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Oh nostalgia, when you take possession of our senses, there is no escape!
Erotic photo art has lost much of its exquisite soul since Playboy and other girlie monthlies repackaged the human body for mass-market consumption. Like much painting, sculpture and engraving, since its beginning photography has also been at the service of eroticism.
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Bauhaus: An expression of a generational utopia and society
Using the most modern materials, the Bauhaus was born out of the precepts of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement, introducing new forms, inspired by the most ordinary of objects, into everyday life.
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A Cultural History with Bikini Story
It was in 1946 that the world first came to hear of a coral atoll in the Marshall Islands called Bikini. This book is a collection of images throughout this book illustrates this progression step-by-step over a period of more than 50 years.
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Les Dessous Féminins
Pour beaucoup de femmes, les dessous sont achetés pour faire plaisir à l’autre, « l’homme ». Et pourtant, depuis la haute Antiquité, les femmes apparaissent toujours vêtues, cachant ces tissus qui dissimulent leur intimité. L’auteur, Muriel Barbier, s’appuyant sur une riche iconographie, explore trois aspects de la lingerie dans son rapport à la société, à l’intimité et à l’économie.
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The Story of Lingerie (Part 2)
Many women indulge in lingerie to please men. Yet, ever since Antiquity, women have always kept lingerie hidden away under outer garments. Thus, lingerie must be more than erotic bait. Authors Muriel Barbier and Shazia Boucher have researched iconography to explore the relationship of lingerie to society, the economy and the corridors of intimacy.
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Erotic Art Photography
This Erotic photo art collection presents erotic photographs from the beginning of photography until the years just before World War II. It explores the evolution of the genre and its origins in France, and its journey from public distrust to the large audience it enjoys today.
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Gender Bending Fashion
The way homosexual love and sensibilities are visually expressed is often a reflection of the status of homosexuals themselves within their particular cultures.
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Roma Pop City ‘60-67: Evviva il consumismo!
Quando pensiamo a Roma negli anni ‘60-67, abbiamo in testa, e nel cuore, una città Felliniana, con l’immagine di Anita Eckberg che cammina con un gatto sulla testa fino a ritrovarsi davanti alla Fontana di Trevi e, presa da una voglia libidinosa, vi si va a bagnare dentro, sotto gli occhi stravolti di Marcello… che finisce per raggiungerla, pieno di desiderio, al richiamo: “Marcello come here!”… (brividi) È proprio un cliché, non è vero? Indubbiamente, infatti, questo può essere preso come un aspetto simbolico di tale periodo: l’incontro tra la cultura Italiana e Americana in una società in pieno boom economico, un’influenza mutuale che trova il suo spazio nel mondo…
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Degas: The Impressionist that Wasn’t
When is an Impressionist not an Impressionist? Answer: when that Impressionist is Edgar Degas. Degas is considered to be one of the key participants in the Impressionist movement; however, he took objection to this and tried to distance himself as much as possible from being characterised in this manner. Whilst his contemporaries delighted in spontaneity, bright colours, and the effect of light, Degas maintained that his art was completely devoid of spontaneity. The study of the old masters and an interest in realism and composition, this is what shaped the artist’s work and style. This evolution in personal style and approach to art is reflected in the change in genre…
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Please Deceive Me
We love trickery. Or rather, we love the quest for innovation, the unexpected, and the impossible. When the impossible turns out to be, well, impossible, then we settle for illusion. What better way to explain the success of Harry Houdini, David Blaine, David Copperfield, and illusion within photography (check out the Huffington Post for some really trippy images)? Of course, Photoshop is the bee’s knees, or so they say, when it comes to manipulating an image to give you a photo which deceives the eye and makes you say Wow! Or is it?
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