About
ABOUT ROXINO
Where I come from, where I'm going
THAT'S ME
Hi, I'm Sabo, but you can also call me Roxino! I was born in Munich, in southern Germany. I've loved drawing and creating for as long as I can remember, so it was only natural that I studied graphic design after school. During this time I learned that I would never want to work in the advertising industry, but luckily it hadn't completely snuffed out my love for creative freedom!
So, to recover from this trip into the world of candied delusions and pompous egomaniacs, I put my pencils back in the box after I got my graphics design degree and went on to study something that seemed a tad more "meaningful" to me: medicine. And while others were struggling through the pandemic years with isolation but at least some space to explore creative possibilities, I entered 2020 with a newborn and a full-time job as a hospital doctor.
To make it through this crazy time in one piece, I knew I had to find a way to be "me" again. So I adapted my art-making process to my irregular lifestyle (i.e., swapping my traditional tools for a mobile iPad and digital drawing software). And then two years later, in a spur-of-the-moment decision, I signed up to sell my stuff at a convention. And I loved it!
So that's my life at the moment: working at the hospital, drawing every other free minute except for the few I spend with my family, friends, or behind my table at conventions—and except for the many minutes I spend trying to rein in the chaos my ADHD brain creates.
THE HEART OF MY ART
I love people, so they are at the center of my artistic journey. I am a non-binary creator, therefore I have a bit of an issue with gender roles.
That's why I've always gravitated towards the subgenre of boy's love in Japanese art and pop culture. Inspired by Japanese manga, I developed my own semi-realistic art style that allows me to depict human beauty in the form of masculine bodies with a touch of androgynity (sometimes more, sometimes less ;)).
The theme of my work is authenticity and integrity. I value honesty over popularity and humor over dogmatism. In my years as a psychiatrist, I've seen what self-denial can do to people's minds and lives.
I also have a soft spot for romance and love, because the world out there is cold and isolating enough as it is. There's no need for me to create art that emphasizes that depressing aspect - I prefer to put the spotlight on what makes us happy.