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Title: Foro Italico by George Mott, Geroge Mott, Giorgio Armani, Michelangelo Sabatino ISBN: 1-57687-169-X Publisher: powerHouse Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Stunningly Beautiful
Comment: For anyone who has seen the statues of the Foro Italico in Rome, this book will come as a surprise. A visit to the Foro will not impress the viewer in the same way as this book. The photographer has captured the allure and grave dignity of the most beautiful (they are not all of the same high quality) of these statues in an array of close-ups and full figure shots. The essays by Sabatino and Ballerini are fascinating and well written. The book itself is magnificently produced. Mott seems to have taken the photographs before the statues were disfigured by the effects of air pollution. One wonders how long it will take the Italian authorities to realize the value of these works from the 30s and restore them?
Rating: 3
Summary: Not In The Least Erotic
Comment: The book is beautifully printed and bound, but the photographer (Mott) uses almost exclusively head and upper-chest shots of the statues. In the rare occasions where the full body is displayed, a side or back view is often shown. Half of the photos are in color, which is a waste. These statues demand black and white film. Only a small fraction of the 60 statues were photographed. Luigi Ballerini's long (6 pages) piece was so long-winded and convoluted, I had to read it three times and I still don't understand what he was trying to say. For such a short book, I was surprised to find detail shots of a hand with a ball in it and a hand with a discus in it. What is the point? The 8-page article by Michelangelo Sabatino was interesting, but I would have preferred more full shots of more statues instead. Mott, clearly, has spent too much time in the United States to have an understanding of the meaning of eroticism. I'd love to see these statues photographed by a northern European!
Rating: 5
Summary: Striking and beautiful work
Comment: This book reveals a little known part of Roman and Italian history that is incredible. The photos and the information presented are fascinating and this book makes a wonderful addition to any collection of art books, photographic volumes or Italian cultural texts. The composition and presentation of the photographs is truly striking and erotic without being in any way prurient. It is absolutely a true work of art about incredible works of art!
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Title: Paul Cadmus : The Male Nude by Justin Spring ISBN: 0789305895 Publisher: Universe Books Pub. Date: 09 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Karl Lagerfeld: Waterdance/Bodywave by Karl Lagerfeld ISBN: 3882438177 Publisher: Steidl Pub. Date: 15 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Male Ideal : Lon of New York and the Male Physique by Reed Massengill ISBN: 0789309963 Publisher: Universe Books Pub. Date: 04 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Sam Carson: First Exposure by Sam Carson ISBN: 3861873591 Publisher: Bruno Gmunder Verlag Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Roy Blakey's 70s Male Nudes by Roy Blakey, Reed Massengill ISBN: 3980760219 Publisher: Goliath Corp. Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
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