Unconquerable Desires

A book of photography which explores the co-existence of opposing ideals and emotions through the juxtaposed imagery of life and death, beautiful and grotesque, peaceful and savage. By combining the worlds of art, war and the female form, what will you see? The beauty of life or the vicious circle of it?

Author Biography

Born in the great city of Cleveland, Scott has loved art and nature since going camping and canoeing and taking art classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art as a kid. Today Scott is a Park Ranger and professional artist, who has been represented by numerous galleries throughout the country, and has had extensive exhibits of his work from coast to coast. Scotts work is in permanent collections throughout the world, and Unconquerable Desires is his first photography book. This past year his work has appeared in five other books, including the newly released Truck Farm, based on King Corn director Ian Cheney’s film of the same name, the graphic novels 27, Connections, and two international collections of artists’ works. He is currently working on new works sure to upset a large number of certain people. Though interested in many different types of subject matter and utilizing many different mediums, Scott’s main purpose and passion for his art is celebrating the natural world, from landscapes and bears to the little creatures often overlooked like lizards and bugs. Everything is connected and everything depends on a healthy environment. Scott has donated artwork to numerous environmental organization and fundraisers. He will continue to create art, some controversial some not, that capture the fragile beauty of our diverse planet and the horrible acts of human ignorance and greed done everyday that is destroying this beauty.