Ralph Gibson Nude [Hardcover]

Eric Fischl (Author), Ralph Gibson (Photographer)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3836511894 | ISBN-13: 978-3836511896 | Publication Date: July 1, 2009 | Edition: Ltd Sgd

Limited to 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by the photographer. A decade after his first TASCHEN book, Deux ex Machina, Ralph Gibson is back, with an extensive collection of nudes, including his best recent work as well as an interview by Eric Fischl. Strikingly contrasted and meticulously composed, Gibsons photographs pay tribute to some of the mediums greatest practitioners, such as Man Ray and Edward Weston, while venturing into uncharted waters. Says Gibson: A photographer once said that beauty in women is endless. Perhaps it was I who said it. In fact, I remember distinctly having done soand the thought persists to this day. We stare in the psychological mirror of the human body with a fascination that endures indefinitely. At least art history indicated this to be so. The Willendorf Venus is said to date from 25,000 BCthat is a old enough for me to believe in the subject. I love photographing women and could say that the form of the female body is absolute and perfect.

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"Says Gibson, "A Photographer once said that beauty in women is endless. Perhaps it was I who said it. In fact, I remember distinctly having done so...and the thought persists to this day. We stare in the psychological mirror of the human body with a fascination that endures indefinitely. At least art history indicated this to be so. The Willendorf Venus is said to date from 25,000 BC...that is a old enough for me to believe in the subject. I love photographing women and could say that the form of the female body is absolute and perfect."

About the Author

Ralph Gibson began taking pictures while serving in the U.S. Navy in the 1950s; after studying photography at the San Francisco Art Institute he went on to work as an assistant to Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank before establishing his own studio in New York. The recipient of NEA and Guggenheim grants, Gibson was made an Officer de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 1986. Eric Fischl is an internationally renowned figurative painter and sculptor. Born in New York and educated in Arizona and California, he is currently based in the New York area with his wife, painter April Gornik.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; Ltd Sgd edition (July 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3836511894
• ISBN-13: 978-3836511896
• Product Dimensions: 31.5 x 16 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 19 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,420,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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