Roy Stuart: Volume III [Hardcover]

Roy Stuart (Author)

Book Description

Series: Roy Stuart | Publication Date: December 5, 2000

Continuing to break down the boundaries of sexual politics with his provocative photography, Roy Stuart's most recent work is more explicit than ever. With the groundwork laid in Volumes I and II, Stuart ventures further into the ambivalent relationship between reality and illusion, using role-playing to parody conventional ideas of sex. More daring, more subversive, Volume III features Stuart's most focused work to date.

As an attack on the artificiality of the fashion industry's ideas of sexiness and beauty, Stuart has included a "before and after" section; here you'll find simple shots of the models as they are (without makeup) and photos of them after being "transformed". His latest subjects also include older women, who, in their non-conformity to orthodox standards of beauty, are awkwardly out of place in their roles as dolled-up sex objects. What is society teaching us about sexual attraction? Does western culture brainwash us into taking on traditional sexual roles, wherein women must be beautiful and men must be dominant? Forget what mainstream society has taught you about power roles, desirability, and body image. Stuart depicts a world where barriers are abolished and women share the same sexual license as men. Very hot and very cutting-edge, Volume III is a must-have!

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Roy Stuart III is a series of remarkably hot photo stories. -- Playboy, May 2001

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; First Edition edition (December 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822860549
• ISBN-13: 978-3822860540
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #959,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EROTIC PHOTO MASTER CONTINUES TO BREAK TABOOS IN NEW VOLUME, January 17, 2001

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This review is from: Roy Stuart: Volume III (Hardcover)

For Roy Stuart there are no boundaries when it comes to sex and beauty. In his world everyone and every situation provides the opportunity to explore some aspect of the most erotic manifestations of sexuality.

Stuart thrusts voyeurism into a respectable spotlight. Foot fetishism and bondage are as common as the missionary position and most important, no one is a victim in Stuart's erotic universe. Women are in control, and are in his sexy "photo-stories" because they want to be.

Continuing to break down the boundaries of sexual politics with his provocative photography, Roy Stuart's most recent work is more explicit than ever. With the groundwork laid in Volumes I and II, Stuart ventures further into the ambivalent relationship between reality and illusion, using role-play to challenge conventional ideas of sexuality. More daring, more subversive, Volume III features Stuart's most focused work to date.

Roy Stuart's latest subjects include older women, who, in their non-conformity to orthodox standards of beauty, force viewers re-evaluate their personal definition of what constitutes an appropriate "sex object." Does western culture brainwash us into accepting traditional sexual roles, wherein women must be young and beautiful and men must be handsome and dominant? Forget what society has taught you about power roles, desirability, and body image. Stuart depicts a world where these barriers are abolished and women share the same sexual license as men.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of classy European women in well-decorated rooms., December 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Roy Stuart: Volume III (Hardcover)

This is a great book. The third volume of Roy Stuart's fetish photography (which never really gets too heavy, thankfully) is his most explicit yet. He keeps pushing the boundaries with each new volume, but his sexual iconoclasm comes across as a bit shallow and self-justifying when faced with the amount of erotic material freely available on the internet. The poetry extracts are ugly, but the women are beautiful. Incredibly so. Stuart has a fine eye for young women, and they're here in all shapes and sizes (mostly tall for obvious reasons). Some of these photographs reek of pure, unshamed sexual satisfaction for both sexes, and that's a pretty healthy outlook. Veers into some strange territory sometimes, but hey, these wacky sexual iconoclast photographers documenting the young women of Paris, what'cha gonna do with 'em?

This'll put a damned smile at the unfettered beauty on display. If not, you need your damned eyes tested.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional., August 10, 2001

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This review is from: Roy Stuart: Volume III (Hardcover)

I disagree entirely with the other reviewer's comment that if you're a fan of Leg Show you'll find this boring. I get Leg Show exclusively for Roy Stuart's work and this 240 page book was anything but a letdown. Stuart is unique in what he does, challenging the viewer's notions about sexuality, gender, beauty, fantasy, and power. The women he photographs have -- like the settings he designs for them -- a sexually frazzled quality that makes one never want to look again at another Penthouse layout. If women want to know what men really fantasize about, look at Roy Stuart's photography. And, yes, many of the photos here have been seen before in Leg Show, but there are many that I've not seen.