Born in Niigata, 1988.
Enrolled in Tokyo Zokei University, Painting Major 4th year
Awarded at TAMA ART COMPETITION 2013 (Hisashi Tenmyouya Prize) and TURNER AWARD 2013 (Future Prize).
Kawada depicts mainly people and landscape from a concrete perspective. Seemingly realistic details consist of coarse strokes. The disturbing nuance created through the assimilation of sombre colors is an attempt to inject profound meaning into scenes of no particular significance.