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— by Keith Estiler: baanai is an artist from Kanagawa, Japan who creates paintings that feature calligraphy, geometric shapes and colorful spatter. Oftentimes, the artist’s background imagery in his vivid compositions appear as idyllic scenes, perhaps, gleaning inspiration from Monet’s impressionist landscapes. What makes his paintings different from the pioneering 20th century French painter is baanai’s text impositions in the style of graffiti scrawling that elevates the dynamism in his pieces…

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