Synopsis
Three years ago, photographer Greg Gorman created for powerHouse Books the most personal work of his career. This epic artist’s project features carefully selected young men—not big or overly built—who exemplify for Gorman a perfected state, allowing him to frame grace, beauty, and elegance in the form of the male nude. Included amongst the 212 portraits are many of Gorman’s friends and acquaintances, as well as professional models, many of whom had never posed nude before. The initial release of the book went on to become a best-seller.
The cumulative effect of As I See It creates a pleasurable zone of contemplation, allowing one to reexamine the precepts of beauty within a refreshing framework of exalted maleness. According to Gorman, “As I see it, they’re not really boys, yet they’re not really men. They are caught somewhere in between—almost at that point of maturity that defines masculinity.”
“The display of the male body has been fraught with significance for centuries....Gorman portrays the male body without stripping it bare of power or poignance. It’s a new approach to an old, old idea.”
—American Photo
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About the Author
Greg Gorman’s books include Just Between Us (Arena, 2002), Perspectives (Leonardo Arte, 1999), Inside Life (Rizzoli, 1997), and Greg Gorman: Volume II (Treville, 1992). Gorman has taught at the Santa Fe, Toscana, and Albion River Inn photographic workshops. He has lectured at UCLA, the International Center of Photography, the University of Southern California, the University of Kansas, the Brooks Institute of Photography, and IADL in Lisbon. A native of Kansas City, Gorman lives in Los Angeles.
Elton John, an avid collector of photography and a pop star with more than fifteen number one albums and even knighthood under his belt, is one of the most widely loved and commercially successful entertainers of the last thirty years.
John Hurt, the two-time Academy Award–winning actor, is internationally renowned as one of the best stage and film performers of our time. Included in his more than one hundred film appearances are the classics A Man For All Seasons, The Elephant Man, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
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Was in shrink wrap; we opened it to look it over. Very artfully-composed male figure studies, many full-frontal. No marks in text. Not a library book. One copy only of this title. Ships in a cardboard enclosure. THE BOOK YOU SEE DESCRIBED IS THE COPY YOU WILL RECEIVE. Tim's Used Books, open shop in Provincetown, Mass., providing good books at reasonable prices on the same spot since 1991. shelf LL/right/brown. Seller Inventory # 2641123
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original hardcover, no jacket as issued, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Gorman to previous owner, full number line, this is the first edition. Nice cloth binding with photograph on front board; photographs throughout. Book is very bright and solid with very light wear to boards. Some minimal reference wear. There is some age-toning, discoloration inside front cover at gutter likely from original glue along spine. Excellent monograph. Seller Inventory # ABE-1762099453337
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, with full number line. Boards show a hint of wear and faint discoloration that shows up only in the right light. Inscribed by Greg Gorman on half-title page to prior owners with 'Hope this makes for easy reading in your new home! All my best.' A gorgeous portfolio of B&W/sepia photos highlighting 'the eroticism and sensuality of the male nude.' No dust jacket, as published. Three pounds. 7-1/2 x 10-1/4". Inscribed by Illustrator(s). Seller Inventory # 8421
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Around 225 pages, hardcover with photo pastedown, 10" by 7.5". First edition. Killer book of male nude photography, a modern classic, a paean to joyful, carefee sexuality. Exquisitely printed with nearly 200 simply gorgeous images. My highest recommendation. This rare first edition, first printing contains photos which were excluded from later editions, notably the nudes of actor Josh Duhamel. In excellent condition save for some rubbing to the lettering on the cover. Seller Inventory # ABE-1744779695314
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Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. Typical binding glue stain on endpapers. Signed by Gorman on half-title. title lettering a trifle rubbed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Photography; Signed by Author. ISBN: 1576870863. ISBN/EAN: 9781576870860. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16008. Seller Inventory # 16008