- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: Universe (Jun 23 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0789305933
- ISBN-13: 978-0789305930
- Product Dimensions: 33.9 x 29.4 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,020,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
This book is the result of a collaboration between Rankin and the women who agreed to stand naked in front of his camera. Whilst some of the faces (and figures) will be familiar from films, fashion spreads, and pop music, many will not. These are real people, people who are not used to being photographed, who aren't necessarily entirely comfortable with their bodies but who gained confidence through participating in the project.
Some of the shots were conceived by Rankin, but in many cases the ideas were the subjects' own-they were given the opportunity to decide how they wanted to be shown. They chose to bathe in jelly, smear themselves with ketchup, sit trapped in the wire frame of a shopping trolley, in alleyways, courtyards and on rooftops. Behind the shots are concepts that reflect the beliefs, feelings and fancies of the models.
Witty, sensual, proud, the images ahead demonstrate that women at the beginning of this century know who they are and how they want to be seen. They illustrate Rankin's belief that beauty comes in different sizes, it changes and can remain through all ages.
Rankin sees Nudes as a work in progress, and wishes to point out that he's just getting started-if you're interested, give him a call.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad models, bad photos,
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This review is from: Rankin Nudes: Models Wanted - Any Age, Any Size (Paperback)
After reading some of the other reviews of this book, I have to wonder if they were looking at the same book! I found this volume hugely disappointing, so much so that I returened it the very next day for a refund. There are models that are so fat that you can't find their belly-buttons, models with bruises on thier legs, all lit to look like medical specimens. If that's your cup of tea, then this book is for you. To me it looked like a collection of the photographs that would normally be edited from a book of this sort.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Visual Picnic!,
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This review is from: Rankin Nudes: Models Wanted - Any Age, Any Size (Paperback)
The request went out for "Models Wanted - Any Age, Any Size" and the respondents that were used got to work with renown fashion photographer Rankin. This book is the result of these sessions. Rankin approached the project as a collaboration between himself and each of the women "who agreed to stand naked in front of his camera". It includes some individuals well known in fashion and entertainment but for the most part it glorifies the 'normal person'. Each was given almost full control on how they would be photographed. The results are simply stunning and represent a motley collection of personal portraits ranging from witty escapades to exercises in sensual adventure. They bathe in jelly, twirl fire sticks, wrap themselves up in Christmas lights, smear ketchup, etc. But most of them just relax before Rankin, letting him gather their essence in a single moment of naked honesty.
5.0 out of 5 stars
gorgeous nudes,
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This review is from: Rankin Nudes: Models Wanted - Any Age, Any Size (Paperback)
This is one of the best art books I have seen for ages. I love the idea behind the book and I wish I could have been involved in this project- that's how good the photos are!
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