Chikako Okada

Infanta La Danza de la Muerte no. 1

2020

'Infanta de la Verdad' features the face of a young woman with cactus surrounding her head and a bird and flowering cactus (bottom) representing life, death and the struggles in betw...

Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through her meticulously detailed, and patterned imagery. The work is mesmerizing, rich in symbolism, and reference feminine power, vulnerability, sadness, longing, and desire. Often featuring adolescent girls and boys that are mysteriously posed, the artist leaves the circumstances of her subjects to the viewer's interpretation. Chikako Okada is inspired by the paintings of European masters, Mexico's Frida Kahlo, and the American surrealists. The drawing is 23 1/4 X 18 1/4 inches. Professionally matted and framed in a museum quality rose gold wood...

Pencil on paper Tomo Sakurai is a Japanese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. She had an awakening of her talent in pencil drawing as a teenager. It was the bea...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. This is #3 of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony r...