Hiroe Komai Kyoto, Japan

Hiroe Komai was born in Kyoto, Japan, and now lives and works in London. Her practice often has an architectural focus; she has painted realist depictions of buildings and their surroundings in watercolour, and made collages inspired by the geometries of Modernist buildings and their interiors. Her treatment of these spaces is intimate and nostalgic, rather than cold and mathematical as one might expect; she uses handmade and craft techniques, and depicts sensory experiences, such as snowfall and dawn light. 

 

Komai has exhibited extensively in London and internationally. In 2016 she had a solo exhibition in Košice in Slovakia, and in 2012 she was awarded a major architectural public commission in Kyoto, Japan. Her work can be found in several national and international collections including the Gunnar Sachs collection.