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Accessible, informative guide to one of Te Papa's most popular
permanent art exhibitions. The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art
gallery within New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, is the most
popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salon-style on
dark red walls, its 36 arresting portraits span historical
portraiture to contemporary practice, and represent mana. Some
trumpet the status of European royalty, Maori leaders, or
prosperous colonial settlers in New Zealand. Others advertise the
skills of the artist. All carry stories from the past into the
present. This handy book details each work in both English and te
reo Maori and is the perfect souvenir of a visit to Te Papa and an
ideal starting point for exploring questions of art, identity, and
cross-cultural exchange.
The art of climbing dis-roped and disrobed. Twenty years ago, Dean
Fidelman asked a rock climber to take off her shoes and boulder
nude, and his famous series Stone Nudes was born. The stunning
black-and-white images of athletic figures captured in motion on
cliffs in breathtaking wild landscapes have made Fidelman famous
within the climbing community. Fidelman followed his nomadic muses
around North America and the world, framing them in the picturesque
landscapes of Yosemite Valley; Joshua Tree; Moab, Utah; Patagonia;
Europe; and coastal Thailand. The sensual photographs uniquely
capture the stark beauty of athletes on the stone, their muscular
bodies camouflaging with the formations of the rocks they are
poised on. This book will appeal to those interested in climbing,
lovers of nude photography, as well as anyone who appreciates
breathtaking images of improbable physical feats across stunning
landscapes.
A radical, lively departure from received notions about art of the
Romantic period For many, the term "neoclassicism" has come to
imply discipline, order, restraint, and a certain myopia. Leaving
the term behind, this book radically challenges enduring
assumptions about the art produced from the late 18th century to
the early Victorian period, casting new light on appropriations of
the classical body by British artists. It is the first to
foreground the intersections of gender, race, and class in
discussions of British visual classicism, laying bare artists'
alternately politicizing and emphatically sensual engagements with
Greco-Roman art. Rather than rely exclusively on subsequent
scholarship, the book takes up the poet John Keats (1795-1821) as a
theoretical framework. Eschewing the "Golden Age" narrative, which
sees J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) as the pinnacle of the period's
artistic achievement, the book examines overlooked artists, such as
Henry Howard (1769-1847) and John Graham Lough (1798-1876). The
result is a fresh account of underappreciated works of British
painting and sculpture.
Jinky Coronado takes her Asian schoolgirl namesake into three
worlds of incredible adventures in her ongoing series "Banzai
Girls." In this deluxe gallery, we get to see sexy Jinky in
swimsuits, lingerie, and of course that perennial favorite - the
schoolgirl uniform - all the while fighting bizarre creatures Art
by Jinky Coronado, with color by Katrina MaeHao & MIchael
Kelleher
Text in English & German. Borquez nudes always look honest,
authentic, and direct. There is a spark when these women take off
their clothes and show their sex appeal for him. There is a fire
when they recline on the sofa and look at us, aware of this
voyeuristic moment full of sensual tension. Fabio Borquez allows
the women to be vamps and sweethearts, but most reveal the Marlene,
the femme fatale, and not the innocent angel. He believes that
photography is a game with the camera and its rules are written by
the moment. A constantly changing moment.
Over 100 females take off their panties and spread their legs in
the name of educational / scientific teaching materials. If you are
a medical student studying female anatomy, this is commonly thought
of as the most vivid and shocking book you could possibly add to
your educational curriculum. This collection of intimate nude
photographs is intended to demonstrate the open and exposed female
genitals and vagina. In addition to general education on the
vagina, each full page color photo takes you inside the labia, with
parted lips, lips held open, lips pulled aside, etc. There are no
closed vaginas in this book, and every picture is up close and
very, very personal. This book goes beyond Douglas O'Brian's
previous book "100% Vaginas: Close-Up Photography (GRAPHIC)" in
terms of the level of intimacy that is displayed, and is more
similar in terms of imagery to "101 Gynecology Views" by the same
author.
Nick Baer's intimate portraits of 31 nude male models while
showering. Full frontal male nudity, color, 44 pages. Luca DiCorso,
James Frazier, Joe Gabriel, Diego Bailon, Mycal Gabriel, Ron Magic,
Austin Power, Mark Galfione, Camden DeMarko, Troy Bardem, Brian
McMahon, Carmino Miranda, Maximilliano, Tristan Dempsey, Damian
Norris, Dean Marquez, Paul Whiting, Rock Hardson, Dustin
Montgomery, Rocco Gabriell, Gabriel James, Robbie Ryan, Mike
Reddev, Adrian, Jayden Holloway, Mike Reddev, Tim Hardway, Mark
Lance, Dick Ballin, Jude Anthony, Martin Ayes.
Hans Holbein's famous portrayal of Sir Thomas More is one of the
artist's greatest and most popular portraits. In the opening piece
of this appealing new volume, "A Letter to Thomas More, Knight",
award-winning author Hilary Mantel vividly imagines the background
to the creation of this extraordinary portrait, giving it both
historical perspective and immediacy. An insightful, concise,
scholarly essay by Xavier Salomon grounds it in the art-historical
world. Hans Holbein (1497/98-1543) painted Sir Thomas More in 1527,
having been a guest in More's house when he first arrived in
England. He brilliantly renders his sitter's rich fabrics and
unshaven face with sympathy and perception. Frick Diptychs, a new
series of small books to be co-published by GILES with The Frick
Collection, New York, pairs masterworks from the Frick with
critical and literary essays. The novelist Hilary Mantel will be
followed by the filmmaker James Ivory on Vermeer's "Mistress and
Maid" and the artist and author Edmund de Waal on a pair of
porcelain and bronze candlesticks by the 18th-century French
metalworker Pierre Gouthiere.
