Walker Evans & Company

Book Description

Walker Evans' radical photography of the 1930s demonstrated that unembellished photographic fact could serve as a highly poetic language. These works expanded the potential of the art of photography and at the same time defined a lasting iconography that recognized advertising, movies, and car culture as central images of modern American identity. Walker Evans & Company focuses on Evans as a central figure in the arts of the 1920s and 30s, and includes works in photography and other mediums that influenced Evans or were influenced by him, or which resonate in a significant way with aspects of his imagery, sensibility, and style. Among the other artists whose work is featured are: Eugene Atget, Mathew Brady, Stuart Davis, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Edward Hopper, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, August Sander, Andy Warhol, and Edward Weston. Published in conjunction with the second of three cycles of millennial exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Customer Reviews:

Photo Fine Art.......2007-05-21

Peter Galassi focuses on Evans as one of the great photographers of the twentieth century who also had a huge influence on many American photographers (and some contemporary graphic artists) and the ten visual chapters in this beautiful book provide a convincing case.

Photography as an art form has had a hard time proving it. Unlike fine art paintings, which exist as an entity, photography has mainly presented a visual record in many printed mediums (newspapers, magazines, advertising, packaging, posters) all seen by the public but not as art. Walker Evans helped to change that perception in America.

The first two chapters are interesting because Galassi features photographers who influenced Evans, especially Eugene Atget and his studies of Paris. The remaining eight each start with work by Evans then the chapter theme is carried on by other well-known photographers (and artists) who drew inspiration from the style and subject matter in his work. The hundred creative folk featured are a who's who of American photography since the 1940s.

Just over three hundred images are shown printed in an impressively fine screen (more than 250dpi) that brings out the wonderful detail in so many of them. Galassi contributes a fine introduction and each photographer get a comprehensive list of their photos in the back of the book. Overall I thought this was a fascinating survey American art photography whose origins clearly owe so much to Walker Evans.

***FOR AN INSIDE LOOK click 'customer images' under the cover.

Roy Stuart, Vol. 4: The Fourth Body (Book & DVD)

Average customer rating:

Interesting, arty soft porn
Probably the best book I own!
A must for connoisseurs of fine art
Second Parts never were good
Photographic excellence, and a few, bold, subversive quirks

Roy Stuart, Vol. 4: The Fourth Body (Book & DVD)
Roy Stuart , and Dian Hanson
Manufacturer: Taschen
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Erotic Photography | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

French | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

German | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Arts & Photography | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

Nonfiction | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

All French Books | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

Arts & Photography | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

Nonfiction | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

All German Books | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

Richard Kern: Action
The Roy Stuart Collection
The New Erotic Photography
100 Naked Girls
Private Rooms

ASIN: 3822825573

Book Description

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).

Customer Reviews:

Interesting, arty soft porn.......2007-01-16

Beautifully shot, unusual subject material! Shows that erotic can also be stylish. DVD with it very dull though.

Probably the best book I own!.......2006-11-09

Roy Stuart is probably one of the best photographers ever.
This book is huge and loaded with many of Roy Stuarts' beautiful women.
The women and the shots are amazing.
This also comes with a full length dvd, also loaded with some incredible video footage.

A must for connoisseurs of fine art.......2006-08-04

Fantastic Book... Roy Stuart continues to be a master. Many do not get Roy Stuart. But his one of the finest photographers today. His subject matter is at times raw and hard hitting, what so many do not understand. But Roy always photgraphs life - real life, not the pretentious, plastic hollywod version of life. Buy this or any of Roy's books, You will not be disaapointed.

Garey Grover

Second Parts never were good.......2006-03-14

This album is more of the same, recycled shots from his previous two volumes. I could not avoid the impression that I was seeing what was left out during the edition of Volumes II and III.

Photographic excellence, and a few, bold, subversive quirks.......2005-12-20

Each time I look through one of the books by Roy Stuart I am again impressed not only by his creative, original style but also by his highly tuned photographic skills. Look at the artistic skills and perfection behind the work - the lighting, posing, angles, graphics, beauty, comedy, motion, sensuality, eroticism, raw sex - it's all there in each Roy Stuart volume, and even more so in THE FOURTH BODY. Roy Stuart is a genius, and like most great artists, he's got a subversive quirky side which he's bold enough to reveal in many images, in all their artistic and sometimes depraved glory. A society is often defined by the peripheral elements it finds acceptable, and Roy Stuart is not afraid to dance on that periphery, to push the limits, to take the necessary risks that enlarge our horizons. It's inspiring. The FOURTH BODY is a must-have volume. In fact, don't miss any of his other TASCHEN books.

