Weston, Edward - La Forme du nu ---- new in seal

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Of all the unnoticed works of art in nature revealed by Weston's camera, it was the human form that most persistently challenged this great photographer throughout his working life. Erotic, sculptural, and poetic, his nude photographs of lovers, friends, and of his son Neil combine the essentials of physical passion with a desire to go beyond the transitory to a discovery of eternal forms. In his search for the ideal, Weston concentrated on the fundamental physical aspects of his subjects, empowering his prints with an intrinsic grace and elegance. There is a desire to draw near, and a distant, unknowable sense of sculpture; a reflection of universal rhythms, revealing the "vital essence of things

 

Hardcover : 138 pages

Dimensions : 29.5 x 29.5 x 2 cm

Publisher : PHAIDON FRANCE

Language: : French

isbn : 9780714894973 

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