Biography:
She began her studies in Graphic and Product communication design in
Kyoto, Japan, at Seika University, and later photography in Osaka. She
moved to New York in the winter of 2004 to seek more creative
opportunities and to experience a different, unique approach to art.
She started working for the Japanese artist HIROKI OTSUKA, as well as
the artist MALCOS, in various painting and sculpting projects. She was
hired in 2005 by the New York-based graphic design company Berrymatch,
LLC and Nooka, Inc., a high fashion designer watch company owned by
Berrymatch, doing graphic and product design, corporate identity
design, and advertisement. She began to work for Adoah, LLC in 2008
designing modern fashion rugs and carpets. In her latest work she is
doing illustration of movie frames and image boards, website design,
graphic and logo design for the upcoming independent movie "Uwaki" by
Devin Haqq. However, her passion remains for painting.
Statement:
Being an artist doesn’t always mean making a pretty piece. Art should
be able to give people a powerful impression, a full frontal impact.
And in my opinion, what gives people that great impression is color
contrast and dynamic composition.
My
hometown is Osaka, Japan. Osaka has lots of excitement and people there
love bright, powerful colors. There is a strong feeling of energy when
you go through the streets. Our city is insanely using crazy colors for
anything. People wear bright colors, stores are decorated in high
tones, and there is color everywhere in advertisements and magazines.
It is a beautiful place. While I grew up there, I observed and absorbed
that energy, and I think it comes through in my art. It was my
inspiration for the animal series with the bright checkered background
and color contrast. It’s a representation of me and my life. I think I
can give people some of that excitement, that energy, with my art.
After
I moved to NY, I was doing a lot of graphic design and layouts of
typography for part of corporate identity designs. I found beauty in
the straightforward, uncomplicated images of logos and typography. I
wanted to include that beauty of simple objects in my paintings. My
goal was to combine 2-dimensional, flat objects without depth or shadow
gradation with more realistic 3-dimensional images to create contrast.
In
my latest project, the ‘HAIR SHOW’ Series, I use both the bright colors
and beautiful contrast inspired by my Japan background and the
NY-inspired graphic design ideas of depth and gradation to create what
I think are beautiful angles, balance, and composition in the women and
their hair in my motifs.
Hair in its essence is nature
growing from us. I see so much beauty in nature and wanted to bring
that into my art. Since I am a female artist, I also love to express
female beauty, and I can do that best through paintings. And hair is a
very important part of the body for females. From ages ago to now,
women and girls always put so much effort to try to create beautiful
hair styles. I was inspired by the many hairstyles of my country and
the great contrast in styles that I see in NY, and wanted to express my
appreciation to the beautiful women I have seen in my life and tribute
to them in my art.
Experience---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Devin Haqq, Uwaki the movie, New York, NY 2008-2009
image board design, movie frame illustration, website design, logo design
Adoah LLC, New York, NY 2008 - 2009
Graphic Design for designer rugs and carpets
IS Group, New York, NY 2008
Website design
Nooka Inc. and Berrymatch, LLC New York, NY 2005 - 2008
Assistant designer in artwork production, corporate identity, product
logo design, website design, professional photography, digital photo
retouching, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign
Malcos Studios (Artist Malcos) Brooklyn, NY 2005
Assistant painter, sculptor, canvas production
Stay Gold Gallery (Artist Hiroki Otsuka) Brooklyn, NY 2005
Assistant for wall and canvas painting, studio decoration, studio preparation for gallery show
Tosai Kobo Studio, Kyoto, Japan 2002 - 2003
Assistant for a sculpture design company, managed color coordination, selection and matching of raw materials
Tsutani Shoji Company, Osaka, Japan 2001 –2003
Product Designer of a billboard advertisement company
Education ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, Japan, 1999 - 2003
Graphic Design and Product Communication Design
PHOTOPIA, Osaka, Japan, 2003
Professional Photography
Daito Osaka city secondary school, 1995 -1999
Art major
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