Maiko Kobayashi
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Child-like creatures portray emotional depths in Maiko Kobayashi’s paintings. Each illustration begins with a layer of gesso and acrylic on Japanese Washi paper or canvas. After drawing her characters with charcoal, she blends the sketch with her hands. Kobayashi then paints over with another, simple monochrome background. She redraws the figures repeatedly. With each layer, the paintings gain material and emotional depth. Then, the characters are framed with their block colour background. The colours are reminiscent of traditional Japanese-style painting styles and illustrations.