Nudes [Hardcover]

Andreas H. Bitesnich (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2001

Often described as "sculptural", Andreas H. Bitesnich's style of photography embodies clear and impeccably shaped forms, laden with energy, and echoes an almost diagrammatic approach to composition. His models, both male and female, are near incomprehensibly beautiful, powerful and perfect. To Bitesnich, the human body is a complete work of art, deserving of unceasing tribute and of being constantly rediscovered. His quest for the perfect picture sees him frequently travelling, and his location shoots from some of the most remote places of the world provokes the senses, pushing the boundaries of eroticism and creating exciting and arresting imagery. This volume captures some of Bitesnich's most graceful and alluring black and white nudes, acting as homage to light, shadow, composition and photography as much as it does to the human form.

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From the Publisher

. REISSUE OF THE STEMMLE EDITION WITH SLIGHTLY SMALLER TRIM
. COMPLIMENTS BITESNICH’S WOMAN (3-8238-5491-7) and TRAVEL (3-8238-5560-3), BOTH PUBLISHED BY te NEUES
. STRONG ADDITION TO THE te NEUES PHOTOGRAPHY LIST

About the Author

Andreas H. Bitesnich started his career as a commercial photographer but is now widely exhibited and respected in the art world. He has published several books with teNeues including On Form, Nudes, Polanude and Woman.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: teNeues; 2nd edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 382385559X
• ISBN-13: 978-3823855590
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,710,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Herb Ritts watch out!, January 18, 1999

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Lisa - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nudes (Hardcover)

I bought this book on the weekend despite the fact that I'm broke. I walked away, leaving two copies on the shelf, and when I came back there was only one left! Obviously I was not the only person impressed with this gentleman's photography. It was worth every penny that I paid for it. It is absolutely breathtaking and exquiste! Andreas knows how to bring forth the human form in all of its glory without making it salacious and lubricious. Andreas knows truly knows what the true meaning of the word SEXY means. It is trully remarkable and I hope to see more of him down the road.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Technically excellent, but artistically disappointing, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nudes (Hardcover)

I was actually fairly disappointed by this book, though it does merit very high marks on the technical issues, i.e. the reproductions are of high quality, and the photographer knew his tools. It's just that I didn't care for the choice of images. Most of the images are very contrasty, moving quickly between almost oily highlights and deep shadows. The poses, while visually interesting, were very artificial and to me, unappealing. I guess the photographer was going for presenting the structure of the body and different kinds of lines you could generate with it. In that regard, he did a good job, but it was not a goal that appealed to me. And one final FYI, the book is black and white -- no value judgement on that, just information that I didn't see elsewhere on this page.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Beautiful, October 11, 2000

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Lars (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nudes (Hardcover)

I was so lucky to finally find this book, as all the bookstores I asked had already sold out. Andreas H. Bitesnich must really be the undisputed master of black & white nude photography. This large-format book contains his work through the last decade, and is from start to finish an ode to the human form. Bitesnich avoids all use of props and styling to create mood. Instead he creates human sculputres, using the form itself, and his wonderful sense of lightning. His nudes are highly charged and sexual without borrowing any clichés. Even the most abstract retain this quality through the gorgeous textrues of skin, simultaneously soft and vulnerable, hard and unobtainable. It is precisely with these contrasts that Bitesnich comes into his own. Simply Beautiful!