In honor of Asian History Month, I'm starting what I hope to make a JezzLoad tradition by
paying
homage to Asian artists through my own work. There's no artist more
appropriate to start such a tradition than Sadao Hasegawa. Sadao's work
was one of my first exposures to gay erotic art and his illustrations of Asian men remain an inspiration. His style involves
several of my favorite elements; Muscle Men, Mythology, Geometry, and of
course SEX. A Hasegawa piece is often arranged in this beautifully
chaotic manner that pulls you down a rabbit hole of fantasy, color, and intricate detail.
I gotta admit - I seriously underestimated how intense
depicting Sadao's style would be, but the process sparked several new
ideas to introduce into my own style.
Here's a little bit of history about Sadao Hasegawa along with some of his work...
