These Portraits by Erika Yamashiro are Lucid and Sublime
Andrew Robertson — March 27, 2012 — Art & Design
References: geocities.jp & beautifuldecay
This set of illustrations by Japanese artist Erika Yamashiro captures the delicate features of the young female form within a fantasy-inspired dreamscape. The paintings portray young girls languorously wallowing within an Alice in Wonderland-esque fantasy world. The surrealist aspect of the surrounding landscape -- over-sized mushrooms, the gathering of woodland critters -- adds to a sense of blissful absorption rather than subconscious contemplation.
Erika Yamashiro beautifully uses soft colors and clearly defined features to elevate the sense of a delicate reverie. Looking at these paintings, one isn't left trying to interpret a range of conflicting emotions and reactions, but rather is inclined to join in a momentary lapse from the present reality.
Articulate, gentle and soothing, these portraits by Erika Yamashiro are at once both sublime and enlightening.
Erika Yamashiro beautifully uses soft colors and clearly defined features to elevate the sense of a delicate reverie. Looking at these paintings, one isn't left trying to interpret a range of conflicting emotions and reactions, but rather is inclined to join in a momentary lapse from the present reality.
Articulate, gentle and soothing, these portraits by Erika Yamashiro are at once both sublime and enlightening.
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