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1981, USA. Lives and works in Catalonia.
Painter, illustrator, installer. Her work is characterized through abstract and organic shapes in soft, bright and warm colours on a monochrome background. Flat and soft forms interact harmoniously balanced, while rhythm and colour provide a striking leitmotif to her work. Mina Hamada's paintings and drawings are fresh and friendly, personal and sensitive and invite us into the artist's unconsciousness - a dream world, combining occident and orient, young spirit and profound philosophy. Mina grows up in Tokyo, Japan, where she studies Design and Illustration. In Japan she has first exhibitions, presenting her illustrations and handmade storybooks, which combine her own drawing and short story-poems. In 2006 she wins the Special prize of the Kazuyoshi Iino-Award for her picture book Neboke House. At the end of 2009 she moves to Barcelona, Spain, where she meets the artist Zosen. She starts to experiment with large-scale murals and Zosen & Mina Hamada consolidate as an artistic duo. They start collaborating on joint murals, installations, serigraphy and participate at numerous Mural Festivals and exhibitions since 2012. Their collective and individual work is exhibited in galleries and institutions all over Europe, in Miami, Tokyo and South America. |
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