Roy Stuart: Volume III

Roy Stuart #3

by Roy Stuart

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!

Genres: Erotica, Photography, Art

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 5, 2000

Reviews

[Gottfried Wilhelm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Roy is a master fetishist. Which flavor you ask? Take your pick. Incorporating a wide variety of kinks (some bold with others more subtlety displayed or vice versa) is one of the things Stuart is best at. More than anything this book is a voyeur's paradise. Stuart has a rarely rivaled ability to make each shot look somewhere between staged and candid leaving the viewer to decide if these moments and images are creations of Stuart or something he was merely lucky enough to capture. Gritty, gorgeous, honest, beautiful and grotesque... but all brilliance.