Robert Sterry

I’m Robert, a photographer and Multimedia artist located in Moab, Utah.

My work is an exploration of the sacredness found within the american west, a region where the wild and the urban exist in a powerful, often tense, dialogue. I use my photography as a foundation to reveal the inherent divinity of my subjects, from the monumental landscapes to the creatures that inhabit them. My focus is on both the wildlife and the geology of this arid region.  I use gold leaf, a material associated with reverence and spiritual iconography, to highlight the essence of my subjects and draw a direct connection to a divine presence.

This spiritual dimension is then intentionally juxtaposed with raw, vibrant graffiti elements. These marks of urban life are layered over the images, creating a dynamic tension between the rugged wilderness and the human-made environment. This contrast is not one of irreverence, but of dialogue—exploring how the sacred can exist and even thrive in unexpected, contemporary contexts. In my landscape work, I often apply these same techniques to highlight the subtle marks of human activity on the land—a faded rock carving, a forgotten structure—creating a visual conversation between the ancient and the modern. Through this process, I aim to create a new mythology where the urban and the wild, the modern and the divine, coexist in a state of provocative harmony.

Artist Bio:

Robert is a photographer based in Moab, Utah. He started his journey in photography capturing proposals in Sedona Arizona and soon moved on to working in landscape and wildlife photography. Now Based in Moab, Utah. Robert continues to capture the beauty of the rugged landscape surrounding Moab and the wildlife that inhabit it. An artist at heart, Robert utilizes these images to create stunning works with Gold leaf, graffiti, and digital media to express a narrative and start a dialogue around the nature of nature and our interaction with it.

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