- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Taschen GmbH; Special edition edition (24 Jun 2005)
- Language German
- ISBN-10: 3822841056
- ISBN-13: 978-3822841051
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 14.3 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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For anyone who worships the male body or wants to know why others do (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) While the female nude has long played a concpicuous role in western iconography, the male nude has not always enjoyed such adoration. This collection provides an overdue review of material that at one time could only be bought under the counter, beginning with the anonymous erotica of the 19th century. It features the pioneer homoerotic nude photographs of Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, posing nude youths in classical postures at Taormina in Sicily. It includes illustrations from groundbreaking magazines such as Physique Pictorial, the leading organ of the mid-50s gay scene, and it covers the entire range from classic masters of male nude photography, such as Herbert List, George Platt Lynes or Robert Mapplethorpe, to the pin-up beefcake of the sex magazines.
About the Author
David Leddick has been an officer in the US army, a dancer with the Metropolitan Opera in New York and creative director of leading cosmetics brands. He has written and edited photographic books and has also been advertising consultants. He divides his time between Paris, Miami Beach and New York.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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There is some criticism of the photography style by other reviewers - well you need to turn the pages to uncover a vast array of styles spanning from the late 1800's through to the late 20th century. There are many different styles and subjects from the esoteric to the erotic, covered up (just a few) to the definitely not shy.
The men span the youthful images of Sicily by Baron Von Gloeden to the moustached Victorian strongmen in awkward poses, like they were photographed in their clothes and they had been mysteriously removed by the process of photography.
Modern iconic photographers feature amongst the obscure. Good and bad, some photo's are just plain badly posed and executed, but that's the point, I have my opinion as to what is good and others disagree.
Use it for inspiration for your photography or art, or use it just to take a look at a variety of the male form as it has been photographed over more than a century.
For me the fascination is that as long as the camera has been taking photographs it has been used to take images of the naked male, clandestine for many years, now thankfully we can access this legacy and ponder these images of the past and present in our homes.
Its a bargain, Taschen publish many quality books at great prices, the only criticism I have is the size, a large format version would be great.
Go on, you know you want to.
The men span the youthful images of Sicily by Baron Von Gloeden to the moustached Victorian strongmen in awkward poses, like they were photographed in their clothes and they had been mysteriously removed by the process of photography.
Modern iconic photographers feature amongst the obscure. Good and bad, some photo's are just plain badly posed and executed, but that's the point, I have my opinion as to what is good and others disagree.
Use it for inspiration for your photography or art, or use it just to take a look at a variety of the male form as it has been photographed over more than a century.
For me the fascination is that as long as the camera has been taking photographs it has been used to take images of the naked male, clandestine for many years, now thankfully we can access this legacy and ponder these images of the past and present in our homes.
Its a bargain, Taschen publish many quality books at great prices, the only criticism I have is the size, a large format version would be great.
Go on, you know you want to.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has an enormous range, in style of photography, technique, and subject. The book has an introductory essay on the way the male form has been treated over the last 150 years or so, as well as short essays dealing with each chapter. The book moves more or less chronologically from the earliest photograph (Eugene Derieu, 1854)right through to the late 1990s.(eg: Jesse from Brooklyn, 1997, by Bruce Weber).
The idyllic countryside nudes of Thomas Eakins(1883) have a dreamlike,Alice-in-Wonderland quality to them,as do the Wilhelm Von Gloedin sepia images from 1900. In these images,the naked male body is treated in the same way as a painter would treat his model.There is no sexuality intended. The body is depicted as a beautiful creation of nature.Another example of this is the lovely sepia images of Tony Sansone,who in his lifetime was called "The most beautiful man in the world." A huge contrast to,for example, the full colour, fully erect images by Nan Goldin(1980),that appear towards the end of the book.
Other well-known artists who are represented here include Frank Eugene Smith, Edward Weston (1919), Cecil Beaton, Leni Riefenstahl, The Ritter Brothers (1932), pioneer of the male nude image George Platt-Lynes, Tony Lanza (gorgeous portraits of Steve Reeves from 1947), Bob Mizer, Jim French, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, and Herb Ritts.
There are also recent images by Tom Bianchi, and Vanity Fair-quality photographs by Bruce Weber. This book gives a thorough and varied look at the male nude,using examples from every decade since the 1850s. Excellent quality.
The idyllic countryside nudes of Thomas Eakins(1883) have a dreamlike,Alice-in-Wonderland quality to them,as do the Wilhelm Von Gloedin sepia images from 1900. In these images,the naked male body is treated in the same way as a painter would treat his model.There is no sexuality intended. The body is depicted as a beautiful creation of nature.Another example of this is the lovely sepia images of Tony Sansone,who in his lifetime was called "The most beautiful man in the world." A huge contrast to,for example, the full colour, fully erect images by Nan Goldin(1980),that appear towards the end of the book.
Other well-known artists who are represented here include Frank Eugene Smith, Edward Weston (1919), Cecil Beaton, Leni Riefenstahl, The Ritter Brothers (1932), pioneer of the male nude image George Platt-Lynes, Tony Lanza (gorgeous portraits of Steve Reeves from 1947), Bob Mizer, Jim French, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, and Herb Ritts.
There are also recent images by Tom Bianchi, and Vanity Fair-quality photographs by Bruce Weber. This book gives a thorough and varied look at the male nude,using examples from every decade since the 1850s. Excellent quality.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A fantastic book, with amazing photos though we miss text. It's a boook to read once and come back from time to time to remember how male nude can be so inspiring. A must-have!
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