Happy New Year
Acrylic, Oil on Canvas
14x19in
United States
Ayako Bando, a Japanese artist with international training in Osaka, London, Tokyo, and New York, masterfully combines acrylic, oil, and washi paper collage to create vibrant, textured paintings and mixed-media works. Her expressive techniques include rhythmic layering, hand-torn paper, and photographic transfers, all deeply inspired by nature’s forms and movement. Through her acclaimed Eternal Light Series and delicate florals, she invokes a sense of purity, hope, and soulful transformation, inviting viewers to reconnect with their inner light and the enduring resilience of the human spirit.