Bianchi: Outpost [Hardcover]

Tom Bianchi (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1996

In this stunning new collection of male nude photography, Tom Bianchi pays tribute to what has become the most famous setting in his highly acclaimed body of work-The Outpost Pool. But the pool is more than a mere backdrop, for as Bianchi says, "We have made 'art,' we have memorialized the handsomeness of our friends, and we have enjoyed the camaraderie of one another. In this place we have realized a potential of our tribe today, making the story of our world as we like it."

This extraordinary volume is a record of that story

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About the Author

Tom Bianchi is the author of seven books of photography, including Out of the Studio, Extraordinary Friends, Living with Dickens, Bob & Rod, In Defense of Beauty, and Among Women. A lawyer by training, he is currently a vice president of CytoDyn, a biotech firm engaged in HIV therapy development. He lives with his life partner, Mark Prunty, in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (June 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312142838
• ISBN-13: 978-0312142834
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,603,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Bianchi is one of the most published visual artists and writers in the world.

His nineteen books of photographs, poems, and essays primarily cover the gay male experience in a variety of contexts - from aesthetic philosophy - IN DEFENSE OF BEAUTY - to poetry to erotic photography. He is currently working on an album and stage presentation of some poems being set to song from his book MEN I'VE LOVED.

Tom was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. He got a law degree at Northwestern and practiced corporate law for ten years. At thirty -four he left his position as Senior Counsel at Columbia Pictures, tore up his law degree, pasted it into a painting and had his first one man show with Betty Parsons and Carol Dreyfuss in New York. Shortly thereafter, Tom had his first major museum retrospective at the Spoleto Festival in 1984.

In 1990, St. Martins Press published OUT OF THE STUDIO, Tom's groundbreaking book of male nudes, frankly gay and affectionally connected. That book opened a door for more honest visions of gay men and a better understanding of their intimate lives. Thereafter, nineteen of Tom's books have been published, three documentary films about Tom's work have been distributed, and Tom's work has been published in more than thirty anthologies on the male nude. His ON THE COUCH series, DEEP SEX and EROTIC TRIGGERS deal with the expression of conscious sexual energy. This body of work has earned Tom respect as one of the most important artists dealing with erotic imagery and imagination. His body of work is the largest record ever made by a single artist of a culture's intimate life.

Tom also co-founded a biotech company, CytoDyn, developing a new therapy for treatment of HIV / AIDS.

TOMBIANCHI.com is Tom's website that includes detailed information on Tom and his work. Tom writes a blog which is a showcase for new work and the world as he sees it. The posts are fun, witty and sexy. And for people who want to go behind the scenes there is a huge archive of over 20,000 images with weekly updates in the Members Area.

Facebook: TOMBIANCHIFANPAGE - Here you will find updates on Tom's work and includes photo galleries from shoots as well as Tom's travels around the world.

Twitter: Follow Tom @tombianchi

You can reach Tom directly through all the places above if you are interested in being a subject of his books and films or are interested in collecting Tom's work.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars REALLY REALLY small, October 20, 2004

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Jonathan "Jong81" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bianchi: Outpost (Hardcover)

First thing I want to say is that I was deceived by the picture on Amazon. Because this was a book of photography, I imagined it would contain prints of a reasonable size. Wrong! Instead of buying art, I feel like I have a dime novel to keep in my nightstand. True, the photo's inside are wonderful. Just hope you're not far-sighted.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Size Matters, September 17, 2005

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BigBadJon "BigBadJon" (Shenandoah Valley, WV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bianchi: Outpost (Hardcover)

Nothing that Tom Bianch has ever done in the way of male erotic photography can disappoint, although the size of this collection was discouraging. When the dust cover has the best two photos from the entire book, one must struggle to appreciate the less-than-postcard size photos from this mini-collection of Bianchi's works. Its 64 pages of black and white photos (not the best of Bianchi's total collection) remain a treat to the eyes, nonetheless!

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Done!, January 12, 2000

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John Terrell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bianchi: Outpost (Hardcover)

Bianchi doesn't dissapoint in this small but explicit collection of photographs.