Average customer rating:

The Roy Stuart Collection
Dian Hanson
Manufacturer: Taschen
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Erotic Photography | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Photo Essays | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Portraits | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Erotic | Other Media | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

French | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

German | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Arts & Photography | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

Nonfiction | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

All French Books | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

Arts & Photography | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

Nonfiction | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

All German Books | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

Richard Kern: Action
Roy Stuart (Taschen 25th Anniversary)
Roy Stuart
Shaven or Unshaven
Private Rooms

ASIN: 3822839345

Book Description

Stuart's best Leg Show magazine stories, uncut and uncensored...

In 1993, Roy Stuart began producing monthly photo stories for Leg Show magazine, working closely with then-editor Dian Hanson to tailor his work to the magazine's demanding audience—fetishists with many diverse interests including bare feet, high heels, all manner of modern and vintage lingerie, voyeurism, female dominance, and body hair. Some of these interests, like body hair and panties, dovetailed nicely with Stuart's own tastes, while others were a less comfortable fit, as Stuart was never actually a fan of the complex wardrobe beloved by Leg Show readers and provided by Hanson each month. Nevertheless, despite disagreements and outright battles, they managed to work together until August 2001, during which time Stuart produced what many consider his finest work. The five little books in this boxed set contain a selection of 34 stories created for Leg Show between 1995 and 2001. For the first time, each story is presented full length and complete, for a total of 960 pages of uncensored Roy Stuart. Consider it the ultimate gift of love, and remember that loving starts with loving oneself.

Roy Stuart: Volume II
Average customer rating:

The first book was intriguing; this one's pathetic.

A masterpiece of Erotism

Fascinating & Stimulating Photography

Roy Staurt is the GOD of fashion/fetish photography!

Roy Stuart: Volume II
Roy Stuart
Manufacturer: Benedikt Taschen Verlag
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
Erotic Photography | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
General | Photographers, A-Z | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
Photo Essays | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
Portraits | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Roy Stuart: Volume I

The Roy Stuart Collection

Richard Kern: Action

She She

The New Erotic Photography

ASIN: 3822868701

Customer Reviews:

The first book was intriguing; this one's pathetic........2000-05-26

An attempt at making his photos more "narrative" has backfired on Roy Stuart on this volume. Here, not only are the pictures much more fetishistic, they're also exploitative to the point where they start to resemble stills from a low-budget porn film. Granted, Stuart's first book contained some very explicit images, but on this second book the models all seem to pose for maximum exposure -- in unnatural stances designed to reveal the most of their organs (those "karate kicks sans panties" definitely fall in this category). The result is a cold, calculated, dirty-looking caricature of sensuality, where "animalistic" is there but "sexuality" is entirely missing. This second volume is about as sexy as looking at medical textbooks, and about as aesthetically appealing.

A masterpiece of Erotism.......1999-12-14

The first thing I thought when watching the album was how hard it is to diference Art [Erotism] from Pornography. And if there's such a dividing line, it might be even impossible to determine, but when I finished the book, I get satisficed. I feel like the book was not just another nonsense photobook, but a true work of art. This book gathers all the pictures from the side of the line where the Erotism resides. Nice job by Rob Stuart.

Fascinating & Stimulating Photography.......1999-10-22

This book is packed full of erotic pictures of women. If someone is looking for pornography, this is not the book for you. This book is a collection of photographs that will give you a window into the world of fetishes. Great book!

Roy Staurt is the GOD of fashion/fetish photography!.......1999-10-15

Taschen has published another brilliant book. Roy Staurt creates photographs that make Helmut Newton look like a rank amateur. Staurt is the male Bettina Rheims (Chambre Close), his sense of location and time is sublime. It is pure pleasure to see a fashion photographer with perfect technique disclose his deepest kinks and fantasies in such gorgeous colors. His casting is flawless, ah the luxury of NOT finding a single surgically or steroid enhanced model between the covers. Roy Stuart Vol. 2 is a must have book. Leave this beautifully printed art book out on your coffee table the next time you have a party - your life will change when almost everyone has gone home...

