| Gay & Lesbian Art: Robert Sherer
Robert Sherer is an internationally exhibiting visual artist and
writer. He studied painting, drawing, and printmaking at Walker
College, Atlanta College of Art, Georgia State University, Rhode
Island School of Design, and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
where he received his Masters of Fine Art (M.F.A.) degree in 1992.
Sherer is currently a professor of Drawing and Painting at
Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, GA.
"Like many American boys I grew up in a world of sports, camping,
scouting, and war gaming. The secret rites of passage and
relationship intrigues played out in the locker rooms, pup tents,
and tree houses helped to define me as a man. Because my youth
most closely resembles the classic illustrations of camping guide
books and scouting manuals of the 1950's and 60's, I have found it
necessary to derive my biographical drawings from these visual
resource materials.
"To imbue these wood-burned images with an air of authenticity I
may render them with actual camp craft materials such as leather,
rustic wood, tarpaulin, lanyards and grommets. I am adept with
these materials because they were some of my most comforting
diversions during those thrilling and perilous years of self
discovery. They also provided me with a sense of personal
achievement because they earned me merit badges. It is my hope
that these works will help others to reconnect with the springtime
of life."
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