Edward Weston nudes

About this book

"In the present volume, Charis draws upon her experiences as both model and partner to offer a uniquely informed remembrance not only of Weston's nudes-which comprise the largest single category of his output-but also of the man himself. Of her first encounter with Weston's photographs of the nude, Charis writes: "Nothing could have been farther from 'Art Poses' than Edward's nudes, and I was fascinated by their strong individuality as body portraits. At first I had the same trouble with the peppers, dead birds, and eroded planks-I couldn't get past the simple amazement at how real they were. Then I began to see the rhythmic patterns, the intensely perceived sculptural forms, the subtle modulations of tone, of which these small, perfect images were composed. And I began to appreciated the originality of the viewpoint that had selected just these transitory moments and made them fast against the current of time. Edward Weston...the most highly revered of photographers ... his nude photographs emerge in fugues of craft and insight neither nude nor naked but filled with life"--Jacket flap.