Body Knots

by Howard Schatz (Photographer), Karen Engelmann (Designer), Owen Edwards (Foreword)

This dynamic, sumptuous, and captivating volume is a celebration of the human body, its weight, its frailty, its strangeness, and its beauty. Fine art destined to capture the popular imagination, Body Knots is a collection of visually compelling photographs of bodies. Page after provocative page, Schatz transforms his nudes- all beautifully colorized in vibrant saturated tones as well as metallic ink-into a wild variety of forms, from the headless to the humorous, from the footless to the fantastic, from the sensual to the sardonic. Twisted, turned, and seen from different perspectives, these bodies take on shapes and contortions one would not dream possible. Created by a master photographer, Body Knots is an extraordinary volume displaying the human body at its most malleable yet articulate, rendering it as familiar as arrestingly new.

Genres: Art

144 pages, Hardcover

First published June 3, 2000

Reviews

[Diane B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schatz has an impressive body of work... literally. He has photographed the body types of many different athletes to challenge the notion of what an ideal body looks like, so as to honour it in all its shapes and sizes.

In this volume the bodies are painted, bended, twisted, and joined to challenge perceptions of limitations. Bodies become frogs, necklaces, planets and unexplored territories.
google image search Schatz and Body Knots to be amazed! If you can get your hands on a copy of the book it is well worth the look. My copy of the oversize edition from the TPL is literally coming apart at the seams

From the jacket: "explores the human form in an astonishing array of configurations, from the puzzling to apparently impossible."

[Rebecca Maza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ultimate coffee table book!