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Overview"Beauty, life's triumph, is fleeting. It heightens the body's sublime aspect, but beneath its effigy lies the spectre of passing time, and so the figure beauty has within it the spectre of decay. Gastel, the great fashion photographer who has been portraying and exalting beauty for years, challenges himself in this work by confronting one of the deepest philosophical and literary themes. Characterised by a formal exactness, Gastel photography is an interweaving of experimentation and glamour: indeed he was the first to introduce ""old mix"" techniques, the ""criss-cross"" technique and pictorial reworking. The images in this catalogue demonstrate the direction of his current work in which the body of models is cut and metamorphose, resulting in a delicate balance between attraction and repulsion. Colour nuances and the manipulation of details through digital technology are extreme, creating fascinating and innovative images. Giovanni Gastel, who is among the best known international photographers, boasts thirty years of experience in the fashion world. He has published his photographs in such influential magazines as Vanity Fair Italia, Vogue Italia and Elle. He has also held a solo show at Triennale, Milan in 1997." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Germano CelantPublisher: Skira Imprint: Skira Dimensions: Width: 28.90cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 45.50cm Weight: 2.920kg ISBN: 9788857203188ISBN 10: 8857203182 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 15 February 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English & Italian Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationGermano Celant is the author of more than one hundred publications. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |