Featured Artist: Masako Ando

Masako Ando is an artist from Japan, whose work probes the interval between reality and unreality in search of moments that give rise to a picture. Using only pencil and oil paints, Masako paints children, animals and plants on porcelain-smooth canvas surfaces. The motifs surprising delicacy and subtle colours become apparent only through close examination of the various nooks and crannies within the picture. Her works are characterized by delicate lines, multi-layered colours and a depth that seems to draw the viewer in.