Audrey Kawasaki

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Audrey Kawasaki
Born March 31, 1982 (1982-03-31) (age 26)[1]
Los Angeles, California[2]
Nationality American
Field Painting
Training Pratt Institute[2][3][4][5]

Audrey Kawasaki (born March 31, 1982) is a Los Angeles-based painter and erotic artist, known for her distinctive, erotically charged portrayals of young, adolescent girls. 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.[2][3][5][6][4]

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. 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][5] As of 2006, Kawasaki is 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.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Audrey Kawasaki Livejournal profile
  2. ^ a b c d "Audrey Kawasaki" interview by Chris Mitchell, Lifelounge (online magazine), October 4, 2006.
  3. ^ a b c "Bio", Audrey-Kawasaki.com.
  4. ^ a b c d "Audrey Kawasaki" interview, MacTribe, April 2007.
  5. ^ a b c "Audrey Kawasaki" by Jolene Torr, Juxtapoz, June 10, 2007.
  6. ^ "Audrey Kawasaki" interview by Whitney May, NY Arts, January/February 2007.
  7. ^ "The vibe that binds the scene" by Alex Chun, Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2006.

[edit] External links

Audrey Kawasaki, Oyasumi, 2006, oil & graphite on wood.
Audrey Kawasaki, Oyasumi, 2006, oil & graphite on wood.



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