新垣 美奈｜Mina Arakaki

2007年頃より日常の中で発見した物事をテーマに、主に夜の闇と窓や街灯の光をモチーフとした作品を展開。高度経済成長の影響を受けた原風景の中で、日常的に目にするものに着目し、それらを通して身の回りの物事や社会の動向を捉え、同時に内面的な表現をすることを試みる。

キャンバスや紙に描く絵画のほか、幼い頃からのチラシの裏に絵を描くような感覚で、食品や日用品が入っていた箱や紙袋を支持体とした作品も制作。近年は壁画や他のアーティストとのコラボレーションにも取り組み、2020年10月より地元の川や運河のリサーチも行っている。

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Mina Arakaki

Since 2007 she has been exhibiting work that is inspired by experiences and discoveries she has made in her daily life, mainly surrounding her interpretation of the interplay of dark and light in urban areas at night. She pays attention to ordinary objects or scenes, and tries to capture both her inner appreciation of these moments, but also as a way of recording larger societal movements as well. She paints not only on canvas and paper, but also utilizes empty boxes of food and other commercial containers, as well as paper bags, with the same sense of “drawing on the back of flyers” she retains from her childhood. Recently she has also worked on wall paintings and collaborations with other artists. She has been researching rivers and canals in her hometown since October 2020.