Roy Stuar;t the Fourth Body

Stuart, Roy

Taschen

Since the creation of The Lost Door, his full-length feature film, Roy Stuart has continued to augment contemporary photography with his unique rhythm and voice. In a time when video dominates, still photography is no longer isolated. Instead, its immediacy is part of a stream where the image invokes a before and after, compressing and magnifying its power. Beyond the need for captions, a photograph must break free of its limitations and evolve, revealing a third dimension, able to express words, poetry, or even music. The DVD that accompanies the book of photographs is much more than just a free gift. It is a true extension of the work, and invites you to reexamine it, questioning its limitations and unexplored possibilities. It contains sequences from Roy Stuart’s GLIMPSE series, and clips from his photo shoots, accompanied by music and occasional text. The DVD represents an alliance between photography and video, providing a vision of what erotic art is, as opposed to the porn industry, which merely clutters up the Internet with junk. Please note that the DVD carries both NTSC and PAL formats.

Glympstorys

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Edition Skylight

From peek-a-boo panties to same-sex petting to more ""indiscreet"" activities, Stuart's titillating mises-en-scene challenge us to break loose from traditional moral codes. Also included is a rare interview with Stuart, and a DVD.

Roy Stuart: The Fourth Body

HANSON, DIAN

Taschen America, LLC

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STUART'S PHOTOGRAPHS WILL SATISFY BOTH THE CONNOISSEUR OF THE EROTIC AS WELL AS THE CURIOUS NEWCOMER. IN HIS FIRST BOOK FOR TASCHEN, A GROUND-BREAKING EXPLORATION OF ""AUTHENTIC HUMAN PASSION, "" ROY STUART PRODUCED PHOTOS THAT WERE BOTH FINELY CRAFTED COMPOSITIONS AND HIGHLY CHARGED REPRESENTATIONS OF DESIRE, WITHOUT SLIPPING INTO THE TIRED STEREOTYPES OF PORNOGRAPHY AND THE DEGRADING PORTRAYALS THAT GENRE NORMALLY OFFERS UP. IN HIS PICTORIAL WORLD, WOMEN ARE POTENTLY SEXUAL FIGURES WHO KNOW WHAT THEY WANT AND ARE GOING TO GET IT. EXPLORATORY, EXPERIMENTAL, THEY HOLD ALL THE CARDS IN THE CONSENSUAL POWER PLAYS AND FANTASY ENACTMENTS PRESENTED. THIS COLLECTION OF NARRATIVES AND PICTORIALS DOES NOT FAIL TO DELIVER EITHER, WITH ITS REFRESHINGLY HONEST AND STRIKINGLY EXPLICIT TAKE ON THE MORE CREATIVE AREAS OF THE SEXUAL PSYCHE. PLAYING OFF DREAM SCENARIOS AGAINST SHOTS CAUGHT ON THE RUN IN THE STREET, AND PORTRAIT STYLE NUDES AGAINST GROUP LOVE-INS, IT WILL SATISFY BOTH THE CONNOISSEUR OF THE EROTIC AS WELL AS THE CURIOUS NEWCOMER. WITH HIS TRADEMARK INTEREST IN THE DAILY RITUALS OF WOMANKIND STILL APPARENT, AND HIS RICHLY TEXTURED APPRECIATION OF THE GARMENTS OF SEDUCTION, STUART'S WORK MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE ACCLIMATISATION. BUT ONCE YOU LET GO AND ENTER IN, YOU WILL FIND THAT, ALONG WITH THE LOOSENING OF CLOTHING, A LITTLE RELAXATION OF ONE'S INHIBITIONS CAN GO A LONG WAY.

Photography & Video

Continuing to break down the boundaries of sexual politics with his provocative photography, Roy Stuart's most recent work is more explicit than ever. With the groundwork laid in Volumes I and II, Stuart ventures further into the ambivalent relationship between reality and illusion, using role-playing to parody conventional ideas of sex. More daring, more subversive, Volume III features Stuart's most focused work to date.
As an attack on the artificiality of the fashion industry's ideas of sexiness and beauty, Stuart has included a ""before and after"" section; here you'll find simple shots of the models as they are (without makeup) and photos of them after being ""transformed"". His latest subjects also include older women, who, in their non-conformity to orthodox standards of beauty, are awkwardly out of place in their roles as dolled-up sex objects. What is society teaching us about sexual attraction? Does western culture brainwash us into taking on traditional sexual roles, wherein women must be beautiful and men must be dominant? Forget what mainstream society has taught you about power roles, desirability, and body image. Stuart depicts a world where barriers are abolished and women share the same sexual license as men. Very hot and very cutting-edge, Volume III is a must-have!

Roy Stuart (3)

In turns voyeuristic, in turns narrative, Roy Stuart's photographs, with their disarming explicitness, subvert traditional moral codes and force the viewer to reevaluate his or her preconceived notions of sexuality.

Roy Stuart

Baboulin, Jean-Claude

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Roy Stuar;t the Fourth Body

Glympstorys

Roy Stuart: The Fourth Body

Roy Stuart (2)

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