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5.0 out of 5 stars
Soft, pretty damsels all bound and knotted-up!, January 25, 2005
This review is from: Erotic Bondage: The Art of Rope (Hardcover)
Edward Lee was a recognized painter and sculptor in the UK before taking up fine art photography thirty years ago. His photos have been shown in numerous galleries and have been widely published and purchased for museum and private collections. This book represents an interest in artistic bondage that was only kindled recently when he met and befriended a model named Chloe, whom Edward attributes as the major source of inspiration for this project.
Erotic Bondage: The Art of Rope contains over two-hundred beautiful, black & white images of delicate young ladies in various states of bondage. The melding of rope with skin with hair and various other props, all captured in beautifully toned prints make this one of the most exciting books ever done in this genre. Although there are a few images that could be categorized as extreme, most of the work possesses a more gentle flair. This unique sense of innocence and beauty is achieved perhaps in part because Lee's models are normal, pretty, girl-next-door types, and not the leather clad, Goth queens that so typify the genre. If damsels in distress are your thing, then this is you calling card. The polished, high-end photography is just icing on the cake.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty but lacking substance, November 10, 2006
This review is from: Erotic Bondage: The Art of Rope (Hardcover)
I guess I was thrown off by the the name, "The art of rope." I expected there to be instructions, but alas, there were only pretty pictures. Not that the pictures were lacking in style, composition, etc., but I wish I had bought the Japanese book instead (I think it's called the Art of Japanese Bondage). So, if you enjoy bondage as more of an idea, or are already well schooled in bondage and need some fresh ideas, go for it. Otherwise, I suggest you turn to other books.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enticing photos, but too contrived, June 30, 2006
This review is from: Erotic Bondage: The Art of Rope (Hardcover)
The photos are nice, but I found that they didn't resonate the true aura of bondage. i didn't get a feeling that the ladies were really into it, and that their bondage felt real. Instead, it felt a bit staged. And in the end, yes, they are staged, but I wish the photographer would have been able to present to the viewer at least some of the feelings and the general emotion a sub feels while tied up.
Also, I was expecting a bigger book (in size of pages) although that was my mistake - it gives the dimensions on amazon.
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