Nudes [Paperback]

Lee Friedlander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1991

 A study of nudes from award-winning photographer Lee Friedlander.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0224032178
• ISBN-13: 978-0224032179
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,161,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful essence of real women, February 8, 2000

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JoeReader "Book Geek" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nudes (Paperback)

Friedlander exquisitely captures the true essence of real women. These women, usually photographed in their own apartments, are not models -- they are authentic. Friedlander's work shows every blemish, hair, and "imperfection", which made this reader almost feel as if I could hear them breathing, smell their skin. To see such a beautiful work with wonderful women who did not see the necessity of applying thick layers of makeup, shaving body hair, or wearing excessive jewelry was truly refreshing. Thank you Mr. Friedlander for "exposing" what women really look like!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soft and natural, March 20, 2009

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This review is from: Nudes (Paperback)

These lush photos convey an enjoyable mix of impressions. The first might be Friedlander's monumental sense of the human form. Many times throughout this book, he presents the model as structure, displaying her strength and solidity at the same time as her native grace. Other images emphasize her softness, where skin creases or where curves respond to gravity or compression. Some of the photos encourage different kinds of viewing of the image. In one, the model's pensive look raises the question, what does she look at, or what private moment did the camera invade? In another, the model's animal form comes first, and yet another praises the curves and marks that distinguish this one person from all others.

Friedlander captures a comfortable, natural look in each un-named model. That includes some or all of her normal adult fuzz. The look might jar an eye tuned to smoothly groomed fantasy figures. Add in a healthy assortment of curves and a sag or two, and this becomes a celebration of people as they are. Where other photographers idealize hardbodies, or youthful looks, or some specific vision of beauty, Friedlander does something much more difficult. He presents the ordinary charm of a typical woman, fuzz and all, and shows that her beauty is an ideal in itself.

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5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars some helps, December 15, 2000

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Masoud Eskandari (Iran) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nudes (Paperback)

I am a photographer who lives in Iran. I'm so glad that finally could find somthing about my most favorite photographer Mr. Lee Friedlander in amazon web site.