Saul Alvarado is an artist from Spain with a very strange art style. He enjoys drawing ugly women.
Alvarado: I've always enjoyed drawing ugly women, specifically older women, it's not because they are more unsightly than younger ladies and not that real women are ugly at all, it just makes my artwork unique and look more distinct. It would not be as special if I drew young women.
Here is Alvarado's most famous piece
Alvarado: I've always enjoyed drawing ugly women, specifically older women, it's not because they are more unsightly than younger ladies and not that real women are ugly at all, it just makes my artwork unique and look more distinct. It would not be as special if I drew young women.
Here is Alvarado's most famous piece
Very unique indeed.
An interview with Alvarado,
GARFIELD: How long have you been drawing ugly women, and why do you enjoy drawing them?
ALVARADO: For as long as I remember I've been drawing disfigured women. I want my art to be unique and it does not mean to offend females at all. I actually do enjoy drawing ugly men sometimes, but I love the female figure so it's not as often.
GARFIELD: How did you learn to draw? Did you go through art school?
ALVARADO: I'm a self-taught artist, but I did have quite a few books on drawing when I was younger. As a teenager I would wake up at 6 A.M. every morning and start drawing, I also drew every night before bed. I still practice today of course, drawing is about 50% referenced. I've learned to memorize the human body, but not perfectly, so I still need references sometimes. No human being could completely memorize the human figure, you'd need a photographic memory to do so.
GARFIELD: How much has your artwork improved since your teenage years?
ALVARADO: It's noticeably different. I now draw a much more traditional style, but I used to draw abstract looking artwork (Which was inspired by one of my favorite artists, Pablo Picasso) Here's a painting I made when I was only 12-years old:
GARFIELD: How long have you been drawing ugly women, and why do you enjoy drawing them?
ALVARADO: For as long as I remember I've been drawing disfigured women. I want my art to be unique and it does not mean to offend females at all. I actually do enjoy drawing ugly men sometimes, but I love the female figure so it's not as often.
GARFIELD: How did you learn to draw? Did you go through art school?
ALVARADO: I'm a self-taught artist, but I did have quite a few books on drawing when I was younger. As a teenager I would wake up at 6 A.M. every morning and start drawing, I also drew every night before bed. I still practice today of course, drawing is about 50% referenced. I've learned to memorize the human body, but not perfectly, so I still need references sometimes. No human being could completely memorize the human figure, you'd need a photographic memory to do so.
GARFIELD: How much has your artwork improved since your teenage years?
ALVARADO: It's noticeably different. I now draw a much more traditional style, but I used to draw abstract looking artwork (Which was inspired by one of my favorite artists, Pablo Picasso) Here's a painting I made when I was only 12-years old:
As you can see I've improved quite a bit thanks to practice.
GARFIELD: Do you have family members, if you don't mind me asking? Do they learn from you?
ALVARADO: Yes, I do. I have a beautiful wife and two children. My wife's name is Julia, and my children are Alexia and José. My kids enjoy drawing pictures and letting me coloring them in. My wife and children have been art students of mine for years, we love learning together.
GARFIELD: Have you drawn a self portrait? If so, let's see it!
ALVARADO: Yes I have drawn a self portrait when I was younger, in fact it's one of my most realistic pencil drawings. Here it is:
GARFIELD: Do you have family members, if you don't mind me asking? Do they learn from you?
ALVARADO: Yes, I do. I have a beautiful wife and two children. My wife's name is Julia, and my children are Alexia and José. My kids enjoy drawing pictures and letting me coloring them in. My wife and children have been art students of mine for years, we love learning together.
GARFIELD: Have you drawn a self portrait? If so, let's see it!
ALVARADO: Yes I have drawn a self portrait when I was younger, in fact it's one of my most realistic pencil drawings. Here it is:
Thank you for interviewing me!