Sexy Book

by Esther Haase

Dance means motion. The body is the mostimmediate and intimate means of expression; its beauty and elegance are capable of defying age and commonplace notions of beauty. Esther Haase (born in 1966 in Germany and living in Hamburg) celebrates physicality and the sheer joy of life in her photographs. Haase, who regularly works for international magazines, belongs to a generation that has „seen it all" and knows how to play with everything. They grew up to be self-confident women in charge of their sex appeal with ease and self-determination. As a former ballet dancer and a true child of the stage, Haase uses costumes, backdrops, and poses to create baroque and glamorous images celebrating the pleasures of the body. Her photographs are proof that even in times of anxiety you can say yes to joy and sensuality. Whether her models are young or old, whether they conform to commercial standards of beauty or not, Haase makes them look alive, joyous, and irresistibly sexy.

143 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2005

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simply had to pick this one up. Nice idea for a coffee table books. And inside? You'll find all kind of women more or less clad in all kind of clothes or without. Poses vary from out in nature, to street to early 20th century rooms. Erotic? Okay, some of the photos were revealing and inspired your imagination. Sexy? At parts. Maybe everyone has a different mind on the term. Mine definitely was different. Overall an interesting book to leaf through but nothing too extraordinary. It was okay!