Audrey Kawasaki

Audrey Kawasaki (born March 31, 1982[1] in Los Angeles, California[2]) is a Los Angeles-based painter, known for her distinctive, erotically charged portrayals of young, adolescent women. Her works are oil paintings painted directly onto wood panels, and her style has been described as a fusion of Art Nouveau and Japanese manga, with primary influences like Gustav Klimt and Alphonse Mucha, saying “The merging of realistically molded faces and bodies against the contrast of flat lines and patterns is so stimulating to me.”[2][3][4][5][6]

Audrey Kawasaki
Born (1982-03-31) March 31, 1982
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationPratt Institute
Known forPainting

Kawasaki studied fine art painting for two years at the Pratt Institute in New York City, but left after two years without completing her degree.[2][3][4][6] She has reported that several of her professors suggested that she should stay away from her particular style of painting nudes. She cites the emphasis in the New York art scene on conceptual art, an approach at odds with her figurative, illustrative style, as among the reasons she left.[2][3][4][6] As of 2006, Kawasaki was considered a rising star in the Los Angeles art scene.[7] In 2005, Kawasaki designed the cover art for Alice Smith's For Lovers, Dreamers & Me.[6] In 2011, singer Christina Perri was tattooed with Kawasaki's painting, "My Dishonest Heart", by Kat Von D on an episode of LA Ink. Kawasaki has also been featured in several art magazines including Hi-Fructose and Juxtapoz, and has started developing more commercial products such as phone skins and mint boxes.

Oyasumi, 2006, oil & graphite on wood, representative of Kawasaki's most common medium.

References
  1. Audrey Kawasaki Livejournal profile Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Audrey Kawasaki" Archived September 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine interview by Chris Mitchell, Lifelounge (online magazine), October 4, 2006.
  3. "Bio" Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, Audrey-Kawasaki.com.
  4. "Feature: Audrey Kawasaki " by Jolene Torr, Juxtapoz, June 10, 2007.
  5. "Audrey Kawasaki" interview by Whitney May, NY Arts, January/February 2007.
  6. "Audrey Kawasaki" Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine interview, MacTribe, April 2007.
  7. "The vibe that binds the scene" Archived June 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine by Alex Chun, Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2006.
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