Thursday, January 21, 2010

The Beautiful Shadows of Ruven Afanador

 

After previewing Ruven Afanador’s fascinating new book Mil Besos: 1000 Kisses, we bring you a look at one of his earlier books, Sombra [Amazon].  Taking inspiration from early European paintings and photography techniques, Afanador presents a captivating take on male nudes and erotic portraiture by manipulating the solarization and shadows (the word sombra means shadow in Spanish) of his images.  The book comes with a forward by fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, and it is a must buy for art and photography lovers.

 

 

 

 

WARNING – FRONTAL NUDITY AFTER THE JUMP

 

 

+ buy the books SOMBRA | Torero | Mil Besos: 1000 Kisses  by Ruven Afanador

 

 

+ see more of our book previews | see our photography book store selection

 

2 comments:

长老孙 a.k.a 摇摇哥 said...

Amazing!

flash-trash said...

So beautiful! They look like velvet to touch.