{"product_id":"9783836564564","title":"Paul Outerbridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLight and Shadows\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Outerbridge’s provocative nudes and pioneering color\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether in his sumptuous images for advertising or his soft-hued nudes, \u003cb\u003ePaul Outerbridge\u003c\/b\u003e (1896–1958) was an \u003cb\u003ealchemist of desire\u003c\/b\u003e. Color was integral to his aesthetic allure, embracing the complex tri-color-carbro process to create a \u003cb\u003eseductive surface of texture and tone\u003c\/b\u003e. His quest was for “artificial paradises”–a perfection of form, with a surreal edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise monograph introduces Outerbridge’s unique aesthetic and its commercial and artistic trajectory, from his professional peak as \u003cb\u003eNew York’s highest-paid commercial photographer\u003c\/b\u003e through to his retreat to Hollywood in the 1940s after a \u003cb\u003escandal over his erotic photography\u003c\/b\u003e. With key examples from his oeuvre, the book explores Outerbridge’s innovative style through \u003cb\u003eCubist still life images, magazine photographs\u003c\/b\u003e, and his \u003cb\u003econtroversial nudes\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as his interaction with other avant-garde photographers, such as Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, and Man Ray. Along the way, we recognize Outerbridge’s particular ability to \u003cb\u003etransform everyday objects into a quasi-abstract composition\u003c\/b\u003e and his pioneering role in championing the \u003cb\u003eexpressionistic, as much as commercial, potential of color photographs\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eText in English, French, and German\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037852549360,"sku":"9783836564564","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836564564_p0.jpg?v=1763759689","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836564564","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}