Ionut Radulescu is an illustrator and graphic designer, currently working in New York City. With tradeyourtalent he speaks about trying to push his limits, inspiration from his inner voice and unexpected outcomes.
Why is it your dream to be an
artist?
Since I was a child, I loved visual
arts and design in general. Most of my time was spent drawing
cartoon, and after, drawing fashion sketches. I loved fashion and all
its creative universe, how ideas come to life, and that level of
fantasy. So this came naturally, and now I am experimenting with
different mediums, and trying to push my limits.
Can you describe some of your
greatest inspirations?
I get inspired by everything that
resonates with my inner voice—places, moments, people, color,
music, movies, city life, sadness and happiness, life experiences of
any kind.
What kind of projects are you
currently working on? What is your favorite project?
I have currently just finished a couple
of editorial projects for different magazines, and currently I'm working
on a digital branding experience and illustration for a Japanese
restaurant. I am excited, because it is a local
client, and I can take on a more creative visual and conceptual
approach.
Recent editorial illustration done for Decat o Revista magazine back in
Romania.
This is an urban, cultural magazine, and my
work communicated a personal vision about what it means to be/feel like a hero.
If you could collaborate with
another artist, who would you pick?
I'm inspired by the fasion world, moreover by the young
designers, that have unique voices and personality. I would love to
collaborate with Mary Katrantzou, she was born in Athens, and she
currently resides in London, currently being one of the cutting-edge
British designers. Her work is full of visual effects, collage and
play with dimensions, applied onto garments.
It would be great to apply some of my
illustrations, and lettering on some original pieces of garment, that
will tell a unique story in lines and shapes.
Tabu
magazine, Romania—series of editorial illustrations
 |
Wear
your city—academic illustration done while I was
enrolled in the Master of Arts Program at The Savannah College of Art and Design
(SCAD), Savannah, GA.
|
Did you ever consider another career
besides art?
I also love to write, to discover
places, and to document about them. Maybe a journalist on cultural issues,
or an editor at a cultural magazine, even a fashion magazine, that
has a strong message and influences people in a positive way by
inspiring them. Its energizing to be in a field where I
have to discover all the time what happens with visual culture
globally.
Can you describe your art in one sentence?
I let my work develop in an organic
way, celebrating the spontaneity and unexpected outcomes.
Fashion
Portaits— For this academic portrait illustration
project, I have chosen two designers, Mary Katrantzou and Dsquared2, a brand
created by the Canadian brothers Dean and Dan Caten.
New York Times Summer Movies Cover 2012
This piece was included in the 10 finalists
gallery featured on NY Times Website.
The challenge was to come up with a visual
concept for the summer movies cover issue.
