The Art of Man - Tenth Edition: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal

I have enjoyed every issue of the Art of Man and intend to get every issue. If you have any interest in male art, it is very good.

The tenth edition of this excellent publication, The Art of Man, once again highlights the male figure and some extremely talented, underrated artists who have chosen to focus on the male figure as a form of truly fine art. This particular edition covers five artists in depth: Serge Sovkov; Gonzalo Orquín; James Messana; Mel Odom and Anthony Cudahy. The interviews with these artists are refreshingly candid and insightful; I learned so much about them from what they had to share with the readers of this book!The publication also includes excellent reproductions of artwork by the above mentioned artists and the range of how they portray the male figure is wonderful--clothed, partially clothed and nude. Look also for a well written article by art historian Grady Harp entitled "Wade Reynolds: A Remembrance, An Appreciation" and I very much liked another piece entitled "The Influence of St. Sebastian." There is a tasteful nod to a fine book entitled "100 Artists of the Male Figure: A Contemporary Anthology of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture" by E. Gibbons with an introduction by Grady Harp and there are notices about artwork in the Lizardi/Harp Gallery in Los Angeles as well as The Lyman-Eyer Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts. We see a fine acknowledgement of The Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art with its collection of more than 6,000 objects of fine art! Finally, there is an extensive directory of artists who have chosen to focus primarily on the male figure along with their accompanying websites.In short, this is yet another outstanding edition of The Art of Man. It is certainly a coffee table book that will stimulate plenty of intelligent, provocative and thoughtful conversation about artwork that celebrates and focuses on the male figure. I highly recommend this publication!

The quarterly journal THE ART OF MAN is now presenting the 7th issue. In response to readers who prefer to collect hardcover books, the publisher has bound much of the content of the first six volumes, placed them in one fine hardback book, and present it here for collectors who fear their issues of the quarterly journal of art may not endure a lot of mobility. The result is a book filled with the article on artists captured in the initial six volumes, extracting all the other article except for leaving one Art History article as a reminder that history is indeed a prelude to the present - this article being an in depth discussion and illustration of the works of Thomas Eakins).Because this book is available in brick and mortar bookstores and museums as well as online in various venues, the presence of a hardcover version adds credence to the success of the venture of publishing an art magazine devoted to artists, both male and female, whose repertoire of work includes celebration of the male figure. Hopefully enough new viewers will see this handsome book and move to the subscriber status of the magazine. THE ART OF MAN has proven to be a popular and very viable platform for the finest in art of the male form.

Watching this fine art journal mature is a pleasure for all those who appreciated fine representational art emphasizing artists who devote a major portion of their work to imaging the male figure. This issue includes sculpture (James Messana), paintings by Russian artist Serge Sovkov, the drawings and watercolors of Anthony Cudahy, the challenging and enigmatic works of Mel Odom, and the art of Spanish artist Gonzalo Orquin. The artists are increasingly international, many being introduced to American audiences for the first time. But the solid editorial stance is still firmly grounded in art history whether that be a study of the influence of the image concepts from history such as Saint Sebastian as painted through the ages or a homage to the recently deceased great representational artist Wade Reynolds. The journal is now perfect bound, the design is first rate, and though in this issue the reproductions are darkly printed, this is a flaw in the printing process and not in the production aspect of the journal. A very high quality publication with a firm hold on its future! Grady Harp, September 12

It is unusual for a young art journal to take the chance of creating an issue devoted to a theme, but his exceptional issue opens the art world's eyes to the talents of Japanese artists. Included in this issue is a retrospective of the significant life of Shozo Nagano, now being celebrated around the world since his demise. It also offers ample space to interviews and images of artists Naoki Tatsuya, Kenya Shimizu, the extraordinary tattooed images of Hideko Koh, Yujiro's boldly colorful portraits and the incredibly splendid three-dimensional work of Shimamura Saburou.As is the usual inclusion in these issues there is an art history article about an artist, but this time the article, with many, many images from the ancient past to the recent past, is titled The Orient and the Occident: Mutually Exchanged Influences and it ties the works of all of these talented artists to historical precedents. This is one of the most colorful issues of the journal. Grady Harp, July 12

Il s'agit d'un bimensuel, ce numéro a pour sujet la représentation de l'homme du point de vue des artistes japonais. Maquette pro et qualité d'impression sont au rendez vous, je pense continuer à rassembler les anciens numéros sur d'autres thèmes.