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Philippe Delvaux book Bruno Gmunder NastyBoys (eurocreme)
Thu, Jan 7 2010 06:51
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As Bruno Gmunder coffee table books go, NastyBoys is definitely not the most artistically or visually remarkable- at least not in the traditional ’uber sexy,
high drama, super-stylized’ way that many fans of the publishing house are used to.That said, if younger, smooth (and in some cases somewhat dirty-looking and slightly scrawny) ’bad boys’ photographed in an uncomplicated, straightforward style are your thing, you’re in for quite a treat.
Ensuring that the title is spot-on accurate, the Eurocreme crew assembled a rough-and-tumble(ish) posse of young men with very few hang-ups when it comes to nudity, and a penchant for letting it all hang out- or rather, ’stick up’ as is the case in many of the photographs. If it’s subtlety and smoldering sexiness that you’re looking for, keep looking; NastyBoys is far from refined, and the guys are hardly sly in their intentions. The photographic style, visual feel, and many of the surrounding settings are reminiscent of certain Calvin Klein ads from a few years back; the ones that were banned from the sides of NY buses and phone booths for being too racy- and for appearing to depict underage models in compromising positions.
Unlike the Calvin Klein ads, however, the models in NastyBoys go all the way. Whether they’re hanging out partially clothed and "hanging out" or naked as the day they were born, on all fours, spread eagle on a sofa, or sprawled out on the floor. And while the models make sure to live up to the title and the photos have artistic merit when taken individually or in small handfuls, as a whole this book is actually a bit boring compared to other Bruno Gmunder titles. At no point does it leave anything to the imagination, and begins to feel like more of the same after about a dozen pages. Some readers may feel a bit creepy given the age, size and look of the models and the myriad shaved chests and overly manscaped torsos and happy trails.
Of course some readers like ’em young (all models are over 18, obviously), smooth and twink-like, and for them this book will be a little slice of heaven.
website: http://www.brunogmuender.com/
product: http://www.brunogmuender.com/products/details/id/4799_Nastyboys/
high drama, super-stylized’ way that many fans of the publishing house are used to.That said, if younger, smooth (and in some cases somewhat dirty-looking and slightly scrawny) ’bad boys’ photographed in an uncomplicated, straightforward style are your thing, you’re in for quite a treat.
Ensuring that the title is spot-on accurate, the Eurocreme crew assembled a rough-and-tumble(ish) posse of young men with very few hang-ups when it comes to nudity, and a penchant for letting it all hang out- or rather, ’stick up’ as is the case in many of the photographs. If it’s subtlety and smoldering sexiness that you’re looking for, keep looking; NastyBoys is far from refined, and the guys are hardly sly in their intentions. The photographic style, visual feel, and many of the surrounding settings are reminiscent of certain Calvin Klein ads from a few years back; the ones that were banned from the sides of NY buses and phone booths for being too racy- and for appearing to depict underage models in compromising positions.
Unlike the Calvin Klein ads, however, the models in NastyBoys go all the way. Whether they’re hanging out partially clothed and "hanging out" or naked as the day they were born, on all fours, spread eagle on a sofa, or sprawled out on the floor. And while the models make sure to live up to the title and the photos have artistic merit when taken individually or in small handfuls, as a whole this book is actually a bit boring compared to other Bruno Gmunder titles. At no point does it leave anything to the imagination, and begins to feel like more of the same after about a dozen pages. Some readers may feel a bit creepy given the age, size and look of the models and the myriad shaved chests and overly manscaped torsos and happy trails.
Of course some readers like ’em young (all models are over 18, obviously), smooth and twink-like, and for them this book will be a little slice of heaven.
website: http://www.brunogmuender.com/
product: http://www.brunogmuender.com/products/details/id/4799_Nastyboys/
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