Back in history, learn about nude photography

Paul Martineau works at the J.Paul Getty Museum, an expert in the field. After years of research and research, he published the book 'The Nude in Photography' to recreate the history of nude photography through the works on display at his workplace.

The book includes 78 art works of masters of nude masters in the past.

A photograph of a nude woman of French photographer Félix - Jacques Antoine Moulin in 1856. He was one of the first people to lay the foundation for nude photography when opening a photography studio as well as selling pictures. nude photo.

At that time, Félix was even arrested and imprisoned because the government claimed that his artwork was depraved, objectionable and contained pornography.

'Portrait of a young American' is the title of this photo. The photo was taken in Los Angeles by Jeremiah Gurney in the period 1852-1856. This semi-nude photo is a typical illustration of the early period of nude photography when the prejudice of continuity still exists.

Although simple, but according to the evaluation of leading experts, this picture shows a lot of things: it is the power of American youth in the middle of the nineteenth century, the immaturity and vulnerability of youth through the awkward styling of the model .

In particular, if you pay close attention, the marks on the neck and shoulders of the guy in the picture also tell us that he is in the working class and often has to work outdoors.

This photo was taken by 18th century genius photographer Thomas Eakins in 1884 when he was working at the Pennsylvania Academy.

During this period, Thomas Eakins devoted much attention to the beauty of the human body and photographed depicting human movements. Model characters in his photos were mostly students taught by him.

Here is a picture of 'Le Violin d'Ingres' (translated: Ingres's Violin) taken in 1924 by photographer Man Ray - a pioneer of nude photography in the early twentieth century.

The name 'Le violin d'Ingres' comes from a French idiom meaning 'hobby'. In the picture, Man Ray drew two more characters on the model's bare back, giving the viewer the feeling that her body had turned into a violin.

Following Mr. Ray's movement of art creation on the nude model, Edmund Teske took this photo in 1941 with a leafy male tattooed model.

Each photo seems to give viewers a separate story and nude photography is no exception. Wynn Bullock's 'Navigation without Numbers' picture in 1957 was a work that made it possible. In the picture, the viewer can see the image of a mother collapsing her head on the bed, while her young child is quite far away.

According to what was told, the model in the picture is Marilyn and the child in the picture is her own child. Marilyn collaborated with Wynn Bullock before she gave birth. After giving birth, she confided to the photographer that she would probably have to leave her child because she could not afford it. The photo was born in that context, which partly reflected the true feelings and mood of the model, becoming one of Wynn Bullock's works of life.

Picture of 'Three Graces' by photographer Charles Swedlund taken in 1969. The photo has taken nude photography on a new development ladder, inheriting the style of Thomas Eakins.

Not just capturing the beauty of the three girls' bodies, what Charles Swedlund did was to portray that beauty through every shadow of every character in the image.

The photo 'Thomas' was taken in 1987 by Robert Mapplethorpe, a famous photographer of the late twentieth century. Instead of choosing nude models who are usually women like others, Robert chose male models to portray the beauty of the image. Strong, firm body of men. The picture was inspired by ancient Greek paintings.