Kaoru Yamada

The Mondrian composition was the first time I stopped to look at a painting.
I remember that in the midst of the buzzing mood of my teenage years, I felt a shimmering calmness in my heart.
However, it was much later that I started painting.

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In college, I painted very little and we...

The Mondrian composition was the first time I stopped to look at a painting.
I remember that in the midst of the buzzing mood of my teenage years, I felt a shimmering calmness in my heart.
However, it was much later that I started painting.

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In college, I painted very little and went to the library to read wills.
I read many letters, including those of novelists and those who died in World War II.
I am very interested in what words people leave behind when they die.

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After college, I was fortunate enough to live in France for three years.
I was supposed to learn the language, but all I did was play around with museums and cemeteries.
Why did I like cemeteries so much, you ask?
This is because graves have culture and history.

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It wasn't until I started painting in earnest that
After working in the advertising industry as a copywriter, I became a freelancer.
As an illustrator, I draw corporate calendars, posters, and institutional newspaper covers.