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Summary: more impersonal thant Bjork's scrapbook
Review: Bjork has a talent for choosing amazing people to work with such as musicians, photographers and designers, this book is a collection of those works. Packaged with unusual cover, typeface and paper it lends to Bjorks unique way of doing things, always looking for a different angle while bringing the best of the best together under her name. Unfortunately the book doesn't live up to those standards. I would have liked to see a bit more work, the non-gloss paper makes it hard for the photos to stand out quite the way they should and there simply isn't enough of Bjork herself in there. It is, in the end a small collection of other peoples works. The only time you hear from Bjork directly is as interviewer of David Attenborough, which itself talks about their reactions and thoughts to other things, not themselves. It feels like Bjork is hiding behind other peoples ideas and giving as little of herself as possible. Does she hope to lend her inspiration, but keep herself protected? The photos are a mix of works, from the A. fantastical (unearthly, inhuman, godlike) to the B. typical (Bjork looking pretty and quirky), to the C. real (Bjork the real person you might meet in the street) In my mind theres too much of B. and not enough of A. and C. We don't find out what inspired these works, what is it about Bjork that made these photos unique and worth collecting into this book. The fashions in particular are something i would have liked to learn more about. The idea to give each image its own page and put the artists name on the back of the page is a little frustrating, you can't help feel you're getting half of what could have been included in the book. Nor am i convinced they only picked the best of the bunch, many of my favourites have been left out, while others that have been published many times were included. Of course, there will always be disagreement of what should and should not have been kept, but perhaps if the collection had been larger then i would not have been as disappointed. The text is all worth reading, yet again i wish for more from Bjork, it is her book after all, though she seems content to let others speak for her. Rankin's essay is a good read and the many stories are interesting. But i'd trade it all (as would any Bjork fan) for a peek into Bjork's scrapbook of ideas. I'd hope this book was part of a growing series, Bjork is surely not done yet and many more things worth seeing are sure to come. This book certainly doesn't feel very comprehensive, i don't feel much closer to Bjork and her ideas, or the ideas of the many artists that contributed. in short, worth having, but only just. The book falls short of what should have been a luscious adventure that filled the senses (the way her music does). ...
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Summary: Alternative Madonna
Review: Bjork, She is everything. A singer, an actress, a model, an icon for women and men alike, a celebrity. She has a singular name yet only the very hip know who she is. She is the alternative Madonna. Bjork is a photographer's dream. A stunning face with an individual look. This book is a taster's platter of her photo work, her first Greatest hits if you will.
She has been photgraphed by everyone from Anton Corbijn to martin Argles and filmed by everyone from Spike Jonze to Stephen Sednoui. The photgraphs in this book represent Bjork and her look through several different creative phases in her career. The problem is they leave you wanting more. Scour the net and you will find many pages devoted to her music and her pictures. Reading this book I was left wanting access to the library of photos from which these were taken. I guess not enough is better than too much and I am sure one day we will see a comprehensive tome of pics. I do not envy the editor of that. There are also some obscure writings which are worth investigating in the back. A very interesting interview of Sir David Attenborough by Bjork herself finds them having more in common than you might think. More cryptic articles and photographs are included and only the die hard Bjork fans will understand thier meaning but make them no less interesting to the casual observer. I have only had this book for one day and already a non-Bjork fan friend of mine has borrowed it!.
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Summary: If Photos Will Satisfy You...
Review: Even though I'm a huge Bjork fan, this book still dissapointed me. The book is a collection of some wonderful photographs of Bjork, including many intimate and beautiful ones. For readers (not lookers), there is nothing to be offered - the editors seem to have felt that they should throw some arbitrary text in the middle written by arbitrary authors - and they really shouldn't have. The centre articles offer no insight into Bjork's thoughts or life; they are simply a collection of why the authors think Bjork is special (and who needs to know that!). After the halfway point, some very strange and "arty" pictures are included to finish off. Buy this book only if you are interested in some wonderful photo's of Bjork and if you don't mind the relatively steep price for what you're getting.
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Summary: If Photos Will Satisfy You...
Review: Even though I'm a huge Bjork fan, this book still dissapointed me. The book is a collection of some wonderful photographs of Bjork, including many intimate and beautiful ones. For readers (not lookers), there is nothing to be offered - the editors seem to have felt that they should throw some arbitrary text in the middle written by arbitrary authors - and they really shouldn't have. The centre articles offer no insight into Bjork's thoughts or life; they are simply a collection of why the authors think Bjork is special (and who needs to know that!). After the halfway point, some very strange and "arty" pictures are included to finish off. Buy this book only if you are interested in some wonderful photo's of Bjork and if you don't mind the relatively steep price for what you're getting.
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Summary: Simply Amazing
Review: I just received this in the mail today, and am simply in awe of it. Björk is one of the most talented artists today, and is one of the few people in popular music, who I feel deserves to be referred to as an artist. Everything she touches turns to gold, and this book is no exception. Filled with amazing photography, fascinating interviews, and excerpts from many different stories, articles, and poems, this book is sure to mesmerize. Simply put, it is a work of art, and no Björk admirer should be without it.
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Summary: A little skimpy for the price...
Review: I love Bjork as much as the next guy and more than most, and was very anxious for the release of this book, and of course I wasn't disappointed... per sei. The book is fairly light on content (only a couple of articles and a way outdated Bjork obsession quiz), a ton of pictures (though some of the pages between them are actually blank), and of course the 4 pages for freinds (some of which are very interesting, some are just sorta poinless). All in all, there's little INSIGHT, which is what it seems a book like this would be ideal for. And the pictures are of course beautiful in their artistry (and utterly stunning in their subject matter), it just seems like this book isn't everything it could have been and that, for the [price], it really should have.
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Summary: completely inspiring
Review: i recieved this book as a gift and i don't think i've ever had such a beautiful present! every single page gives so much inspiration and it's an amazing reference book of many different photographers. and also, one can look at the most beautiful person in the world-bjork in so many different ways. BUY IT!
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Summary: Review
Review: The book definitely was great. It was a bit pricey, but it was worth it.
I would give it four and a half stars only because it was a little disappointing. There could have been lots of things included as well. I only reccomend it to good Björk fans, due to the inner simplicity of it that is hard to understand at first. I really like it a lot and reccomend it to the serious consumer. It was truly awesome.
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Summary: Review
Review: The book definitely was great. It was a bit pricey, but it was worth it.
I would give it four and a half stars only because it was a little disappointing. There could have been lots of things included as well. I only reccomend it to good Björk fans, due to the inner simplicity of it that is hard to understand at first. I really like it a lot and reccomend it to the serious consumer. It was truly awesome.
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Summary: This is Bjork-Artist extroadinaire
Review: this book is a great concept. in some ways it's just what
i would want...and it's even better to know that bjork actually
worked on this...there are some wonderful pictures, and some
really neat cartoons and anecdotal contributions from some of
bjorks friends. i really love the layout and design, but the
actual pages with pictures and stuff are like computer print-outs, i mean they are not exactly high-definition and the paper
is kind of flimsy and not in the most flattering way. this must just be symptomatic of the actual creation process which probably
involved computers in a very elementary method. and this is OK,
it definitely works regardless, in kind of a distilled, uncluttered, pure form...a wonderful little treasure, just don't
expect it to be an all encompassing portrait of this, an artisan
in the shape of girl. cheers
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