Audrey Kawasaki has added a couple of new “study” pieces to her blog and I had to share them. She states “so ive been having some fun doing these small ’studies’. i tried to be more loose with the marks, and i must say, i enjoyed it immensely! no matter the outcome, the process was really refreshing.” The outcome looks amazing. I have always loved more brushy, loose works. When done correctly the art has so much energy and movement to it; and as you can see by these pieces, not only did Audrey fully retain her signature figures, but has placed them in an exciting new environment.

Head over to her blog for the rest of the process pics: Audrey Kawasaki Blog

As mentioned this last week, Audrey Kawasaki is having another timed released print sale. The sale will start today from 3pm to 4pm Pacific Standard Time. You will be able to buy one of two limited editions. “Yuuwaku” is 15″x19.5″on a 16″x20.5″ on 100% cotton archival fine art paper, and “Hyakki Yakou” is 22″x13″ on a 23″x14″ on 100% cotton archival fine art paper. The prints will be signed on the image area. Both prints are $100 each or $250 framed. Make sure you are all signed up and ready, the website will no doubt experience traffic problems, like all sites do, and this is sure to be flooded with fans and print flippers alike.

Get em here: Audrey Kawasaki Shop

Audrey Kawasaki is having another one of the “timed release” print sales, to ensure that all of her fans are able to get prints. So far it has been exceptionally hard to buy a print without having to get it from someone who bought the print, just to make money off the sale. Coming this January 23rd, from 3pm to 4pm Pacific Standard Time, you will be able to buy one of two limited editions. “Yuuwaku” is 15″x19.5″on a 16″x20.5″ on 100% cotton archival fine art paper, and “Hyakki Yakou” is 22″x13″ on a 23″x14″ on 100% cotton archival fine art paper. The prints will be signed on the image area. Both prints are $100 each or $250 framed.

Here is the rest of the info: Time Release Print @ Audrey’s Blog

Coming this Saturday, December 12th to the Jonathan Levine Gallery is the latest show exhibition from Audrey Kawasaki entitled “Hajimari. a prelude.” The show will feature 20 new works and from the preview images Audrey posted on her blog, this is going to be an amazing show. A majority of the work looks like she has continued with some of the more “filled” works such as those seen at show at Copro Nason a while back. I was also happy to see some of the more erotic works of hers making a comeback. She has a very elegant way of adding a little eroticism without it seeming trashy. One of the preview shots as seen below, features some skeletal and anatomical figures, which I was very happy to see. Looking at her graphite and oil works, one can see that Audrey has keen understanding of the figure and her unique style of displaying them is what makes her art so addicting.

Head on over for a full look at the preview images: Audrey Kawasaki Preview

Dropping this Saturday, August 22nd at 3pm PST is a new print from Audrey Kawasaki. “Saying Goodbye” is 19″ x 23″ with an 18″ x 22″ image area, signed and numbered in an edition of 200. The print is $220, but can also come framed for $480.

It a great print, I like how she added more background elements to this piece. Something I wish she would do more often. This print is going to sell out instantly, like they always do. So if your looking for this print keep an eye on the page, or else wait for it to show up on ebay.

Audrey Kawasaki Shop

This July 11th at the Copro Gallery will be “Monster”, a group show curated by Travis Louie and features the work of over 50 artists. I’m a big fan of the work of Mr Louie, and was raised on monster artwork, so this show is right up my alley. Some of the artists that will be at this show are Ron English, Femke Hiemstra, Jessica Joslin, Audrey Kawasaki, Tessar Lo, Martin Wittfooth, Chet Zar, Amanda Visell, Ana Bagayan, Annie Owens, Attaboy, Brandt Peters, Brian Despain, Brom, Chris Ryniak, Dan Quintana, Ekundayo, Dave Chung, Dave DeVries, Davey Wong, Deseo, Dice Tsutsumi, Francesco LoCastro, Fred Harper, Heidi Taillefer, Isabel Samaras, James Zar, Jason D’Aquino, Amy Botello, Kris Kuksi, Kris Lewis, Lola, Mari Inukai, Mark Texiera, Miles Teves, Molly Crabapple, Nouar, Xiaoqing Ding and many more. If you head on over to Erratic Phenomena you can see an interview done with Travis about the show and his stance on the art scene and where it is going. I like how Travis brought up that some of the art we see is short on conception and lacks creativity. My favorite bit is:

A gallery owner (I won’t say who) tried to tell me how great someone’s brushwork was, and he really had no clue about what constitutes “good brushwork.” Folks, there is a significant difference between having a strong style that exaggerates anatomy, and exaggeration because of a lack of anatomical knowledge. I’m not saying I’d like to see all things painted realistically or naturalistically, but I would prefer that the artists know how to draw something, at least. I’ve seen so many artists whose drawing was so bad I can’t believe they got shows.

Not only am I crazy about Art History, but I am also quite big on anatomy and classical ways of painting/drawing. I hope to see more of these disciplines as well. Anway, make sure you head on over to Erratic Phenomena to read the interview and check out the gallery for the full preview of works.

Monster @ Copro Gallery

Audrey Kawasaki has a new limited edition print coming, and will be released this Saturday May 9th at 12pm PST. The print can come framed, 9 1/2″x10 3/4″ on a 11″x12 1/8″ sheet, signed and numbered in an edition of 200. Only 150 of them will be available. The print will be $100, $235 framed.
If you want one of these prints make sure are registered on her site and ready to go when the clock strikes 12, like all of her print sales it’s going to be a massacre.

Audrey Kawasaki Prints

Audrey Kawasaki has a solo show coming up this weekend at the Space Yui Gallery in Tokyo. The show is entitled “Watching Shadows” or “Kageboushi”, and will feature new paintings some sold-out prints as well as a new print to be released. Audrey has these works for preview on her blog so I wanted to share them here, these are some of her most exciting works yet. She has a couple more of those laser cut works as well as some paintings on irregular shaped wood. It looks amazing.

Hit the jump for more images, and check out her blog for close-ups.
Audrey Kawasaki Blog

This weeks articles features prints by Audrey Kawasaki, Amanda Visell, Luke Chueh, Angie Mason & James Jean. Check it out Here

A year ago Audrey had a timed edition print sale to help combat the problem of not enough fans getting access to her prints. So everyone that purchased a print in one hour were guaranteed a print, and that amount determined the edition number as well.

It’s still a trial to get one of her prints. They sell out almost instantaneously, and then you see Ebay is filled with the prints for sale at bloated prices, something that is getting ridiculous as well. So it looks like it’s time to do another “timed edition” sale. This time she is asking people to vote for which print will go on sale, so while you will no doubt be able to get a print, the voting will determine which one it is. So head on over to her livejournal account and vote, you get a choice of six different prints.
Audrey Kawasaki Print Poll