Michael Chabon Presents...The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist Volume 2 (Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (Graphic Novels))

Average customer rating:

Running out of steam already
If I bought this, you never sent it to me . . .
Wonderful extension of Kavalier and Clay

Michael Chabon Presents...The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist Volume 2 (Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (Graphic Novels))
Brian Vaughan , Kevin McCarthy , Marv Wolfman , Matt Kindt , Roy Thomas , Stuart Moore , Mike Mignola , Roger Petersen , Dean Haspiel , Joe Staton , and and others
Manufacturer: Dark Horse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Comics & Graphic Novels | Subjects | Books

General | Graphic Novels | Comics & Graphic Novels | Subjects | Books

Superheroes | Graphic Novels | Comics & Graphic Novels | Subjects | Books

Dark Horse | Publishers | Comics & Graphic Novels | Subjects | Books

Anthologies | Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Subjects | Books

General | Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Michael Chabon Presents. . .The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 1
Michael Chabon Presents...The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist Volume 3 (Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (Graphic Novels))
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories
A Model World and Other Stories

ASIN: 1593071728

Book Description

Following in the footsteps of the massively successful Volume One, the second volume of Michael Chabon Presents. . .The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist collects issues three and four of the likewise popular quarterly series. Among the stories in this volume: Critically acclaimed writer Brian Vaughan (Y: The Last Man) pens "To Reign in Hell" in a classic 1940s spirit, richly illustrated by former Swamp Thing artist Roger Petersen. Marv Wolfman writes "Heil and Fear Well," a shocking and chilling tale of nefarious post-war Nazis in the infamous 1950s EC comics horror style, brought to life by veteran cartoonist Joe Staton and indie stalwart Bob Sikoryak. Also, the mysterious powers of Luna Moth may be up for grabs - is our favorite mild-mannered librarian worthy of them? Kevin McCarthy and Dean Haspiel serve up a tribute to Jack Kirby's 1960s Marvel work in "The Trial of Judy Dark!".

Customer Reviews:

Running out of steam already.......2006-02-10

The first volume, consisting of the content of issues no. 1 and 2 of the comic book series based on the fictional comic book characters from Chabon's novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, was much more successful than this second installment, taken from nos. 3 and 4. Maybe the "try harder" rule about sequels applies here, too, but the quality of both art and plotting is much lower and the tongue-in-cheek fictional comics history that made the first volume such fun is almost nonexistent in this one. Give it up, guys.

If I bought this, you never sent it to me . . ........2005-08-11

Check your database, Amazon. I didn't buy this book. I bought Vol. 1 and Chabon's Kavalier & Clay for gifts after reading the latter which was one of the best books I have EVER read. The only reason I didn't buy this book too was because I was limiting spending. I'm sure it is excellent.

Wonderful extension of Kavalier and Clay.......2005-01-07

Having read very few comic books before picking up Chabon's first volume of the Escapist, I was completely blown out of the water by the creativity that the authors put into their comic extension of Chabon's "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Volume 2 picks up where Volume 1 left, with more of the wonderfully written comic book historical fiction that was peppered throughout the originial. This volume contains the third and fourth issues of the Escapist quarterly comic book, and while the book remains a brilliant addition to Kavalier and Clay, the comics stand on their own in terms of story line.
Overall a fun little book for the train or for an hour or so by yourself.
I must admit that when I recieved my copy of Volume 2 I was a little confused over the cover, as the one pictured here is not the cover that was sent to print. However as a side note, Michael Chabon himself is drawn into the cover at the bottom-right with the alias of "The Puppet-Master."

