Wild Skin [Hardcover]

Carlos Batts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2001

Presently living in Los Angeles Batts' admixture of cubist geometry, '70s exploitation themes, bizarre lighting techniques, a variety of textured backgrounds, slice and dice editing, and a keen eye for beauty, in its many forms have contributed to the piquancy and relevance of his work. Batts has helped to transform the fetish standard from a staid, complacent, silicone world to something much edgier -- avowedly modern and challenging. This book provides an engaging, at times quite revealing glimpse into the future of fetish photography and the state of art as it finds its place in the 21st century.

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Carlos Batts

Product Details

• Hardcover: 226 pages
• Publisher: Editions Reuss (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3934020143
• ISBN-13: 978-3934020146
• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 9.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,368,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Mesmerizing Onslaught to the Senses!, December 15, 2008

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Michelle7 "Editor of Michelle7(dot)com" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Skin (Hardcover)

Batts' style lies somewhere in the chasm between fetish and gothic photography, and yet it is unlike either of these two genres. It is something entirely original to Carlos Batts and something that Arthur Rimbaud might accomplish were he raised from the dead, trained in the art of color photography, and forced to wear a walkman blaring Trent Reznor's "Head Like a Hole" over and over again. The pages are not numbered so one cannot easily report the number of images featured - but there are LOTS of them and the book itself is very THICK. Each image takes up 100% of the page (very cool) and offers no respite from the attack. The girls eagerly posture and pose and probe and pee and pontificate. It's highly sexual, somewhat scary, and is ultimately an onslaught to the senses .. and I cannot wait to do it again.