Today we’d like to introduce you to Andrew Sax.
Hi Andrew, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Andrew Sax, OPC ‘17, is a 23-year-old artist living in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia with his girlfriend, Maddy, and their cat Daisy. Andrew had always been the classroom doodler, but in the summer of 2020, he purchased his first professional drawing tablet. After graduating from the University of Vermont in the Spring of 2021 with a BA in Spanish and a minor in public communications, Andrew began devoting his full time to his art. His style is self-described as a kind of post-psychedelic and pop art fusion, with elements from rubber hose cartoons of the 1930s and pre-code comics of the same era through to the mid-1950s. Andrew has worked for a number of clients, creating designs for albums, posters, shirts, logos, stickers, pins, and more. He is currently breaking his way into the music art scene and is illustrating posters, albums and merchandise for a number of up and coming bands playing at larger festivals. Andrew would be happy to work with you for whatever projects you may need. Please feel free to reach out at Andrewsax@somesaxyart.com or Instagram @somesaxyart.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Choosing a career in the arts is taking a big leap of faith – and it requires both internal confidence and external encouragement/validation/recognition that your art has value. My high school and college experiences were designed to encourage more traditional pathways with a focus on the well-rounded student who succeeds academically – not all of us fit that mold. It took a period of experimentation with psychedelics and a couple leaps of faith, spiritually and financially, to make the first steps towards pursuing this path.
You don’t just start with a full client base, and you have to first create a portfolio that shows what do you can do. Otherwise, what’s the difference between you and the million other people with dreams of making it as an artist? You gotta actually do the work before you can do the work, if that makes sense.
The career I am building has its roots in counter-culture – but in extremely educated, principled, intellectually informed art. It always remains a challenge to stay informed and conscious in your artistic decisions. Knowing why you’re doing what you’re doing is often as important as the doing.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar, what can you tell them about what you do?
I create merchandise in the form of posters, pins, patches, clothing, etc.. for bands, primarily in the Jam Band scene. It’s an honor to be able to marry the Art to the music to create an entirely new feeling or atmosphere.
It also allows me to get free tickets to see some of my favorite groups. It really does make me happy to be a part of the music scene I enjoy not just as a patron but as a creative.
What matters most to you? Why?
Being present at the moment with the people I care about.
Contact Info:
- Website: Somesaxyart.com
- Instagram: @somesaxyart
Image Credits
@somesaxyart
