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Bernadinism (Hardcover)

by Alva Bernadine (Author, Photographer), Genevieve Field (Introduction)
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  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Edition Stemmle,Switzerland (May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 3908163390
  • ISBN-13: 978-3908163398
  • Product Dimensions: 33.9 x 25.2 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,692,863 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Alva Bernadine's photographic signature is unique, combining elements of surrealism and eroticism with humour. The resulting photographs are astounding, provocative and compelling, and have appeared in Vogue, GQ, Elle and The Sunday Times. As Bernadine himself puts it: 'I take the theatricality of surrealism, the elegance of classical haute couture photography, the narrative of reportage and the refinements of advertising photography and mix them all into a "Bernadinian cocktail" - a radical photographic synthesis.' Bernadine's photographs can be read at two levels: on the surface, a feast for the eyes; below that, a wealth of sublime, ironic, sometimes provocative allusion. Latex-clad women in their fitted kitchens, female bodies with two lower or upper torsos - these are stories from the subculture of male fantasy, defused somewhat by self-mocking exaggeration and surreal form, though without losing anything of their provocative and pugnacious quality.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bernadine shows you a world that you have never quite seen, 14 Oct 2001
Great photographers reveal to you things you have not quite seen before. Some picture the everyday to reveal in a fresh way the mundanites you may have overlooked, while others construct scenarios that you have never seen before. The author lies in the latter category. For the first time in a long time I looked at a body of photographs and learned something new. Even the photograph on the endpaper, Cuntflowers, is startling, featuring a collage of flowers and vaginas. It has often been remarked how blooms look like vaginas but I have to admit I have never knowingly seen them both in close proximity before $B!](J giving the viewer a chance to compare and contrast. I found it explicit yet beautiful. He has a singular and transgressive view of the world. A wonderful artist. Powerful imagery.
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