Helmut Newton, fotografo di moda tedesco-australiano, è rinomato per i suoi studi provocatori ed erotici della forma femminile. Il suo stile distintivo, caratterizzato da scene stilizzate che spesso incorporano sottotesti sadomasochisti e feticisti, ha definito un linguaggio visivo per la moda e il ritratto per decenni. Con un occhio infallibile per la composizione e una maestria tecnica, ha creato immagini tanto seducenti quanto artistiche. Il lavoro di Newton ha trasceso la mera moda, diventando un riflesso iconico delle sensibilità estetiche moderne.
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Helmut Newton, geboren 1920 in Berlin und gestorben 2004 in Los Angeles, war ein Meister der erotischen Fotografie. Seine inszenierten Mode- und Celebrity-Portraits vereinen Sinnlichkeit und Verführung. Anlässlich seines 100. Geburtstags erscheinen Neuauflagen seiner Bestseller: Pola Woman, Portraits und Private Property.
Entstanden zwischen Mitte der 1960er und den 1980ern, dokumentiert diese Auswahl aus Newtons Modefotografien – eines seiner ersten Bücher überhaupt – die Entwicklung seines Stils über fast zwei Jahrzehnte. In tagebuchartigen Notizen und Anekdoten lässt Newton zu allen Bildern noch einmal ihre Entstehungsgeschichte lebendig werden. Newton hat mit diesen Arbeiten wie kaum ein anderer der Modefotografie neue Impulse gegeben – ein Einfluss, der auch heute noch auf den Seiten der internationalen Modemagazine ablesbar ist.
Late photographer Helmut Newton's unerring skill at capturing the erotic allure of strong, striking women was legendary. This is a compelling collection of his test Polaroids, taken to prepare for his formal shoots, and, with their candid spontaneity, offer a fascinating insight into the photographer's art.
Catalog issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at Helmut-Newton-Stiftung, Berlin during 30th November, 2008-17th May, 2009.
Módne fotografie, akty a portréty – to sú tri kategórie, do ktorých Newton rozdelil svoje dielo. Ale tak jednoduché to nie je: módna fotografia môže tiež byť portrétom alebo aktom a naopak...
Following Playboy 's celebrated fiftieth anniversary Photographs and Cartoons comes an arresting retrospective of Helmut Newton, one of the 20th century's most influential photographers. Renowned for his carefully composed, almost cinematic shots, Newton's signature style makes for a dramatic counterpoint to the Playboy nudes known the world over. Collected between shimmering metallic covers are more than 150 color and black and white photographs. Here we see Newton's take on Playmates in Los Angeles, Nastassja Kinski playing out a fantasy with a doppelg nger doll, a Lolita-esque travelog, and more. With a foreword by Hugh M. Hefner, an introduction by celebrated writer Walter Abish, and an afterword by Playboy's director of photography for the past 30 years, Gary Cole, Helmut Newton is the definitive book of Newton nudes.