From the Ocean of Painting: India's Popular Paintings 1589 to the Present

Average customer rating:

From the Ocean of Painting: India's Popular Paintings 1589 to the Present
Barbara Rossi , Roy C. Craven , and Stuart Cary Welch
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Museums & Collections | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Instructional & How-To | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Decorative Arts | Design & Decorative Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Painting | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Folk Art | Schools, Periods & Styles | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Look Inside History Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 0195111931

Book Description

Stretching back over millennia and comprising a myriad of traditions, the art of painting in India is as rich, as varied, and as intriguing as any in the world. Treatments of Indian painting in Europe and the United States, however, have focused mostly on miniatures commissioned by India's emperors and maharajas and have largely ignored the many splendid types of painting prepared for India's common peoples. Now, in this groundbreaking publication, Barbara Rossi, who has traveled and researched extensively in India, presents 101 works of extraordinary beauty representing twenty-one forms of popular painting and spanning 400 years. Based on a traveling exhibition that Rossi curated,From the Ocean of Painting is the first comprehensive overview of this diverse material and is organized around the primary functions these artworks serve, from ritual traditions that lead, through the act of painting, to spiritual and material benefits; to iconic and pilgrimage traditions that supply sacred pictures for worship; to narrative traditions that provide illustrations used in storytelling performances of epics and legends. This volume enables readers to see the folk, tribal, and urban contexts in which these generally unknown forms of painting arose, and to gain a fuller understanding of the representative works, all of which are illustrated and given in-depth commentaries. Introductory essays by Stuart Cary Welch, retired curator of Islamic and Later Indian art, Harvard University Art Museums, and by the late Roy C. Craven, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Indian Art History at the University of Florida, illuminate the connections between popular and sophisticated painting in India and offer an insightful assessment if the scholarship to date on India's popular painting. But the chief pleasure here is, of course, the art itself--a wealth of remarkable pictorial images rendered in vibrantly rich palettes. Gorgeously illustrated with fifty-seven color and fifty-three black-and-white reproductions, From the Ocean of Painting brings us a world of art rarely glimpsed in the West and a stunning collection anyone interested in painting will not want to miss.

Gloriana: The Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I (Pimlico)

Average customer rating:

Excellent pictures, but limited scope

Gloriana: The Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I (Pimlico)
Roy Strong
Manufacturer: Random House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | History & Criticism | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Renaissance | Schools, Periods & Styles | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Instructional & How-To | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Painting | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Cult of Elizabeth: Elizabethan Portraiture and Pageantry
Elizabeth I: Collected Works
Queen Elizabeth I: Selected Works (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Elizabeth I: Her Life in Letters
Early Modern Visual Culture: Representation, Race, Empire in Renaissance England (New Cultural Studies Series)

ASIN: 071260944X
Release Date: 2003-04-30

Book Description

To examine the portraits of Elizabeth I is to witness the creation of the legend of the Virgin Queen, of Gloriana and her burgeoning empire. The history of the portraiture is that of the deliberate manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by both rigid hierarchy and religious belief. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558, her subjects had an all-too-vivid memory of military defeat and religious turmoil. Restoring stability to the kingdom involved the image of the Queen herself—over the years, she was transmuted from an elegant aristocrat into a cosmic vision. In Gloriana, Roy Strong provides a richly detailed analysis of all the major portraits.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent pictures, but limited scope.......2007-01-19

I really liked this book! I enjoy reading about and researching the Tudors (by researching, I mean reading existing research). I have a book "All the Queen's Men: Elizabeth and her Courtiers" by Neville Williams. I loved the reproductions of paintings in that book, and so tracked down "Gloriana" to see and compare as many pictures of Elizabeth as I could. I must say the pictures are great, and plentiful. The text is well written too. It describes the art and explains the purpose of and evolution of the stylised portraits of Elizabeth. It's not the book's fault, but it was missing some things I hoped to find, as follows: few pictures of those close to Elizabeth (I shouldn't probably have expected this, but I like to look for family resemblances, and the looks of her suitors!); little text description of Elizabeth (based on the author's reseach, I hoped he'd tell us whether her eyes were blue or brown, how tall she was etc. Hard to tell from the art - the colors and proportions vary); and finally, some portraits that are described in the text are not illustrated. Not many, but I wanted to see more. That being said, you can't go wrong with this book if you want to study the portraits. I am very pleased to have this as part of my little Tudor library! (My copy is paperback, I have not seen the hardback.)

Average customer rating:

pornish eroticism
deep interesting book both eroticly and intelectualy
Exceptional.
Same as Leg Show! Nothing New!
EROTIC PHOTO MASTER CONTINUES TO BREAK TABOOS IN NEW VOLUME

Roy Stuart: Volume III

Manufacturer: Taschen
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover