Autopsyrotica [Paperback]

Chad Michael Ward (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006

The best-selling artist of 'Black Rust' is back with a corrosive goth vision of life and death and in-between. Combination art book and dark narrative, it's the ferocious beauty of abysmal visions. With a introduction by John Cassaday and afterword by Ben Templesmith.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: NBM Publishing; 1ST edition (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156163462X
• ISBN-13: 978-1561634620
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE ANTI-GLAMOUR ART BOOK, May 22, 2006

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Tim Janson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autopsyrotica (Paperback)

Combining death, sex, goth, and erotica, Autopsyrotica is the anti-glamour pin-up collection. Boldly colored, glistening bodies are replaced by dark, horrific, yet hauntingly beautiful images from artist Chad Michael Ward. Ward combines his skills at digital photography and digital painting to provide an 80 page collection that make Clive Barker's Hellish Cenobytes look tame by comparison. The images are paired with Ward's text in symphony of depravity. It's as if Ward took his models, and sent them down to the Abyss where they were transformed by demonic hands. His mastery of the digital format blends seamlessly. These are images that will stick with you long after you've put the book down. And the models seem to dare you to just try and forget them!

"Zombie" is perhaps at once the most terrifying, and yet sorrowful pieces in the book. The dark make-up around her eyes and her black hair blend into the deep, background shadows, making them seem as one. Only her left eye seems to hint at a shred of life, peering hatefully off of the page.

"Queen Hell" is appropriately named. This piece features a snarling, twisted horned, unholy queen who is the living embodiment of Hell. Then there is "The Curse", perhaps the second most chilling image in the book. Grimacing...wide-eyed...hair disheveled...this poor girl personifies madness, anger, and revenge.

Visually stunning and thoroughly unsettling, Autopsyrotica is certainly not for the squeamish. And due to its subject matter and nudity, it is definitely a book for mature audiences. But those who appreciate the female form...in all its forms, even the dark and wicked, will find it to be a unique experience to read. I also love the fact that the models names and pictures were listed in the credits in the back of the book. Nice Touch! From NBM Publishing.

Reviewed by Tim Janson