|  PHYSIQUE
ART
In a very
real way, every bodybuilder is an artist. . . more specifically
a sculptor. And competitive bodybuilders are a great deal like
artists who enter their work in "juried shows" or other competitions
for prizes, awards and, of course, recognition.
Yet the artistic
sculpture of human muscle - revealed in all its magificence at
almost impossibly low levels of body fat - is as transitory as
last night's pizza and ice cream. It's certainly no wonder then
that photographers flock to bodybuilders, both "photo-jounalists"
recording the peak conditioning and performance at or around bodybuilding
events. . . and "fine art human figure photographers" whose work
involves a certain value added as they contribute their
own taste, composition, skills and ideas along with careful control
of light and shadow.
And these
days, more than ever before - because of the wide range of fine
tuning, correction, adjustment and even radical or exagerated
manipulation of imagery now possible using computers - photographers
often continue to apply their creative ideas long after the shoot
collaboration.
As have many
bodybuilders before him, MuscleChef Dave Nathan has won
an enthusiastic group of special fans in the mix of photo-journalists
and photographic artists who have found his statuesque frame in
their many lenses.
We present
here a superb selection of physique photography in thumbnail and
slide show presentations. By the way, while many of the figure
studies presented here are appropriately classified as nudes,
all unclothed work exhibited here is creatively and tastefully
posed, shadowed or draped and contains no frontal nudity.
DIRECTORY
OF SLIDE SHOWS
(MuscleChef GOLD
subscription is required except for slide presentations
designated "Public". )
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