Nathan Hemi, born in 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand, is an emeringcontemporary painter currently based in Tauranga, New Zealand. Hemi's artistic style is distinguished by his exploration of the intersection between contemporary popular culture, digital media, and the human experience. Specializing in the use of the airbrush, he encapsulates a digital aesthetic within his paintings through various effects, often depicting distorted, blurry, and fragmented figures and subjects that are difficult to define.