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David Bailey: If We Shadows

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title David Bailey: If We Shadows
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Bailey
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 325,Width 240
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
ISBN/Barcode 9780500282557
ClassificationsDewey:779.092
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 200 Halftones, duotone

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 5 March 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Sometimes tender and witty, often violent and disturbing, David Bailey's photographs have lost neither their power to arouse and to shock, nor the aesthetic appeal which makes them linger in the mind. In this collection of classic work from the 1980s, the artist abstains from any comment or explanation - each viewer sees in these pictures what he or she is prepared to see. If there is comment, it arises from the photographer's wickedly funny or coldly horrifying juxtapositions. Bob Geldof faces a Peruvian Christ figure; a laughing Anita Pallenburg and a grinning skull make up a modern vanitas. We are often attracted; we are sometimes repelled. We cannot remain indifferent. David Bailey's mature style has gained in profundity without any loss of the energy of his work in the 1960s. We see, too, that there has been no retreat from his dedication to honesty. But though these 'shadows' may offend, they also excite and instruct, and show us the world of a photographer whose vision has been ever sharpened by time.

Author Biography

David Bailey has been at the top of his profession for over forty years. Among his other books are If We Shadows, The Lady is a Tramp, Archive One, Locations, Chasing Rainbows and David Bailey's Rock and Roll Heroes, all published byThames & Hudson.