Modeling life : art models speak about nudity, sexuality, and the creative process / Sarah R. Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Sarah R., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists' models.

Artists' models--Oregon--Portland--Attitudes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fascinating consideration of the work of life models and the models' own perspectives on their craft.

Contents:

Intro

M O D E L I N G L I F E

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Assuming the Pose: An Introduction to Life Modeling

LIFE MODELS

AESTHETIC FASHION AND THE PROFESSION OF LIFE MODELING

CONTEMPORARY LIFE MODELING IN THE UNITED STATES

2. Returning the Gaze: Objectification and the Artistic Process

WHAT IS ART?

THE MODEL AS OBJECT

THE MODEL AS AGENT

THE PARTICULAR CASE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

3. "Stephen"

4. Defining the Line: Sexual Work versus Sex Work

COOPERATIVE INTERACTION IN THE ART STUDIO

SEPARATING SEXUAL WORK FROM SEX WORK

ESTABLISHING THAT SERIOUS WORK IS HAPPENING

5. Maintaining the Line: Coping with Challenges to the"Serious Work" Definition

CHALLENGES TO THE SERIOUS WORK DEFINITION

6. "Denise"

7. Modeling Gender: Social Stigma, Power, and the Penis

SOCIAL STIGMA

POWER AND VULNERABILITY

SAFETY

GENDER AND EROTIC EXPERIENCE WHILE POSING

8. "Michael"

9. "Irene"

10. Being Present: Getting Good at It

FROM WHIMSY TO INTENTION

THE "GOOD" LIFE MODEL

BEING COMMITTED

Research Notes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-139) and index.

ISBN:

9780791481004

079148100X

9781429457972

142945797X

OCLC:

85857885