sARTuday
- BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE (1):
Terada Katsuya SKETCH by Terada Katsuya
Hello everyone, IRIDE here. Welcome back to the sArtuday! This week I'll talk about my fundamental artistic inspiration. Maybe you saw one of his incredible illustrations on Pinterest, or on Instagram, or maybe here on Tumblr; his artsyle has something magic and powerful; and probably, this might be the best definition you could give to this artist: Terada Katsuya is a concentrate of creative power.
The first time I saw one of his dragon illustrations, I was speechless, in full contemplation of the artwork; and the following words were something like: "So here is what you can get by drawing". Since that distant day, I never stopped trying to draw like him, totally submerged by his fascinating style. In that period, I bought this incredible book.
I onestly red lots of artbooks and illustration books, but this one is a great exception, something totally different. Terada Katsuya SKETCH is the entire compendium of his workflow, imagination, and describes in lots of sketches and pages, a root and all-encompassing concept:
What comes out when he grabs the penci/pen?
The answer is really simple: fun. Every drawing, every sketch, every illustration, every fragment of his style and artistic essence, (I think) is collected in this book, as an act of play and love for his life. Terada plays with shapes, human figure, machines, animals, grotesque or epic subjects... everything done as his playground. And it's so inspiring!
I hope these words have had on you the same effect this book has had and still continues to have on me, everytime I open it.
Thank you for your attention!
