John Kayser
John Kayser (1922-2007) was born in North Dakota, but lived most of his life in California. After serving in the military during World War II, he worked for nearly the rest of his life at Northup Aircraft Incorporated, first as an assemblyman, and eventually as a technical illustrator.
Since the 1960s Kayser had been making photographs and films, yet he wasn’t discovered until after his death. His house and the streets of Los Angeles were stage for the private rituals that defined his obsession with female beauty.
Kayser made paintings and drawings, but it was in his photographs and 88 mm films that he was able to develop a distinctive visual language and explore his own unique perception of female beauty. Kayser’s work has been exhibited at Galerie Susanne Zander (Berlin/Cologne) and Ampersand Gallery (Portland, Oregon). Ampersand Gallery has published two books of his work, Sitting and Rose. A monograph of Kayser’s photographs is forthcoming from Steidl-Miles in 2016.
His work has been exhibited at Delmes & Zander in Berlin and Cologne, Germany, Galerie Christian Berst in New York, US, FARAGO in Los Angeles, US and The Journal Gallery in Brooklyn, US.