Twenty Five Years of an Artist

Twenty Five Years of an Artist

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Author David Hamilton
Genre Photography
Publisher Aurum Press
Publication date
September 24, 1993
Pages 316
ISBN 978-1854102669
Preceded by Blooming Minayo: September 28 (1992)
Followed by The Fantasies of Girls (1994)

Twenty Five Years of an Artist is a 1993 photography book chronicling the long career of David Hamilton. The book, three hundred and sixteen pages in length, includes both photographs and twenty pages of text, scattered between the pictures. The book is published by Aurum Press.

Content

The text is written by Philippe Gautier and Marc Tagger based on discussions and interviews with Mr. Hamilton. The English translation is by Yanick M. Haywood and is adaptated by Liliane James. The book itself is designed by Hamilton and his ex-wife Gertrude Hamilton.[1]

The introduction contrasts the early '90's artistic climate with the early '70's when Hamilton's first book was published. The text starts from Hamilton's childhood, and proceeds chronologically through his career in a fairly prosaic manner, concluding with candid photographs of the man himself. The latter half of the text is more personal, discussing Hamilton's outlook on his art and life, including an explanation for his fascination with young girls, which the majority of his photography expresses.

Much of the photography covers Hamilton's familiar themes of young girls, clothed and not, prepubescent and older. Half of the rest covers his other subject matter: landscapes, cityscapes, flowers, and other still lifes. A few include his photographs for the Nina Ricci perfume L'Air du Temps, which he published for years in their advertisements.[2] The final one fourth document Hamilton's life, showing him with his models and other important people whom he has known and with whom he has worked.

Familiar photographs included

Other versions

References

  1. Hamilton, David (1993). Twenty Five Years of an Artist. Aurum Press.
  2. Dems, Kristina (June 28, 2011). "The Hamilton Look: David Hamilton's Style and Life Story". Bright Hub. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
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