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ROBERT LEISEROWITZ, age 80, has been a serious photographer and artist for over 50 years. During
his many years in Des Moines, Iowa, where he lived until 1984,
he pioneered Robert
works only in black & white. Over many years of experimenting
with chemistry, he created a variety of chemical developer formulas
which are mixed just prior to the printing process while the
developer is fresh and at the peak of strength. He matches his
developer to the subject, allowing more or less contrast and
expanding the tonal range He is a purist, and perfectionist, using only natural light and shadow. Anything else is destroyed and begun again, even re-photographing and processing again. Rich black tones are dominant in much of his later work, as soft, warm tone paper and developers were essential in his midwestern series in the 70's and 80's. Sensual qualities are more emphasized in his later abstract prints of monsoon clouds, cactus, plants and flowers and the pasta series. In 1978, Robert opened the original Leiserowitz Gallery in West Des Moines, Iowa, The first gallery of fine art photography in the Midwest. The gallery was extremely popular. He brought many of the world's most famous Photographs by Steiglitz, Ansel Adams, Edward, Brett & Cole Weston, Karsh, Strand, Cunningham and many others. The gallery was open for 6 years, until 1984. In 1984, Robert moved to Arizona to devote more time to the further development of his own work and style. The abundant sunshine and contrasting landscapes were inspiring. In the following years he began to gravitate toward abstract forms, especially his cloud and plants and flower series. The contrasting light and shadows became important elements. Leiserowitz prints are held in many collections, both corporate and personal. He
created his own website in 1994: Leiserowitz Gallery of Black
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