ABOUT

MIA UMEKO IS A CONTEMPORARY ARTIST AND CREATOR WORKING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. SHE’S ROOTED IN THE VIBRANT INTERSECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM HER JAPANESE HERITAGE AND LONDON ROOTS. 

SHE IS PARTLY INSPIRED BY THE RICH VISUAL TRADITIONS OF JAPAN, PARTICULARLY THEIR DYNAMIC AND ENERGETIC GRAPHIC AESTHETICS FOUND IN BOTH MODERN AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA. SHE MOSTLY PLAYS WITH ANIMALS AS A MOTIF IN HER WORK AND WITH A BACKGROUND IN GRAPHIC DESIGN, YOU'LL FIND TYPE IN HER WORK, PAIRING REALISM TOGETHER TO CREATE HER OWN INTERPRETIVE WORK.

“I’M USUALLY THINKING ABOUT A SPECIFIC MOMENT OR TRYING TO CAPTURE THE NUANCE OF SOMETHING SOMEONE SAYS. IT’S NOT TOO DEEP, USUALLY WITH A LITTLE TONGUE IN CHEEK.”