On Fire

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Summary: A Master Photographer in Scope and Craft.
Review: Having followed Larry Schwarm's carrer for the past decade his FIRE imagery produces a photographic essay that can be described as apocalyptic and rebirth. The sweeping imagery with different timed exposures produces a surreal view of controlled fire in the Flint Hills. Having recently met Mr. Schwarm and seeing his large scale imagery I came away with the feeling of seeing a master artist and his canvases. The emotion of his images remind me of Chuck Close, Diane Arbus, Tom Baril and Robert Mapplethorpe - all different in context but emotional charged with its simplicity.