🌿 About Me

Hello, I'm Seiya Nakahara, a visual artist based in Miyazaki, Japan.
My work spans across photography, painting, and occasionally sculpture and spatial design.
When I’m not creating, I enjoy quiet routines, beautiful spaces, and soulful music.

🎨 Artistic Influences

I deeply admire artists who blur the lines between reality and abstraction, light and texture.
Some of my inspirations include:

• Painters & Contemporary Artists:
  Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Gerhard Richter, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly, Jackson Pollock, Marcel Duchamp, Chuta Kimura (my most respected artist), Kohei Nawa, Katsura Funakoshi

• Photographers:
  William Eggleston, Stephen Shore, Andreas Gursky, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Daido Moriyama

🏛 Favorite Architects

I find peace and inspiration in spaces designed by:

• Yoshio Taniguchi

• Tadao Ando

• SANAA

• Frank Lloyd Wright

• Alvar Aalto

• Terunobu Fujimori

📺 Favorite Things to Watch

• Midnight Diner

• Kyoto Oyaji Drinking Tour

• Yoshida Rui's Bar Wandering

• Solitary Gourmet

🎙 Favorite Podcasts

• Toshio Suzuki’s Ghibli Sweat-Drenched Talk

• Shinichiro Azumi’s Sunday Heaven

🐾 Daily Life

I find joy in simple daily rituals:

• Morning walks with my dog Lucky

• Watering flowers

• Visiting and cleaning my family’s graves twice a month

🎧 Music That Moves Me

From rock to electronica, here are the sounds that stay with me:

Japanese Artists:
Tamio Okuda, Tatsuro Yamashita, Southern All Stars, YOASOBI, Ryokuoushoku Shakai

Western Artists:
The Beatles, Jack Johnson, Beck, Eric Clapton

Jazz:
Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny

Electronica:
Boards of Canada, Rei Harakami, Véchal Garland, Perfume

What I listened to as a teenager:
Nirvana, Nuno Bettencourt, Blankey Jet City, The Mad Capsule Markets, Denki Groove,
Chick Corea, Mr. Children, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Luna Sea, Dragon Ash, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Spiral Life, and more.
I used to listen to intense rock music at full volume through my headphones.

🌱 What I’d Like to Try

• Going on a diet 😅