Energetic Photograms

“Art is an ever-blossoming flower” -Francis Ford Coppola

Limited-edition prints from the photographer’s five portfolios of unique camera-, lens-, and computer-free artworks

Bougainvillea (2014)

“Buelteman has stretched the outside edge of the photography envelope so far that his work no longer has much to do with the conventions of the field - shutter speed, film exposure, lens aperture - and everything to do with concepts like the relationship of spirit and consciousness.”

-Carol Greenhouse, New West Magazine

 Tap on image to see additional work from each portfolio

Through the Green Fuse

Through the Green Fuse
Sangré de Cristo

Sangré de Cristo
Black Fuse

Black Fuse
Rancho Corral de Tierra

Rancho Corral de Tierra
Life and Shadow

Life and Shadow

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PUNCH Magazine
PUNCH Magazine

“Buelteman is the only artist doing this kind of work - creating his photos by hand and making his own prints, with no digital enhancements and no retouching.”

American Art Collector
American Art Collector

“It’s my hope in some tiny way, people will see my work and their world will shift for it. They’ll wonder what world might be locked in the capillaries of those leaves.”

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Robert Buelteman spent 4 years as the artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Institute. This was the first exhibtion of “Sangre de Cristo,” the portfolio he made during his residency, at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe.