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Coha, Dan
Medium
photography
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Contact the artist
Website: Dan Coha Photography |
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ARTIST BIO
Dan Coha is a Chicago native. He received his bachelor degree in Cinema and Photography from Southern Illinois University in 1975.
After graduation he apprenticed with Fred Broderson, a leading product and food photographer in Chicago.
Shortly after Mr. Coha opened a studio in Chicago.
His assignments include many projects for local and national advertising agencies, design firms, and corporations.
His work has appeared in:
• The Chicago Show (Communications Collaborative of Chicago)
• New York One Show (Art Directors Club of New York)
• Archive Magazine (Quarterly magazine featuring juried selections of the best in international advertising)
He continues to work out his River West studio doing package designs and, advertisements for his clients. |
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STATEMENT
Like most Chicagoans the winter of 2007-08 was one that could not end soon enough. The coldest, and snowiest in 30 years.
I found myself trapped in a small handful of places,
My home
My car
My studio
Sure there were others, Iâ€â"¢m not a recluse, but I became increasingly aware the affect weather has on the psyche and soul. In my case itâ€â"¢s usually a negative affect.
Then strangely, the muse moved in. It came in the form of positive thinking.
I had shut down - refusing to use my eyes, to be open.
What was I missing, not seeing?
Was there some sort of strange, ugly, yet beautiful visual poetry I was missing in the constant doldrums of dark grays?
Human artifacts we litter our planet with fought the struggles of Mother Nature to cover them in a cold gray winter.
This visual contrast became for me the classic paradigm of man against nature.
Yet, the slivers of color I could see reminded me of the early signs of spring.
And, as always, Mother Nature wins. |
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VISITING
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