After bringing us Adonis, a beautiful collection of male nude photography, Michelle Olley returns with a companion book of images of the female form. The female nude has a long and fascinating history, from Boticelli's Venus to the covers of contemporary fashion magazines such as Vanity Fair and Marie Claire. Although the nude has been developed in many ways, it continually captivates the photographer and the viewer alike. Venus is a celebration and a history of the best of female nude photography, covering the entire spectrum of styles, techniques and fashions of erotic photography from fashion shoots to fetishism and beyond. This comprehensive collection features high-quality images taken by Herb Ritts, Bob Carlos Clarke, Wolfgang Tilmans, Sandra Jensen and Mario Testino and many others. Over 190 photographs in color, duotone and black and white are included.
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Olley-Features editor for Attitude Magazine, UK
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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
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Erotica from the glossies,
This review is from: Venus: Masterpieces of Modern Erotic Photography (Paperback)
This book is beautiful. The reproduction quality is superb, with large images organized by photographer in alphabetical order, no nonsensical verse or smarmy text included. Michelle Olley's introduction and photographer bios are succinct and interesting. Credits/titles for the photos serve as the table of contents -- terrific idea. Oh, um, the pictures, yeah. They are the really beautiful component, of course. There are more than 150, and the emphasis is definitely EROTIC, with nothing from the cool, abstract world of the fine art nude, and very little that would qualify as standard sex magazine content. Many of the photographers here also have websites, so even if readers only used the book as a guide to what to seek on the internet, it would be well worth the price. "Venus" is an amazing and delicious survey.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Was Very dissapointed,
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This review is from: Venus: Masterpieces of Modern Erotic Photography (Paperback)
I received this book as a gift. I'm not a prude - I own many collections of erotic photography. This book - however - I returned. It was really pushing the line to be porn pics. Way too many photos looked like some guy taking bad shots of his naked girlfriend in a hotel room - lighting awful, composition nonexistant. etc. etc. There were a few photos which I thought were well done, but they were greatly outnumbered by others that I'd consider to be more "trashy" and "taseless" than "erotic" any day. You should probably flip through this book at your local book store to see if this is the sort of thing you are interested in - the cover shot by no means represents the work inside the pages.
21 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Do not waste the money.,
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This review is from: Venus: Masterpieces of Modern Erotic Photography (Paperback)
This book is horribly mis-named. There are no "masterpieces".Most images are of such low quality that I can't believe they have been published. Some shots are more like pornography than art. With the exception of one or two acceptable pictures, this book is garbage.
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