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Audrey Kawasaki

Audrey Kawasaki is a painter and illustrator based in Los Angeles who works primarily with oil and graphite on wood panels. Each piece of timber is carefully selected and in some cases it almost looks as if the painting is dictating the wood grain itself.

“The themes in Audrey Kawasaki’s work are contradictions within themselves. Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey’s precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau. Her sharp graphic imagery is combined with the natural grain of the wood panels she paints on, bringing an unexpected warmth to enigmatic subject matter.

The figures she paints are seductive and contain an air of melancholy. They exist in their own sensually esoteric realm, yet at the same time present a sense of accessibility that draws the observer to them. These mysterious young women captivate with the direct stare of their  bedroom eyes.” audrey-kawasaki.com

Hit the jump below for more images and check out Audrey’s blog Okonomide for more photos of her process and close-ups of her latest work.