Student Artist Spotlight: Anthony Inello
If you’ve seen some of the incredible promotional art for recent theatre lab productions such as I Am Not the Sun; Late, a Cowboy Song; and Boom, then you might be familiar with these illustrations!
Anthony Inello is a current junior here at Bridgewater State, majoring in theatre, with a minor in film studies. After connecting with the lab theatre program, Anthony has expressed his love for drawing and illustrating in much of the promotional art used for recent productions and playbills, catching the attention of many students on campus.
Anthony first became passionate about art through his older sister, who would make portraits of his favorite fictional characters as gifts, giving Anthony an inspiration and someone to look up to as he began practicing. Through his later years in high school, he became incredibly interested in popular anime, which would become the blueprint for many of his illustrations.
When he first got the offer to draw promotional art for the Theatre Department, Anthony was a bit nervous as it was the first time he had ever made art in a professional setting or for commission. However, he quickly became comfortable with the new setting, eventually finding so much joy in creating art for a new audience. He loved creating the illustrations for Boom; I am Not the Sun; and Late, a Cowboy Song (with the horse not drawn by him, but standing as an artistic recreation).
Anthony loves making art and commissioned illustrations to practice his skills and prove that he can expand his talents beyond portraits. His most beloved medium is black ink, which he tends to use for his anime drawings. However, he plans to explore more colorful media, specifically watercolor.
When asked why he makes art and why he believes art is important, he argued, “Art is not only important but necessary for our world because people have expressed themselves through art since forever ago. And not only that, but in a time like today where AI art is absolutely everywhere, I think that it is essential that everyone creates art.”
In our interview, we discussed the importance of human-made art and how AI art is incredibly damaging to both the artistic profession and the audience themselves. Anthony argued that anyone can be an artist, you just need to find a start. “Even if you don’t consider yourself an artist, the label shouldn’t matter.”
Anthony, as a theatre major, is also incredibly passionate about acting, and is one of the sailor boys in the current Cabaret production! If you want to see Anthony and many of our other wonderful BSU actors perform, the Cabaret dates are listed below:
Friday, April 24
Saturday, April 25 (2 shows)
Sunday, April 26
Thursday, April 30
Friday, May 1
Saturday, May 2
