Kazuaki Tanahashi is a Japanese artist born in 1933. He works in the field of calligraphy, teaching Zen, writing and translating Buddhist texts from Japanese and Chinese to English; He is one of the defenders of peace and environmental activists. Kazuaki Tanahashi's innovative works are influenced by traditional Japanese art and 20th century abstraction. His works include a special type of single-line calligraphy and circles that are drawn freely.