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Summary: Dark, darker, darkest
Review: Sorry, hate to differ with the other reviewers but you have to really like barely visible images on black pages to appreciate this work. I don't. Dreamy? Perhaps. Or is just the latest gimmick to be differen? The book itself is handsome but the almost invisible characters inside are doing something but I can't quite make out what it is. I give it an "A" for presentation and an "F" for photographic content.
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Summary: Interesting but not worth owning
Review: There is not much to say about this book: a series of murky images of naked men printed on high quality black stock paper.I am sure that this made for an interesting opening at an art gallery but without more explanation about the artist or a more comprehensive artist's statement, much of the impact is lost.
Rating:
Summary: Interesting but not worth owning
Review: There is not much to say about this book: a series of murky images of naked men printed on high quality black stock paper. I am sure that this made for an interesting opening at an art gallery but without more explanation about the artist or a more comprehensive artist's statement, much of the impact is lost.
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Summary: Poor design weakens the photos
Review: This book is a great idea. Steven Barker went into the sex clubs of NYC and documented what happens there. Using only avalible light, the long shutter speeds transform human figures into shadow creatures and smoke shapes. Grainy, impressionistic photos are hobbled by a heavy handed design layout. It seems that some pictures were picked not on their strength but on the ability to fill empty space. I waited a long time for this book to come out and was disappointed with the product. I wouldn't buy this if I was able to flip through it beforehand. It's too bad because what intriqued me about this book was the subject matter and the mysterious world therein. What I got was overdone, dilluted, and, dull.
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Summary: A Beautiful, Haunting View of Furtive Romance
Review: This gorgeous book is a collection of photos taken by Mr. Barker in places where cameras usually do not go: NYC sex clubs. It is not a pornographic account of his exploits. It's a romantic dream of disaggregated images, a book of hunger, longing and intense desire. There is a religious aspect to these images, almost ghost-like forms searching and longing. I highly recommend it.
Rating:
Summary: A Beautiful, Haunting View of Furtive Romance
Review: This gorgeous book is a collection of photos taken by Mr. Barker in places where cameras usually do not go: NYC sex clubs. It is not a pornographic account of his exploits. It's a romantic dream of disaggregated images, a book of hunger, longing and intense desire. There is a religious aspect to these images, almost ghost-like forms searching and longing. I highly recommend it.
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