Rod Dresser

Rushing Water, Virgin River, Zion National Monument, Utah

1989

Titled with artist's reference number on back of mount. Stamped, 'Edward Weston printed by' and signed by Cole Weston on back of mount. Printed later by Cole Weston. Artist reference...

Annotated with negative number and date, with studio stamp: “Negative by Edward Weston, printed by:” and signed by Cole Weston in pencil. Negative Code E-IL-6G. Printed later by Cole...

Titled with artist's reference number on mount verso. Stamped, 'Edward Weston printed by' and signed by Cole Weston. Negative now retiered and housed at the Center for Creative Photo...

Titled with artist's reference number on back of mount. Stamped, 'Edward Weston printed by' and signed by Cole Weston on back of mount. Printed later by Cole Weston.

Signed and dated in pencil on the mount. Approximate print size is 11 x 14 inches. Pristine condition. 1970s. From the Weston family and has only been in the one collection.

Signed and dated on front of mount. Original gelatin silver print by the artist.

Contemporary abstract black and white photograph In its infancy, an organism is pure and malleable. Maturation inherently means encountering outside influences: environments, shifts,...

I began making photograms with alternate light sources in 2020, due to having an unfinished darkroom at the time of the shutdown. (Fortunately, the wet side was nearly complete just prior and I had a ton of old European sized Forte in my paper safe to experiment with). "Into the Ether" was my first in-depth body of cameraless work, which was completed at the end of the year. All of my images are essentially subconscious self-portraits which reveal themselves during my printing processes (that applies to both film-based prints and unique darkroom darkroom prints made without the use of a camera). This award-winning series took shape while in the height of covid-based isolation. However, making the work led to my now current occupation, as I now specialize in experimental photograms and teach some of my processes. "Flower Implosion" was one of my first sparkler exposures involving moving water; Made with flowers and water, this triple exposed sparkler-o-gram debuted via an online exhibition...

One-of-a-kind silver gelatin print - photogram made without the use of a camera. Handmade, black and white darkroom print. Mixed process multiple exposure (done partially underwater)...

One-of-a-kind silver gelatin print - photogram made without the use of a camera. Handmade, black and white darkroom print. Mixed process multiple exposure (done partially underwater)...

One-of-a-kind award winning photogram - made with SNOW, ice, sand, glitter, and flowers. triple exposure via firework led. Silver gelatin print. All of my photogram processes are of...

Unique silver gelatin print (photogram made sans enlarger - with snow, ice, sand, flowers, and more). Cameraless ice-rubbing photogram. Alt process landscape print. I began making c...