Atsuko Goto (a featured artist in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Issue 008) is the overseer of a delicate wonderland. Her paintings ooze magical tidings, crafting a realm of otherworldly characters that appear like ghosts, gods or perhaps even monsters. Atsuko weaves together a bewitching world that calls to the dreamers within us. It’s a celebration of the spiritual aspects of life that we cannot entirely see, but feel. Atsuko’s artworks go beyond mere paint and canvas, they are like living dreams for all of us to ponder. Inspired by her homeland, Atsuko primarily works with Japanese techniques and mediums to create her uniquely soft, muted palette. She paints with Japanese ink, gum Arabic and even uses a brilliant blue lapis lazuli as a part of her dried pigment collection to create her signature moody dreamscapes. The … Continue reading Atsuko Goto: Bewitched by a Delicate Wonderland