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Pierre et (&) Gilles (Photo & Sexy Books) 7 reviews
Nicholas Currie, Bensusan Pierre
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1994
There are true artists
Pierre et Gilles set a new standard when it comes to their combination of photograpy and painting. No wonder photographers like David La Chappelle try to knock off their style (imitation is the highest form of flattery). I found this massive coffee table book to be thorough, entertaining, titillating, and funny. I would recommend it to anyone interesting in modern "pop" art and portrait ...
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Jeanloup Sieff: 40 Years of Photography (Evergreens)12 reviews
Jeanloup Sieff
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1996
An amazing book that belongs in everybody's collection!
This book is full of painfully beautiful images- I hated to turn the page, but couldn't wait to see what was next! This is definitely one that will have my complete attention time, and time, and time again. As a photographer, it touches me and speaks to me in a way very few books ever have. It's definitely a good source of inspirational "soul food" before I go out on an assignment. I still ...
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Eros (Photo & Sexy Books)13 reviews
Linda Ferrer
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1998
Absolutely Gorgeous Nude Photography
These are the most wonderful nude photographs imaginable. They are not as shocking as the Mapplethorpe photographs but they are as artistic and as sensuous as his are. Unfortunately, you have to buy your copy used. That's the way I had to buy mine. I have bought many other nude photography books new but, except for Mapplethorpe's work, none of them are as good as this book. I spent a small ...
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Bunny Yeager Postcard Book (PostcardBooks)7 reviews
Taschen Publishing
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1995
Erotic, glamorous, and tasteful photos by Bunny Yeager
For most people, Bunny Yeager is best known for her photography work involving Bettie Page. Bunny's Honeys is a tasteful collection of many other models Miss Yeager photographed during her heyday. Having started herself as a model for US Camera, it wasn't long before she decided to go on the other side of the lens. The models are arranged in alphabetical order, with a brief blurb on each one. ...
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Alchemy and Mysticism: Hermetic Museum (Klotz Series)10 reviews
Alexander Roob
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1997
An Atlas of Human History
Hot off the shelf from some wizard harem this "brickbook" consisting of about a 1000 full-color illustrations on over 700 pages of glossified paper from the Renaissance & Enlightenment eras' for the most part, but going back to the early post-crucfixion days of the prevailing Mystery Religions and into our terrifying millenary day with a few examples of Modernist/Post-Modernist Art such as ...
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Horses of the Sun (Postcardbooks)23 reviews
Robert Vavra
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS GUY BACK WHEN I HAD MY HORSE!!
HE MUST LOVE THE ANIMALS BECAUSE, HE PHOTOGRAPHS THEM SO, WELL!! HE FOCUSES ON THE EYES OF THE ANIMALS IN MANY PICTURES AS IF, HE IS LOOKING AT THEIR SOULS!!! I DO NOT REGRET PURCHASING THIS BOOK AT ALL!!!!!!!!! I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO LOVES HORSES!!!!!
SHIRLEY GREER
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Dr-Eye to Eye23 reviews
Taschen Publishing
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999
Prepare To Be Amazed !
Wow !!! How can anyone get so close?! These photographs are stunning. The talent of Frans Lanting oozes from these pages. There is a closeness to the subjects here that borders on the intimate. In some cases, one wonders how he actually managed to get the shot. The focussing and exposure is spot on and the composition is perfect. I have tried to follow this type of photography and I am only too ...
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The North American Indians6 reviews
Abrams, Taschen Publishing
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1997
An Extraordinary Photographic Legacy
Edward Sheriff Curtis dedicated his life's work to documenting the customs and lifeways of the Native American peoples of North America. This extraordinary book includes some of the best photographic examples from Curtis' twenty volume masterpiece, "The North American Indian," one of the most significant representations of traditional indigenous culture ever produced.
Curtis was one of two ...
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WWW HR Giger Com11 reviews
H. R. Giger
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1997
If your a fan of Giger or fantastical artwork this book is for you
I own the first print of www.HRGiger.com book & I wasnt sure if I needed buy this updated edition but after scanning thru the entire book I realized the answer was Yes! Lots of cool new stuff has been added & the book is laid out better & even more informative not to mention the amazingly cheap price of this book. I own every book Giger has ever put out including the hard to find stuff from the ...
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Penguin (Photobook)12 reviews
Frans Lanting, Christine K. Eckstrom
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999
Seen many macaroni penquins lately?
