Audrey Kawasaki (born March 31, 1982 in

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"Audrey Kawasaki"
interview by Chris Mitchell, ''Lifelounge'' (online magazine), October 4, 2006.) is a Los Angeles-based

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, known for her distinctive, erotically charged portrayals of young, adolescent women. Her works are

oil painting Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest of ...

s painted directly onto wood panels, and her style has been described as a fusion of

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and Japanese

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, with primary influences like

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and

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, saying “The merging of realistically molded faces and bodies against the contrast of flat lines and patterns is so stimulating to me.”"Audrey Kawasaki"
interview by Whitney May, ''NY Arts'', January/February 2007.MacTribebr>"Audrey Kawasaki"
interview, '' MacTribe'', April 2007. Kawasaki studied fine art painting for two years at the

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, but left after two years without completing her degree."Bio"
, ''Audrey-Kawasaki.com''."Feature: Audrey Kawasaki "
by Jolene Torr, ''

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'', June 10, 2007.MacTribe/> 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

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, an approach at odds with her figurative, illustrative style, as among the reasons she left.MacTribe/> As of 2006, Kawasaki was considered a rising star in the Los Angeles art scene."The vibe that binds the scene"
by Alex Chun, ''

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'', September 7, 2006. In 2005, Kawasaki designed the cover art for

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's ''For Lovers, Dreamers & Me''.MacTribe/>

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External links

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Audrey Kawasaki: A Gallery of Artworks"Hot Young Artists"
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'', November 2006.
"Audrey Kawasaki"
interview, ''IdN Magazine'' 13(5), January 2007.
"Naughty but Nice"
by Kate Atkinson, ''

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Australia'', October 2007.
Audrey Kawasaki - Adri's World
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kawasaki, Audrey 1982 births Living people Painters from Los Angeles Pratt Institute alumni American erotic artists American artists of Japanese descent 21st-century American women painters