Pure Dance: Photographs of the Stuttegart Ballet

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 196 pages
• Published by: Te Neues Publishing Company November 15, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 3832790039
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-3832790035
• Book Dimensions: 14.3 x 11.5 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 5.7 pounds

Product Description
Here is a collection of dance photographs unlike any other. In a series of breathtakingly gorgeous pictures taken over a period of five years, Dieter Blum focuses his astute camera on 37 of the 53 dancers in the world-renowned Stuttgart Ballet to explore the sculptural aspects of this exquisitely schooled human form; its strength, suppleness, discipline, mystery and possibilities for movement. Because all of the dancers are photographed in the nude, Blum succeeds in capturing the dynamic movement, musicality, and magic of these classically trained dance artists. Each photograph becomes a distilled, evocative frozen fragment of an art form that by its nature is fleeting and ephemeral.

Publisher Description
A collection of dance photographs unlike any other. Dancers are photographed in the nude to explore the sculptural aspects of this exquisitely schooled human form. Strikingly gorgeous photographs of 37 of the 53 dancers in the world-renowned Stuttgart Ballet.

Reader Reviews
This is photography? The photos are just plain aweful. The photos are uninspiring. It's mostly grainy documentary photos of the Stuttegart ballet. The studio shots are boring, usually taken with one light source from above, and the poses are very typical and unoriginal. The worst are the blown up cropped shots that looks like images that an amateur photography would do. The book also has extremely poor layout, it seems it was trying to be creative with it. For example, you have many full page spread with just one word scaled up to fill the space. Then you have pages with one small photo that fills up about a fifth of the space. I was hoping to find compelling and dynamic or just plain interesting photos, but found none. You might want to wait until this goes in to the bargain bin before purchasing. I know this is a harsh review, but I was very dissappointed with how some people could publish snapshots and call it photography. I have returned this book to amazon.