In this lyrical collection, the lack male nude as subject is taken beyond conventional expectation and experience. Working specifically with the formal elements of composition and light, Maia not only dramatically displays the beauty of the male form but also challenges the existing depection's of black men as photographic subject. Sensual, erotic, beautiful, and stunning, Marcelo Maia's work is sure to attract a wide audience appreciative of both the technical skill and artisitc grace of his portraits.
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Since the mid-'70s, the gay male nude has become an ever-present symbol of gay culture. From porn magazines to Herb Ritts museum exhibits, the gay body is on display everywhere. Brazilian photographer Marcelo Maia's new collection Prometheus is a fine, bold collection of nude studies of African American men. In a short introduction Maia frames this collection in political terms, discussing the importance of skin color in racism and a whole host of other injustices, but the photos speak for themselves. Lyrical, moving, and dramatically composed, Maia's work challenges the standard cultural expectations to which African American nudes have been held. Beautifully produced, Prometheus is a fine collection by a noted gay artist.
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Prometheus on sexuality and racism,
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This review is from: Maia: Prometheus (Stonewall Inn Book/Photographer Series) (Hardcover)
This little book carries enormous aspirations. It aims to bring to argument,for the sake of self development,the concepts of racism and sexuality, without setting rules about what's the truth.Prometheus is assiciated with the mythological idea that God created man at his own image.The fact that he,Prometheus,is black,relates to the knowledge that the first man evolved from Africa, 200.000 years ago, and yet, the question about his skin color is conveniently never raised. Photography is an universal language and on beauty, are laid the hopes on the war against prejudice.I wish you can join us and would appreciate your comments.
Sincerely, Marcelo Maia
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Too small, to boring, too uneventful. Photography is mediocre,
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This review is from: Maia: Prometheus (Stonewall Inn Book/Photographer Series) (Hardcover)
I think the title says it all. Get a better book. I own alot of male nude books and this is the whackest of them all.
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