KANAZAWA, JAPAN

va.ee

TAKUYA SHINODA

Painter from Kanazawa. Murals and live painting with the collective PROPO.

va.ee painting a yellow anime-style eye on a panel

ABOUT VA.EE

Born in Kanazawa Japan. After dropping out of high school, he hit a major turning point as the monotony of construction work and a life centered around pachinko began to take its toll.

After obtaining a high school equivalency diploma, va.ee moved to the United States and enrolled in the Department of Architecture at Parsons School of Design.

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BACK IN KANAZAWA

From Parsons to the club walls of his hometown.

Upon graduation, va.ee returned to their hometown of Kanazawa to work as a freelance designer. During this time, they launched the live painting event series “writer” at local clubs.

It was through these events that they met front52dx and cotona, leading to the formation of the painting collective “PROPO.” To this day, va.ee remains active in creating murals with PROPO and performing live painting at events both within and outside the prefecture.

日本語で読む

金沢出身、高校中退。土木・建設作業とパチンコ生活に嫌気がさしたところに人生の大転機がおとずれる。大検を取得し渡米、Parsons 美術大学建築学科へ入学。卒業後、地元金沢にてフリーランスデザイナーとして生業。夜な夜な出入りするクラブにてライブペイントイベント「writer」を開催した。そこで出会った front52dx 、cotona と共にペイント集団「PROPO」を結成。現在もプロポでの壁画制作や県内外イベントでのライプペイントに従事する。