Charlie White: Photographs [Hardcover]

Charlie White (Author), Ronald Jones (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2002 | Series: Way?

Full color images and complete details of Charlie White's three recent photographic projects. This is a thorough treatment of an artist whose images have explored the limits of pornography, the modern psychological landscape and the emotionally fraught relationship between self-perception and appearance. In an extended conversation with Lisa Anne Auerbach, White discusses the role of collaboration in his work and his relationship to American identity and L.A.'s image culture. Includes an Introduction by Ronald Jones and essays by Annabel Chong, William Deverell and Fred Alan Wolf. EXCERPT: "Charlie's photographs express a moralizing flavor, and become allegories of human will, atrocities balanced by kindness, that infuse the particulars of our culture."-Ronald Jones, from the Introduction

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About the Author

Charlie White was born in Philadelphia and received his BFA from New York's School of Visual Arts and his MFA from Art Center in Pasadena. His photos are exhibited extensively, as well as discussed in The Village Voice, Interview and Detour as well as in art journals. He lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Goliath Books (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3980760294
• ISBN-13: 978-3980760294
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,339,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, October 13, 2005

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Chad Bonanno "Chad B" (Hollywood , Ca) - See all my reviews
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This book is incredible. I saw Charlie speak at the Semi-Permannet event in New York in September 05, and I rushed out and bought the book, praying to find some of the images he had shown. sure enough, it was packed to the brim with most of his work, and everyone that comes to my place and has a look at the book is either amazed or completly freaked out. I recommend a puff before reading. . .

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars charlie white's images rock, May 25, 2005

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T. Beck (vinalhaven, maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charlie White: Photographs (Hardcover)

charlie white's images push digital photography into the creative details usually reserved for paint on canvas. he resurrects fine art photography while at the same time pays homage to the history of sci fi and contemporary media. is there really any difference between doctor who and richard hamilton anyways? if you own a digital camera you should own this book...its more important than the users manual.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting..., October 22, 2006

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Fishy Dreams - See all my reviews

This review is from: Charlie White: Photographs (Hardcover)

Charlie White's got a unique style.

I personally don't like these photos -- a bit too grotesque sometimes -- but I like the idea behing the photos (i.e. Josh). The photos in this book often bring confused, embarrassed, but intrigued smiles on the faces of people who see them.