Inamorata: The Erotic Art of Michael Manning [Paperback]

Michael Manning (Author), Patrick Califia (Introduction), Midori (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2010

This lavish softcover art collection contains a decade's worth of illustrator Michael Manning's perversely beautiful portraits. Dominatrixes, dancers, fetish models, contortionists, and other real-life muses are reinterpreted through the artist's elegant line work as powerful and profoundly sensual beings who give free reign to their erotic desires.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Simultaneously lyrical, sinister and bizarre, Manning's works are high-style exercises in controlled sexual tension with a distinctly modern edge... Inamorata is both a superb introduction to the artist's vision and his most bravura work to date." -- Ernest Greene, Taboo

About the Author

Michael Manning is an Illustrator, Animator, Tattoo Designer and Comix Artist. His best known works include THE SPIDER GARDEN and TRANCEPTOR graphic novel series and the art collection INAMORATA. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums both locally and internationally. Born in NYC, Michael studied Film and Animation at Boston's School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Early exposure to Japanese animation, fairy tale book illustration, and American and European comix has contributed to the formation of Manning's style. He began self-publishing comix in 1987 while working as an Animator/Director of award-winning station i.d.s, music videos and internationally screened short films. A California resident since 1991, Michael currently lives and works in downtown Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Last Gasp; 2 edition (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867197315
• ISBN-13: 978-0867197310
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #922,291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Manning is an illustrator, animator, tattoo designer and comix artist/writer. His best known works include THE SPIDER GARDEN and TRANCEPTOR graphic novel series and the art collection INAMORATA. His artwork has been featured in galleries and museum exhibits in the US and internationally. While he is primarily known for his erotic sf/fantasy work, his comix adaptations of horror/suspense stories can be seen in Graphic Classics' HORROR & ADVENTURE CLASSICS anthologies. To see more of Michael's artwork, please visit his web site: http://www.thespidergarden.net. His LiveJournal has the latest updates on new projects and events: http://metalweb.livejournal.com/

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manning's Ultimate, February 13, 2007

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This review is from: Inamorata: The Erotic Art of Michael Manning (Hardcover)

If you enjoy Michael Manning's art, and are not rattled by very mature subject matter, you'll like this book.
In previous books, Manning toed the line of decency- in this one, he not only crosses it, he urinates on it.
For fans of very edgy, very naughty erotc art, you can't do much better than this.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly Stunning artwork, February 24, 2006

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DarkRubyMoon "Eric" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Inamorata: The Erotic Art of Michael Manning (Hardcover)

Michael Manning is one of the most brilliant fetish artist if not most brilliant artist of this age. As an artist myself, i can appreciate the beautifully flowing erotic lines, the stunning composition, and the eroticism that flows from every sensuous image. The stark contrast of his mostly black and white ink renderings leap from the page without appearing cartoony, and yet seem otherworldly. If there is an artist whom I'd aspire to be like, it is this brilliant artist whom not only illustrates the most wickedly sensuous fetish imagery, but whom is himself involved in the bdsm lifestyle. If there were a slave I'd most like to emulate, it would surely be similar to one of his creations.

His artwork is not for the narrow minded but rather for those in the fetish lifestyle. Many of his images deal with transgender and involve fetishes that go to the edges and beyond of what society typically deems acceptable. Personally however, i'd have no problem sitting his book on a coffee table next to books of other artist masters. i can not give a high enough recommendation for his artwork. It is an inspiration to future fetish artist.