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Roy Stuart is an American photographer and film director[1][2] who lives in Paris.[3] His photographs blend glamour photography and contemporary art[4] with an emphasis on female models[5] and BDSM aesthetics. His photography books have been published by Taschen[1][4] and has directed the movies Giulia and The Lost Door.[5]

Life and work

Stuart lived in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s,[6] working as an actor[3] ("his only role of interest was a bit part in The Godfather Part II, playing an American soldier back from World War II"),[3] musician and in a colour photo lab.[1]

He moved to London where he became a photographer[1] and began taking erotic photographs.[3] His work blends glamour photography and contemporary art[4] with an emphasis on female models[5] and BDSM aesthetics. His first three volumes of photography sold 250,000 copies.[1][4] He later moved to Paris.[3]

Philippe Garnier, writing in Libération in 2002 said of Stuart's publications by Taschen, "Roy Stuart is quickly becoming a locomotive for this atypical editor."[n 1][1]

Publications

Films

Notes

  1. ^ The original in French is "Roy Stuart est bien vite devenu une locomotive pour cet éditeur atypique"

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Roy Stuart cliches x", Libération. (in French) Accessed July 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Burt, Eugene C. (2010). Dictionary of Erotic Artists: Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, Graphic Designers, and Illustrators. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786448746.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Show me your panties! ", Salon (website). Accessed August 11, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Roy Stuart: Roy Stuart est l'un des papes de la photographie érotique et pornographique. Interview.", GQ. (in French) Accessed July 28, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur la représentation du sexe sans jamais oser le demander à Roy Stuart Archived January 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine", Arte. (in French) Accessed July 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "Les filles vues par… Roy Stuart", Lui. (in French) Accessed July 29, 2014.

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