"Among the many subjects which lend themselves to abstraction, the female nude is for me the most compelling and provocative. It is perhaps nature's finest form.  Depiction of the nude affords an opportunity to portray woman as strong and dynamic, and in other views gentle and sensuous.  Working with strong shapes and lines, I use the simplicity of black, white and gray tones to intensify a subject's structure and to highlight those characteristics -- composition, shading, contrast and texture -- which I prefer without the dimension of color.

"Besides presenting classical studies of 'woman-as-art,' I isolate specific body features to suggest landscapes, geometric shapes or graphic line patterns.  I try to retain power and grace in these images, and to convey a sense of the dramatic and celebratory, sometimes with humor.  The unifying theme in my photographs is an elegant and refined image of woman, applied with respect and appreciation.  Above all, I like simplicity and visual clarity, the kind that attracts the eye and delights the mind.  The ultimate aim is to please the viewer's senses and to render an interpretation of human beauty."

Bryan Remer is a Bay Area photographer, a Financial Consultant in San Francisco, and a former U.S. Navy jet pilot.  In developing his style, he has drawn inspiration from photographers Ruth Bernhard, Lucien Clerque, Robert Farber, David Hamilton, Sam Haskins and Jeanloup Sief.  He lives with his wife Susan and maintains his studio in the Montclair Village district of Oakland, California.

In addition to exhibiting in San Francisco and previously at numerous galleries in Northern California, Bryan Remer is represented by the Oakland Museum of California's Collectors Gallery.

Limited edition silver gelatin prints are individually hand printed by the photographer and processed for archival permanence -- selenium toned, air dried, dry mounted on museum boards with window overmatting, numbered and signed.  Archivally finished art is photo-chemical darkroom, as distinct from digital process.