Product Description

Now in paperback--an elegant collection which showcases a diverse range of styles in nude photography, representing some of the world's most respected photographers. Contributors include Herb Ritts, Robert Farber, Robert Mapplethorpe, Shintaro Shiratori, and others. Over 200 photos.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3618572 in Books
• Published on: 1993-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover

About the Author
Graphis publisher and creative director, B. Martin Pedersen, is one of America's most respected graphic designers and has received more than 300 awards for creativity and excellence in design. A member of the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, he has edited numerous award-winning volumes under the Graphis insignia.

Customer Reviews

Good... No, REALLY Good
"Diversity" is a word that has taken on some rather unfortunate political baggage of late; but it's still something of great value in its proper context. This book has that: a vast group of artists with an immensely varied way of looking at the human figure. I never had any idea there were so many different ways of looking at the human form, and I feel I am richer for its knowledge.

I hate this book! The artists whose works are presented here constitute a rather amazing group; Albert Watson, Edward Weston, Joyce Tenneson, Robert Mapplethorpe, Dirk Karsten, John Swannell, Ferenc Berko, Christian Vogt, Peter Baumann, Terence Donovan, Francois Gillet, Volkmann, Christina Hope, Ron Baxter Smith. Did I leave any out? Scores... Acquiring many of these artist's works has severely drained my bank account; my search for works by artists I could not find has driven me to madness - and all because of this stupid book. If all you are looking for is one good book of the human form (yes - nude) then this is certainly a great one. If you're simply looking for a place to start, to get a handle on all that's out there, then this book makes for an excellent reference. Who said great art is dead?

NOTE TO THE PUBLISHER: WE WANT THIS BOOK IN HARDCOVER - PLEEEEEEEEEASE! None of this special order $#?& !

Thank you for your time...

Good Variety, But Uneven
Two of the best photographs in this collection are displayed on the outside covers--no surprise there. Something of a surprise was to discover that many of the photographs inside were much smaller than the page size (greater than 10" x 13"). When I pay for a large-format book of photographs, I'm not looking for quite a number of the pictures to cover only a fraction of a page; to me, this is a major drawback of this ensemble.

These photographs exhibit a good mix of color, black-and-white, and sepia tones, plus many experimental techniques. Quite a few of the contributors seemed to be experimenting with chiffon-like material over and around their models; I'm not sure why, but perhaps it was a fashion among photographers at the time.

This book was expensive, even in used, less-than-first-rate condition; in my view, it was overpriced and not better than many other collections that cost considerably less.

I'm sad if I missed the hardcover edition....
This is a beautiful compilation of fine art nudes. The book includes all forms of photoart both in color and monochrome.

The size is good and the book has 224 pages. The only saddening things are that, at least the second edition is paperback. This work merits hardcover, and personally I rank paperbacks as paperbacks and hard covers as books. This paperback has bound pages so it can handle normal use...the library life is shorter though.

The lack of bibliography regarding the photographers (names are listed, with gallery etc addresses, but that's all) is also something that catches the eye.