' and believed his paintings of mandalas enabled him to identify emotional states and disorders and work towards wholeness in personality. For Jung, this identification of the id, and its transience, was a fundamental tool in his understanding of personality.

Dynamically, this volume of Mario-mandalas goes beyond a passive recognition of the intricate mandala designs, leading readers to develop their own interpretation of their personality and contribute towards the entity of the mandala form. Once a mandala has been coloured in it can be detached from the book, as each becomes a unique work of art that has been created in their own design; the final mandala is thus a creation of personal interaction with the artist, and a wider connection with the universal language of colour and shape through the unconscious.

This book can appeal to nearly anyone with an interest in art either as a technique or as a finished work, and to adults and children alike, as the mandalas return generous rewards, regardless of technical ability.

Mario Tauchi is a Japanese artist based in Tokyo. He grew up observing the forms of nature in a rural area of Saitama, surrounded by plants, trees, and living creatures. He was also fascinated by religious art, tribal art, street art, and psychedelic art while he spent his childhood and youth in Paris, Melbourne and Philadelphia. All of those shaped the foundation of his style and thoughts. In addition to creating art, he works in publishing as a translator and a writer. He started creating art in 2001, when he was 28 years old. Mario also works as a performance artist, and has performed in London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, and in various parts of Japan. He often collaborates with musicians, poets and other performance artists. Recently, he has exhibited at galleries in Japan and abroad, including his solo exhibition "MARIO" at CADAN Yurakucho (2022), and in the past, he was in charge of the mural project "Wishing for the realization of Keith's wish for peace" at the Keith Haring exhibition "LOVE POP! ~ Art is for everyone" (2012) at Itami City Museum of Art, and has performed live painting and drawing. Mural (exterior wall) of Thai restaurant "Morlam Liquor Store" in Maruyamacho, Shibuya Ward. While painting, he is mainly engaged in translation publishing as an agent, editor and translator. As a translator, he has worked on Lester Bangs - The Legendary Rock Critic, His Words and Life (Jim DeRogatis, published by TONKACHI) and Why Work? (Barry Schwartz, published by Asahi Publishing [TED Books]), and as a writer, Prison Food (published by K&B Publishers).