Art Blog #205
18 hours ago
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Lima based contemporary artist Harumi Hironaka
Harumi Hironaka is a Peruvian-Japanese painter and illustrator currently living and working in Sao Paulo.She lived her teenage years in Japan, where she was influenced by Anime and Manga: ¨that’s how it all started.
I wanted to become a manga artist¨.
Harumi writes:
'I wish I were a more evolved person, mentally and spiritually. A person who can look beyond her own nose and feel inspired by more meaningful, beautiful things in life and the world. But sometimes my art comes from this dark place - the place where I keep stuff I don’t want the people around me, in my everyday life, to see.
What I struggle or have struggled with.
My whole life I’ve been made to feel like I should apologize for being who I am and feeling the way I do.
The Connor Contemporary writes:
“Harumi is an exceptionally skilled artist whose work draws on the energy of Japanese Manga while powerfully exploring contemporary feminine themes—stories of resilience, struggle, and transformation. Her paintings are instantly recognisable, populated by strong yet vulnerable characters brought to life through a gritty, Grunge Art aesthetic and fearless use of colour. Harumi has an extraordinary gift for capturing personality and emotion on the canvas. She’s a seriously cool artist creating seriously cool work—and I’ve been a devoted admirer for many years. I can’t wait to see where her artistic journey leads next.”
You can find more information about Harumi at-
or at her website - Harumi Hironaka · Pintora e ilustradora
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