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Thomas Karsten
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Bianca, a 21 year old student of German literature and the model of
this book, fascinated by his work introduced herself to Thomas
Karsten with the strong desire to work with him. From this
developed an intensive team-work over many months. Wild, cheerful
pictures developed, outside and inside, on Majorka, in Berlin and
elsewhere, in the street, in bed, alone and with other models. The
pictures vibrate of pleasure, produce heat. They don't come across
cool beauty in this book, but hot natural desire.
What is most important in the creation of art? The artist who
creates, or the subject that inspires? To celebrate this delightful
riddle, the model/muse/goddess Drakaina takes us on a guided tour
of artists who have lovingly laboured to translate her fire and
beauty into works of their own talents. This unique look at artists
from a models' perspective, as she comments and revels in her
adoration. Each illustrator takes a unique facet of this most
alluring jewel of a woman, and shines it to a pure brilliance. The
resulting gallery is a collection that reflects the many moods and
visions of the one known as - "Drakaina"! Artists include Lorenzo
Sperlonga, Sandra Chang, Matt Hughes, Lorenzo DiMauro, and Ariock,
to name but a few of the worshipful.
The great bondage and fetish illustrator Alazar is back, and this
time he's looking where he's NOT supposed to! Taking a brief break
from the ties that bind, Alazar's focus is on briefs! The frilly
little scanty panties worn by girls who seem to always be walking
about in a stiff breeze. Or bending over deeper than they have to.
Or hiking their skirt over their waist. Or generally making a
spectacular spectacle of themselves! There ladies are, by fate or
design - exhibitionists who love to let the rest of us take a peek
at what's just out of sight! Alazar has made a significent study of
such behavior, and has assembled a wide array of illustrations to
make his point. And what lovely points they are! You might blush,
but you WILL look longingly at these Panty Peeks!
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Sal Quartuccio, Dave Dunstan, Pelaez
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Putting the "leather" in Leathernecks and the "Gee" in GI's, SQP is
delighted to present a new wing in the vast Gallery Girls museum,
this time showcasing the women of wartime! From the naughty
nose-art girls of WW2 to the hell-bent hellions of modern combat,
Bombshells! contains mega-tons of magnificent warrior maidens, with
artists like Pelaez, Mitch Byrd, Pedro Cuevas, J.L. Czerniawski,
and a mighty battalion of others! Oh, you'll stand at full
attention even while seated, this band of sisters are so hot!
Tennnnn HUT! Cover art by Dave Dunstan. 64 pages black and white
plus color covers.
Italian court culture of the fifteenth century was a golden age,
gleaming with dazzling princes, splendid surfaces, and luminous
images that separated the lords from the (literally) lackluster
masses. In Brilliant Bodies, Timothy McCall describes and
interprets the Renaissance glitterati-gorgeously dressed and
adorned men-to reveal how charismatic bodies, in the palazzo and
the piazza, seduced audiences and materialized power.
Fifteenth-century Italian courts put men on display. Here, men were
peacocks, attracting attention with scintillating brocades, shining
armor, sparkling jewels, and glistening swords, spurs, and sequins.
McCall's investigation of these spectacular masculinities
challenges widely held assumptions about appropriate male display
and adornment. Interpreting surviving objects, visual
representations in a wide range of media, and a diverse array of
primary textual sources, McCall argues that Renaissance masculine
dress was a political phenomenon that fashioned power and
patriarchal authority. Brilliant Bodies describes and
recontextualizes the technical construction and cultural meanings
of attire, casts a critical eye toward the complex and entangled
relations between bodies and clothing, and explores the
negotiations among makers, wearers, and materials. This
groundbreaking study of masculinity makes an important intervention
in the history of male ornamentation and fashion by examining a
period when the public display of splendid men not only supported
but also constituted authority. It will appeal to specialists in
art history and fashion history as well as scholars working at the
intersections of gender and politics in quattrocento Italy.
Nothing excels like excess, and when you're showcasing a
heavyweight illustrator like Claudio Aboy, a second helping of his
outstanding work is simply a must-do! His first volume of
exceptionally good 'bad girls' proved to be one of the best sellers
in the SQP line of art books! Claudio was quite happy to chain
himself back to his drawing board and whip up an entirely 'new'
collection of drawings that focus on his favourite subject - the
female form! Aboy paints, pencils, and inks - he's a triple threat
of breath-taking talent. If you like ladies done the Argentine way
(trust us - it's a treat!), then this second tome of torrid
lovelies is just what you've been looking for! Scorchin' hot!
Bruce Colero has based his entire life and livelyhood on physical
excellence. As a bodybuilder and martial artist, Colero has forged
his own body and mind into a genuine work of art. As the owner of a
health and fitness business based in Canada, he's made his
life-long fascination with the limitless potential of the human
body a country-wide empire. And as an airbrush artist, he's enjoyed
a career creating fantasy and pin-up illustrations of the female
form. It's this third aspect of Bruce's amazing accomplishments
that we're proud to present a full color gallery entitled "Heavenly
Bodies - The Art of Bruce Colero." Using techniques in the real and
virtual world of airbrush and computer, Colero blends the best of
both worlds and the resulting images are both dreamlike and
photo-realistic. A fascinating study of a truly fascinating
individual.
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