Roy Stuart, Vol. 4: The Fourth Body (Book + DVD)
Roy Stuart has been at it again, traipsing around Paris from luxury apartments to the streets, capturing men and women defiantly acting out their sexual fantasies. From peek-a-boo panties to same-sex petting to more "indiscreet" activities, Stuart’s titillating mises-en-scene challenge us to break loose from traditional moral codes. Featuring not only young, perky-bodied women but also females of a certain age, these images are more hardcore and more daring than anything Stuart has ever produced. Also included are a rare interview with Stuart and images from his first feature film, giving a taste of what Stuart’s future offerings will bring us (he plans to devote himself solely to the moving picture after this, his final book).
Blonde: Masterpieces of Erotic Photography by Michelle Olley
Blonde presents the eternal appeal of the glamour blonde. With such photographers as Doris Kloster, Christophe Mourthe, and Tony Ward, the book features the best portfolio work of the top international names in traditional glamour photography, as well as more glamour-oriented fetish photographers and fashion/portrait photographers. Blonde includes such celebrity nudes as Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Anna Nicole Smith, Pamela Anderson, and Joanne Guest. The book also features 1950s calendar girls, nudes in outdoor, natural, and low-key settings, and dressed up blondes from fetish to space doll costumes. The pictures in Blonde are as diverse and up to the minute as in other successful erotic photography titles published by Thunder’s Mouth Press.
The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotica
As artful as it is exciting, as tasteful as it is daring, this up-market illustrated Mammoth volume offers a massive gallery of stunning images by eighty photographers who have set the trends in nude photography and made a mark with their erotica in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Among the photographers included by the editors of this piquant and varied collection stand Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton, Wolfgang Eichler, Bob Carlos Clarke, Mario Testino, Wolfgang Tilmans, Roy Stuart, Trevor Watson, Michele Serchuk, Trevor Baker, Pascal Baetens, and Eric Kroll. All the photographers in the volume are generously represented by six pages of images that showcase their particular talent to best advantage in highly nuanced, top-quality black-and-white reproductions. Accompanying the presentation of each set of images, meticulously chosen for their aesthetic as well as their erotic appeal, are brief biographical vignettes of the photographers themselves that together provide a survey of developments and experiments that have advanced the artistry of contemporary erotic photography.
Venus: French Exotic Girls
In keeping with the current retro chic boom, French pin-up girl images of the 50's and 60's have become highly sought after both for their bent toward eroticism and as inspiration for today's photographers. Proliferating during the heyday of nude and glamour magazines, these images were precursors to the coming changes in societal mores and sexual expression. This book is the second of two volumes assembled by noted Japanese editor and art director Makoto Orui; and like its predecessor, L'Amour: French Glamour Girls, Vnus presents us with an intriguing look at the sensual side of postwar French culture. These are subtle yet powerfully erotic photographs, alluring in their quiet, daylight settings and classically posed models, whose aura lies in their natural, imperfect beauty-a beauty that has mostly been disregarded by the narrow standards of today's mainstream aesthetic. This fascinating and exquisitely reproduced book features over 150 photographs by artists form different countries, as well as a special jacket designed as a pin-up.
Nerve: The New Nude by Genevieve Field
Hailed as "the Web's most intelligent forum for erotica," Nerve magazine has redefined and elevated our dialog about sex. With well over 750,000 unique visitors per month, and dedicated web sites in Germany, France, and Spain, in addition to its print publishing, Nerve's brand of smart sex is growing at a feverish pace. In this bold collection, Genevieve Field, cofounder of Nerve, delivers a state of the union on nude photography with a selection of work from today's hottest photographers. No longer restricted to the beautiful but often impersonal, traditional posed nude, these 150 contemporary images burst with color, life, and yes... sex. Nerve: The New Nude captures the cutting edge of nude photography and backs it with intelligent and powerful discourse on a contentious subject.
Woman by China Hamilton
Woman, a superbly produced collector's volume of erotic fine art, consists of eighty breathtaking, handmade prints, each with the air of mystery and intrigue that are the hallmark of photographer China Hamilton's distinctive style. The book's representations of woman's essence are alternately gentle, curious, and confrontational as Hamilton offers a compelling insight into the forces binding together the female form and erotic art. Hamilton, as much an artist in the darkroom as he is behind the camera, brings together some of his finest work in a beautiful volume which will be irresistible to the connoisseur of photography or erotic art.
L'Amour: French Glamour Girls: Retro Nudes
As fascination with retro chic shows no signs of letting up, French pin-up girl images of the 50s and 60s have become highly sought after both for their bent toward sophisticated eroticism and as inspiration for today's fashion photographers. Proliferating during the heyday of nude and glamour magazines, as well as the era of Henry Miller's previously-banned literary triumphs and an enchantment with French sensuality, these images were precursors to the coming changes in societal mores and sexual expression. They are subtle yet powerfully erotic photographs, alluring in their quiet, daylight settings and classically posed models, whose aura lies in their natural, imperfect beauty--a beauty that has been mostly disregarded by the narrow standards of today's mainstream aesthetic. This book, the first of three volumes of pin-ups from different countries, presents over 150 photos collected by Japanese art director and editor Makoto Orui, as well as an essay by him exploring the current popularity of these images.
Natural Beauty: Farber Nudes
Robert Farber is celebrated for his sensitive, sensual, often abstract nudes. But his preoccupation with natural forms extends beyond the human body: landscapes and flower studies have been among his most popular pieces, and also feature among the works published here. The technical proficiency fostered by Farber's background in commercial and fashion photography bestows an inimitably soft, grainy patina upon his increasingly simple, elegant, spare images. Light, color, tone, and composition are all carefully orchestrated to render a sense of stillness, silence, and peace. Whether presented as portraits or as abstract compositions, what these exquisite pieces have in common is their ability to provoke in the viewer a sense of quietude and contemplation. Painterly, textured, these masterly photographs prove that Farber's reputation as the doyen of mood is utterly deserved.
