hand finished edition of girl sitting in library drawing on paper

Hideaki Kawashima

Drawing (Hand-finished)

€1,500

Artwork

Edition of 1070.0 (H) × 57.0 (W) cmHand-finished

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Hideaki Kawashima paints soothing, surreal renditions of the ever-ambiguous human experience. His work sits within the Superflat movement, contributing to the establishment of rich new legacies for manga and anime-influenced figuration.

Our debut collaboration, Drawing, is based on an original work painted shortly after the artist’s mother passed away. The young subject – “in the most brilliant period of her life” – embodies his layered ruminations on life and death.

In this hand finished edition of Drawing, Hideaki has illustrated in pencil a changing motif upon each - either the reflection of the girl or a skull.

“I remember painting with extreme concentration, and it is indeed a work that I feel a strong sense of attachment to.”

Behind the scenes

Portrait photo of Hideaki Kawashima in a black sweater

Hideaki Kawashima4 collaborationsHideaki Kawashima uses portraiture to expose the ambiguities of human life. Rendered in subdued palettes of seamlessly-blended oils, his wide-eyed characters express a spectrum of emotions: fear, desire, angst, longing. Said emotions, however, are never singular or overt. Similarly, androgynous facial features set gender identities in flux and small ghost-like creatures symbolise the blurred boundary between physical and spiritual realms. Playful touches of folklore, mythology and surrealism surface throughout, drawing influence from painters such as Mark Ryden and Pierre et Gilles. Having emerged in 1990s Japan alongside artists like Yoshitomo Nara, Kawashima’s work sits within the Superflat movement, contributing to the establishment of rich new legacies for manga and anime-influenced figuration.

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Reviews from Avant collectors

Excellent quality artwork and good communication along the way.
Review of Diptych
So happy to have the print.
Review of Actual Size
Overall extremely impressed with Avant Arte, especialy with the shipping/packaging and materials included with the print. Definitely care and attention to detail not typicaly associated with art of this price-level. Thank you
Review of Untitled
Thanks again for great collaboration and looking forward to new projects and pieces for my collection.
Review of Descendent - Lucid Dreamer
The print itself is of the highest quality and above expectations. The packaging also is of the highest level.
Review of Ringers #962: The LACMA Iterations
I think the experience has been brilliant from start to finish
Review of HOPE (251-375)
Wonderful work and very good quality production I hope to find a new work soon of him or of a artist that I like
Review of Inner Love
Wonderful experience, can't wait for another purchase for my collection!
Review of Unveiling series #1, 1993

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