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 enlarge | Authors: Peter Van Stralen, Frau Und Aesthetik
Publisher: Art Stock
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 119
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 13.6 x 9.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 3829568320
Dewey Decimal Number: 778
EAN: 9783829568326
ASIN: 3829568320
Publication Date: October 2002
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Gorgeous, sculptural vision of figure September 12, 2008
wiredweird (Earth, or somewhere nearby)
van Stralen has assembled a gorgeous collection of nudes. Students from the Academy of Dance in Arnheim model for him, so they are not just young and athletic figures. They have exceptional command over their bodies as well, so they create and hold poses that not many other models could even think of.
Some of these images, reminiscent of Weston's, present elegant, angular geometries in terms of the model's native curves (e.g. p.9,103), a pleasing visual paradox. Others (p.33) expand those curves, at every level from a flexing arm or sweep of bust, up to graceful arcs the whole length of her body. Then there are pictures that simply baffle, at first glance: multiple bodies (p.30), dramatic highlights (p.35), or seemingly impossible geometries (p.44,81). More than other photographers, van Stralen makes use of a model's hair in his compositions. Some times, it seems like a mask, to preserve the privacy of her face (p.20) or to provide compositional contrast against her skin tone (p.80). Other times (p.37) her hair becomes a major theme of the photo, or (p.42,98) a soft and flowing texture to set off the precise engineering of the model's muscled frame. Pregnancy's rich curves add unique sensuality to a few of these images (e.g. p.72), as well.
van Stralen has an obvious passion for these figures - the biographical note says he often works with dancers and other artists. This work owes as much to the models as to him, though. These anonymous young women have clearly put their finest skills into creating sculptures from themselves, using trained knowledge of their athletic potential. This combination of form and vision works uncommonly well. I look forward to future collections of these artists' collaboration.
-- wiredweird
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