No, neither have I but you'll find them in Frans Lanting's beautiful paperback of penguin photos, along with the emperor, gentoo, king, magellanic, chinstrap, adelie and rockhopper, all in dazzling color. As he says in the books short introduction it is not a natural history of these amazing birds but a personal photographic interpretation shot over a ten-year period. The birds are shown in ...
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Edward Hopper 1882-1967: Vision of Reality (Big Series : Art)5 reviews
Ivo Kranzfelder
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1996
If you are interested in Hopper, DO NOT miss this book!
This is one of the most intelligent and interesting books on Hopper I've read. And I have a good-sized collection of books on this American artist because he's my favorite. Not only are there rarer paintings and etchings in here not often included in coffee table books on Hopper, but author Kranzfelder shows his influence on photography, and shows the influence of other artists (notably Degas) on ...
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Bernard of Hollywood Pin-Ups: Guide to Pin-Up Photography (Evergreen Series)4 reviews
Bruno Bernard
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME......
This is truly the ultimate pin-up book. I have seen some of these photos over the years and it's satisfying to put a name to them. But what's really surprising is the vast quantity of output this man had. He was certainly prolific and there's no question as to why he was sought after by the rich and glamorous. He was a genius. These are amazing pictures and portraits of some of the most stunning ...
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Paris Interiors = Interieurs Parisiens: Interieurs Parisiens (Single Jumbos)6 reviews
Lisa Lovatt-Smith
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1996
Mmm.
I don't actually own this book; I found it by chance in my college's art library. Instantly, I fell in love with it's straight-forward photography. I have been renewing it for two months, and it has given me boundless inspiration for decorating my new apartment. This book is a jewelbox of decor and interior style. The full-page spreads offer tantilizing shots of the personal apartments of ...
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Such Is the Real Nature of Horses (Evergreen)6 reviews
Robert Vavra
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1998
The ultimate guide to horse behaviour
No one else photographs the horse like Robert Vavra and this book provides you with a double dose of wow factor - beautiful photographs and excellent text and photographic stories. There are several books out there claiming to tell you about horse social structures and body language but this is the classic (I've had my copy for at least 15 years now) and the best. Vavra writes and photographs ...
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HR Giger ARh4 reviews
H. R Giger
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1992
Another excellent show of H.R. Giger's imaginary art.
If you just like flipping through art books for their pictures, this is a definte one that will keep you flippin' through the pictures. Another excellent look at how Giger views things.
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Encyclopedia Anatomica: A Complete Collection of Anatomical Waxes (Klotz)5 reviews
Monika Von During, Marta Poggesi, ...
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999
Awesome
A great book for those who interested in this unique collection of anatomical wax models. Incredibly well photographed and documented, doesn't skimp on any details. It's good to see this not very well known collection credited and recorded in a thourough reference.
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Indian Interiors (Interiors (Taschen))5 reviews
Sunil Sethi
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999
Indian Interiors
This is a gorgeous book, beautifully laid out, with good photography and a vast range of type of interiors from palaces to village huts. Having spent significant time traveling throughout India, I frankly opened this book fully expecting to be disappointed and expecting it to be one more example of journalism not being able to do justice to the breadth and scope of India. We see that failure ...
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Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher (Taschen Series)5 reviews
Bruno Ernst, M. C. Escher
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1995
Ernst gives a thorough, concise overview of Escher's work.
In The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher, Bruno Ernst, an acquaintance of Escher's until Escher's death in 1972, presents a thorough summary of the life and work of Escher. Ernst devotes a chapter to the life of Escher, and uses the rest of the book to describe his amazing work. He includes the different themes and styles that Escher used, and devotes a good amount of space to each work discussed. ...
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Bauhaus 1919-1933 (Big Series Art)5 reviews
Magdalena Droste, Bauhaus Archiv
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1998
Great book about a great school
Bauhaus was one of the most important movements in design-history. Magdalena Drosta describes the ideas, the people, the work and the spirit of the Bauhaus. The best thing: It is never boring. The book does not only concentrate on the art taught at the Bauahaus but also describes its political problems. A lot of excellent pictures in a good priniting quality (especially in relation to the ...
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Hundertwasser's Architecture: Building for Nature and Humankind (Jumbo Series)5 reviews
Angelika Muthesius, Hundertwasser
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999
Why Can't We All Live in Places Like This?
I spent much of the 60s and 70s with posters of Hundertwasser's paintings on my walls. It was always clear that he was an architect, but one without any commissions. So when I came across this book, I was ecstatic. He's actually building! He is freeing us from the tyranny of straight lines, 90 degree angles, and an architecture divorced from nature. Some of his buildings are like something ...
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