Male Nude Now: New Visions for the 21st Century
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789306352 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A thoroughly entertaining, valuable addition Grady Harp David Leddick has moved from his prodigious gifts as a photographer to establish himself rather swiftly in the realm of art historian/commentator. In "Male Nude Now" Leddick opens this well designed book with a terse essay and then lets the artists speak for themselves. The subject: The growing acceptance and intere. Daniel C. Long said Sampling -- It's a Fleeting Bite of a lot of Photographers. I'm sure that the artist photographers are masters in their field. However, the sampling introduced in this book barely made my mouth water (with the odd exception), let alone drool.If you're serious about photography, and less about the depiction of male beauty, this book is for you.. MOVIE MAVEN said GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS. The photographs and reproductions of drawings and paintings and sculture in David Leddick's book are so clear, clean and produced so beautifully that it makes this important, if paperbound, volume worth the high price.Leddick has cleverly divided the book into seven different categories: artists who are experimental
Leddick lives in Paris and Miami Beach.. About the Author A leading expert in male nude photography, David Leddick is the author of several award-winning anthologies on the subject. He also has written the novels My Worst Date, The Sex Squad, and Never Eat In, as well as Intimate Companions, a biographical study of George Platt Lynes, Paul Cadmus, and Lincoln Kirstein
He also has written the novels My Worst Date, The Sex Squad, and Never Eat In, as well as Intimate Companions, a biographical study of George Platt Lynes, Paul Cadmus, and Lincoln Kirstein. A leading expert in male nude photography, David Leddick is the author of several award-winning anthologies on the subject. Leddick lives in Paris and
As images of men's bodies have proliferated in pop culture and advertising during the past decade, many artists and photographers have taken up the male nude as a primary subject. Recent work has sparked controversy as well as praise for its shocking frankness, and the line between art and pornography has become increasingly difficult to define. Featuring contemporary work, mostly unpublished, this important sourcebook showcases a dynamic mix of visionaries, from established masters to breakthrough newcomers.Feature Artists IncludeLyle Ashton HarrisMarc BaptisteClive BarkerCecily BrownChuck CloseJohn DugdaleTodd EberleEric FischlNan GoldinGreg GormanDavid HockneyPatrick McMullanDuane MichalsPierre et GillesJack PiersonRankinTerry RichardsonMichael RobertsStewart ShiningWolfgang TillmansGeorge TookerEllen von Unwerth. New digital technologies have brought about new ways of representing the body, and we are now faced with a multiplicity of eroticisms, previously unexplored channels of desire, and more inclusive and varied body ideals.Male Nudes Now offers an essential guide through this new territory with more than 240 fresh and provocative images