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My work has given me the opportunity to make art with yogis in Kenya, Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Israel and Cuba, to name but a few. From North American prisons to orphanages in Africa and the streets of Palestine, I have photographed all walks of life, using the poetic language of yoga to tell an inspiring story of humanity in pursuit of excellence. So many people, so many stories: breast cancer survivors, Maasai Warriors, Hasidic Jews, police officers, soldiers, veterans, firefighters and inmates serving life sentences, each one a unique expression of humanity. For me, making art is about much more than a pretty picture. My responsibility as an artist is to capture the intrinsic beauty and irreducible value of every subject, to awaken compassion and to use art to inspire humanity to move forward, reaching toward our greatest potential.
What art classes did you take while at Crossroads? Photography and film classes with Jim Hosney.
How did Crossroads help to shape or influence you as an artist? Crossroads is an outlier in the world of community and education. The enchantment of the courageous outlier spirit flowing though the Alley never left me. If anything, it has grown 100x since graduating in '88.
Robert Sturman '88
Artemis, 2020
Fine Art Photography on Metal
30" x 40"
$1,450
"Artemis ~ Goddess of the Hunt" was created with Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Corwin, an F18 pilot in the United States Navy.
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Robert Sturman '88
Evolution One Breath at a Time , 2020
Fine Art Photography on Metal
30" x 40"
$1,450
After a police officer friend of mine told me that more cops died that year by their own gun than any other way, I decided it was time to do an extensive series of officers practicing yoga and meditation. It is a reality that there are many first responders out there who are devoted practitioners and I believe, as a photographer, I have the ability to spread that information to the masses. The more people see and feel a strong, moving photograph, the more it has the potential to evolve us in that direction. A photographer simply points toward the light, or waters a lone flower growing in a vast field, watering that idea enough so that it eventually becomes a massive field of flowers. And that's how we change the world.
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