I greatly enjoy Clergue's nudes. He seems to have pretty much invented the style of superimposing highly contrasting lines -- as from hard light through a venetian blind -- over the nude form. He also puts me in mind of Bill Brandt with his tightly framed bodyscapes.
Sieff's style differs appreciably. He prefers more of the subject in the frame, adding in lingerie more often, with more erotic designs. Less distortion of the body as compared to either Brandt or Clergue. But I appreciate all of them for their uniqueness. On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > I think it's a human thing. > > Here's a strange thing. I'm piecemeal reading a book at the moment, called > Les Rencontres de Lucien Clergue > (https://www.amazon.fr/Lucien-Clergue-ses-rencontres-Photographies/dp/2862344451). > > I wanted to write that it was Les Rencontres de Jeanloup Sieff, but couldn't > find any reference to that book, so I checked my copy. It means that for > almost 40 years I have conflated these two photographers in my mind. It > probably explains why I found it so hard to reconcile Sieff's nudes and the > early photos by Clergue, and that is one of the reasons I bought the book. > > I think I met Clergue/Sieff in about 1980 when hitchhiking around Europe. He > gave me and my gf a lift and we stayed at his place in Arles for a night and > talked a lot about photography. I thought it was Sieff, but maybe it was > Clergue - I don't think Sieff was particularly connected with Arles. > > I prefer Clergue's nudes to Sieff's, although I don't think they're his best > work. > > B > >> On 29 Aug 2016, at 15:35, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Jonvelle shares his fondness for bottom curves with Jeanloup Sieff, >> another great Frenchman. I wonder if it's a French thing, or is it >> continental Europeans -- Italians, Spaniards -- in general? >> >> In keeping with the spirit of the theme I shall be exploring the rear >> view extensively myself. >> >> Thanks, Bob! >> >> >>> On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >>> I suspect that could be a fairly successful series - I look forward to >>> seeing it. >>> >>> I say this because when I looked at your photo The first thing that came to >>> mind was Jane Birkin, and that whole sixties, South of France look. I've >>> never heard of Jonvelle before (sounds like a man-made fibre from the >>> 1950s), but I looked at his site, which confirms my first thought. >>> >>> Based on my superficial analysis, he seems to have a particular fondness >>> for bum cleavage. It must have so tormented him to walk through a building >>> site. >>> >>> http://www.jonvelle.com/docs/elles/portfolio/portfolio.pdf >>> >>> B >>> >>>> On 28 Aug 2016, at 14:37, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> A teaser for Cotty, really. :) An outtake from my upcoming Jonvellesque >>>> series. >>>> >>>> http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/149600276892 >>>> >>>> 645z, 55mm/2.8; window light >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -bmw >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> -bmw >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
