{"title":"Robert Colgan","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"industrial-photographs-by-robert-colgan","title":"INDUSTRIAL Photographs by Robert Colgan","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst book in a trilogy of location work photographed by Robert Colgan, \u003cem\u003eIndustrials \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of figurative photos over a 40 year period featuring industrial landscapes in which men worked and built the US. The nude male is utilized symbolically to demonstrate the loss and fragility of our ever-changing modern world. Future books will bring the domestic environments and nature into play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Colgan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a photographic artist hailing from Ohio. He has a Fine Arts degree from The Ohio State University and has exhibited throughout the Midwest and Mexico. Since growing up in Louisiana, he has had an interest in architecture and history. These two themes come into play in much of his work centering around the male figure in abandoned spaces. As a gay artist, he has been influenced by the likes of Duane Michals, Arthur Tress and Symbolist painters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Colgan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49367331176765,"sku":"9798985875126","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0477\/8731\/1254\/files\/0.jpg?v=1726164321"},{"product_id":"the-jesus-project","title":"The Jesus Project","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Jesus Project\u003c\/em\u003e is a photographic study utilizing a life-sized plastic cast of a religious icon and locating it in various unexpected locations. Harkening back to earlier visual explorations such as \"The Red Couch\" or the campy traveling garden gnome, the Jesus Project is meant to inspire, contradict and question individuals perceptions of organized religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Colgan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a photographer from Columbus, Ohio. Born in Elyria, Ohio, he actually spent his formative years living in Louisiana, beginning of his interests in history, architecture and myth. After returning to Ohio, He earned a Fine Arts degree from the Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert has been photographing for over 45 years and has exhibited throughout the Midwest. He was an Individual Artists' Fellowship recipient from the Ohio Arts Council in 1992 and is a member of several arts organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the artistic side, Robert has done commissions for portraiture for the Ohio Arts Council exhibition catalogs and illustrative images for publications by the Ohio State University, Chute-Gerdeman Design, The Wexner Center for the Arts, Capital Crossroads and Formation Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Colgan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49367399989565,"sku":"9798985875102","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0477\/8731\/1254\/files\/RobertColgan_JesusProject-frontcover.jpg?v=1726164626"}],"url":"https:\/\/itascabooks.com\/collections\/robert-colgan.oembed","provider":"Itasca Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}