Shinichi Hara began his career as a contemporary artist in 1985 when he had his first exhibition in Los Angeles with the admiration and support of world-renowned contemporary artist David Hockney. In 2009, he decided to dedicate himself to his dream of becoming an artist. In 2009, he decided to dedicate himself to his dream of becoming an artist, and has been expanding his activities to Los Angeles, New York, Hong Kong, and the rest of the world.

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​His concept is based on the animistic energy within humans, the earth, and the universe, as well as the universal digital energy “0s and 1s” that mankind has recently discovered. After living deep in the mountains of Japan surrounded by nature during his childhood, he retired as a computer engineer in his youth with the physical and mental stress of his ultimate pursuit of the world of 0 and 1, and experienced the extremes of light and darkness of digital energy. In this age when the insanely fast pace of change brought about by digital technology is damaging the souls of many people, he continues to depict the contrasts between the soul and the digital, the individual and the world system, lifeand death, the sacred and the profane, nature and culture, with an oriental spirituality.

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In this crazy world where the balance between analog (the body and soul) and digital (the systems of modern society) is in danger, he expresses the dynamism of Japanese beauty with the sacred energy of Japanese white. He has developed his own style, influenced by Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimal Art, and Conceptual Art in world history, and Ukiyoe and Rimpa School in Japanese history.