{"id":39849,"date":"2024-06-28T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=39849"},"modified":"2024-06-28T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T13:26:16","slug":"portrait-of-an-artist-and-his-world-meet-alexander-rothery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2024\/06\/28\/portrait-of-an-artist-and-his-world-meet-alexander-rothery\/","title":{"rendered":"Portrait of an Artist and His World: Meet Alexander Rothery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some of the most exceptional journeys are memorable because of how relatable they are. In the case of Alexander Rothery, Art Major<\/a> extraordinaire, few have tales the majority of Sinclair\u2019s student body can connect to. Where it differs, veers off from the norm, is why Rothery has quickly become an artist people in Ohio<\/a> and beyond will want to keep an eye out for.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today he\u2019s won scholarships, is preparing for dream trip to Japan<\/a> as part of a study abroad program and continues to earn praise from his professors. And its all thanks to his pursuit of a passion that\u2019s been with him his whole life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was a point last semester where I had a bunch of things to apply for and work on,\u201d he said in an interview with The Clarion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThings just started to roll in. I won the Spring Scholarship, was accepted for the study abroad trip to Japan, and was producing a constant stream of art in three studio classes. Working so hard and getting that payoff for pursuing my art career was massive. The biggest thing, however, was having such a supportive environment full of professors helping me thrive,\u201d Rothery added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s come a long way from his days drawing during 15-minute breaks as a manager at Chipotle. But while the road to where he is now has been far from easy it has certainly helped him reach the level he\u2019s at now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve always been drawn towards art at least as early as I can remember. It doesn\u2019t really feel like a thing that started, it\u2019s just kind of always been,\u201d the Daytonian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo provided by Alexander Rothery<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Like many kids growing up in the 2000s, Rothery was exposed to a wide variety of art through TV. That included cartoons and the first major Shounen animes to go mainstream in the US. He wanted to create what he saw and as early as Elementary School was part of his own group of burgeoning artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt that age we were just doing it for fun. Growing up, I sensed it was not something I could pursue as a career. It was intimated that if I tried to be an artist I\u2019d have to go art school and that art school wasn\u2019t a viable option. Then there was the idea that it didn\u2019t lead to a career that paid off art school.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That didn\u2019t stop him from drawing every chance he could get. Rothery, like any Manga fan of taste, found himself gravitating towards the work of the late Kentaro Miura<\/a> and Junji Ito<\/a>. Moving out aged just 18, he began working for Chipotle in Columbus. Despite art school still not seeming plausible Rothery still drew. A collision between his passion and job would pave the way for him to head to Sinclair.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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