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Summary: A Fan Speaks Up!
Review: As a serious collector of photography, I have long been a fan of Eric Kroll. His vision is erotic, exotic, sometimes bizarre, always provoking. His Gwen series is an exciting followup to his previous collections like Fetish Girls and Beauty Parade, in that here he approaches photography as sequential art, a visual approach that adds context and implied storylines to the titillating images. Kroll picks up where the art of John Willie and Eric Stanton left off, adding his photographic skills and eye for beauty, mixing in sex and eroticism, tossing in a dash of over-the-edge shock-you images. Maybe this book (and its sequel Transformations of Gwen Vol. 2) are not for the timid, but it's the cutting-edge fantasy that wet dreams are made of.
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Summary: The Photographic Fetish
Review: Eric Kroll has been called "King of the Fetish Photographers." And with good reason. His vision transcends girlie pictures. Kinkly, yes. Pornographic, almost. Art, certainly. Humor, that too.Kroll creates a visual odyssey for "Gwen," a young woman whom he captures in a series of sexually provocative poses: Alone, with men, with other women. This book is a step beyond his past photographic works ("Fetish Girls" and "Beauty Parade", with more storyline, more thematic fantasy. Kroll is an explorer (with a camera) who will take you to the edge of your known world. Don't go if you are sexually cautious or have a bit of the prude in you. But if you appreciate eye candy, feast on!
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Summary: The plot thickens
Review: Eric Kroll's latest oeuvre with the divine Gwendoline is both an essential fetichist's delight, and a compelling work of literature as well. In this book, Kroll has enlarged and personalized his photography with written pieces, at once both compelling and revealing that thicken the plot of his universe and ours. This is a book that must be read. He risks much in resisting the perfectly seen and composed image in his pursuit of his "narratives". We are the winners. What a generous window on a world few of us will ever live or experience. The quote opening the book is by none other than William S. Burroughs. Kroll's book is the voyage of an intellect at work and should not be missed. There is a baroque world of fetichistic fascinations in each of us, whether we acknowledge it or not. Particularly in his foreword and postscript Kroll humbly lays down the risks he himself is taking in the risky pursuit of what he recognizes as his own fears, fantasies and, as he puts it, "edges". It is an essential Kroll work and opens a window to his intelligence and candour that he has heretofore protected behind his camera. The work is a revelation. May this be only the first of twenty, maybe thirty volumes of continuing narratives on Gwen.
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Summary: Trust me, I bought this - you WILL want to RETURN it
Review: First of all, the photo that is displayed to represent the book is only a "page" from the book...the actual front cover looks like something a 15-year old boy might be hiding under his bed...it looks gawdy and tacky and of very poor taste. The "stories" in here are nothing more than two-liners per page or a paragraph or two at the most on each page. The "photos" that seem to excite the other reviewers of this book is poor (only the one shown advertised is of any good quality). The pictures are taken in bright light which makes it look like a studio. The "actors" look just that - actors. They stare into the camera like "look at me, I'm in a porn mag" - nothing seductive at all. As if this isn't bad enough, in all of the pictures where gentials are at the remotest chance of "touching eachother", a blue saran wrap is placed between the two actors - VERY obviously seen. I mean, how incredibly tacky. If you're going to try to set the image, don't make it so obvious that you're nothing but actors - or cheap imitators in a cheesy porn rag. Since I didn't want the hassle of returning it, I ate the cost of this book. While I proudly display my erotic library in my home, I wrappped THIS book several times in non-see through bags before tossing it in the garbage. Even the garbage man shouldn't think I get off on bad-lighted, non-attractive porn. Yuk. Argh. Ugh. Don't bother. REALLY.
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Summary: The Artistic Evolution of Eric Kroll
Review: I collect Eric Kroll's work. Viewing his beautiful black and white fetish images from years past continues to capture my imagination. Although I could handle a steady diet of those crisp, elegant images, it's provocative to witness Mr. Kroll grow in his art. Divided into eight distinct vignettes with erotic and explanatory text written by Mr. Kroll, "Transformations" is decidedly more sexually graphic with far more aggressive dominance and submission depictions (riding crop, pony boys, a swing, leather, intercourse, GS, and more). In earlier work, Mr. Kroll hints at an edgier attitude in sex play; "Transformations" shows us how that attitude might play itself out between consenting adults.
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Summary: The Artistic Evolution of Eric Kroll
Review: I collect Eric Kroll's work. Viewing his beautiful black and white fetish images from years past continues to capture my imagination. Although I could handle a steady diet of those crisp, elegant images, it's provocative to witness Mr. Kroll grow in his art. Divided into eight distinct vignettes with erotic and explanatory text written by Mr. Kroll, "Transformations" is decidedly more sexually graphic with far more aggressive dominance and submission depictions (riding crop, pony boys, a swing, leather, intercourse, GS, and more). In earlier work, Mr. Kroll hints at an edgier attitude in sex play; "Transformations" shows us how that attitude might play itself out between consenting adults.
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Summary: Pilgrams Progress - Eric Kroll
Review: If you know Eric Kroll's work you will need to buy "Transformation of Gwen". It is the next step - the next progression in Eric's photographic journey through the world of photo-erotica. His own "Pilgram's Progress" on his photographic odessy. I have collected Erics work for 20 years - even have a rare copy of his first book "Sex Objects" Now comes Gwen - almost a graphic novel, documenting the life of his muse. In some ways I see Eric's roots as documentary photographer and anthropolgist showing through here. And I like it. And I can't wait for the next installment. John Running
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Summary: Pilgrams Progress - Eric Kroll
Review: If you know Eric Kroll's work you will need to buy "Transformation of Gwen". It is the next step - the next progression in Eric's photographic journey through the world of photo-erotica. His own "Pilgram's Progress" on his photographic odessy. I have collected Erics work for 20 years - even have a rare copy of his first book "Sex Objects" Now comes Gwen - almost a graphic novel, documenting the life of his muse. In some ways I see Eric's roots as documentary photographer and anthropolgist showing through here. And I like it. And I can't wait for the next installment. John Running
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Summary: Gwen zen
Review: Our coffee tables were never the same after the publication of the stunning Fetish Girls and its follow-up, Beauty Parade, both sadly unavailable here (although easily located around the web). Kroll's portraits of bondage and fetish activities are unique, haunting, excessive, hilarious and beautiful. His latest docudementary is filled with more of the same.
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Summary: Photographic comic
Review: With "Transformations of Gwen" Eric Kroll though of course using photography as media blends in with comic creators such as Michael Manning ("Spider Garden"), Eric Stanton and David Quinn ("Shadow and Light"). "Transformations..." is a work which erotic qualities are outstanding. There's really no need to go into technical details since Mr. Kroll has always been a master at this. What really makes this book great is the sexuality in it. This is real sex. The depictions of SM and fetishism are beautiful and it is easy to see why Mr. Kroll enjoys photographing Gwen. Besides being a beautiful woman she has the ability to make the situations very natural. There's no glossy mainstream pornmag in these photographs. Each of them would be suitable as a high quality print. A sure winner.
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