Natural Beauty: Farber Nudes by Robert Farber.
ISBN-10: 1858942713
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'Natural Beauty' opens with a short introduction by Arnold Newman. This is followed by a three page artist statement by Robert Farber. 'Natural Beauty' features approximately eighty photographs - displayed on an attractive, heavy weight, warm-toned paper - over 207 pages. The book is published in an aesthetically pleasing soft cover and its dimensions of 12 x 10.6 inches should have afforded the publishers the opportunity for a perfect layout. Unfortunately this space is not used to the best advantage of the images and its potential is lost. Many of the photographs are much smaller than the space allows and several of the images extend across two pages - thus spoiling the visual flow of the composition.
Included within this selection of Farber's nude photographs are a handful of landscape and flower images and there is a good mix of black-and-white, sepia, and colour shots. Farber has a soft, classic, romantic style that can, in a volume of this size, appear somewhat repetitive but it is still a pleasant viewing experience.
'Natural Beauty' ends with a technical reference appendix. This gives the artist's production details next to a thumbnail of each image - including notes on the lighting, lenses and film speed. It is arguable if this is of any value. An attractive, inoffensive collection that, though it doesn't push any boundaries or achieve anything new, passes the time.
Review by Christopher John Ball
** Rating
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