Roy Stuart (photographer)
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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]
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
- Roy Stuart, vol. 1. Cologne: Taschen, 1998. ISBN 3-8228-2912-9.
- Roy Stuart, vol. 2. Cologne: Taschen, 1999. ISBN 3-8228-2929-3.
- Roy Stuart, vol. 3. Cologne: Taschen, 2000. ISBN 3-8228-3584-6.
- 30 Postcards. Postcard Book Series. Cologne: Taschen, 2000. ISBN 9783822860847.
- Roy Stuart: The Fourth Body. Cologne: Taschen, 2004. ISBN 3-8228-2557-3.
- Roy Stuart, vol. 5. Cologne: Taschen, 2007. ISBN 978-3-8228-4501-1.
- Leg show work, 1995–2001. Cologne: Taschen, 2009. ISBN 9783822839348.
- Glympstorys. Skylight; Mul, 2014. ISBN 9783037666517. Includes Julia on DVD.
- Lovers and Madmen. Skylight; Mul, 2016. ISBN 978-3-03766-664-7.
- Power Play: the Leg Show Photos. Roy Stuart: Embrace Your Fantasies. With original Leg Show magazine text by Dian Hanson.
- Getting Off: the Leg Show Photos. Roy Stuart: Embrace Your Fantasies. With original Leg Show magazine text by Hanson.
Films
- Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 – Julia (1999). Directed by Stuart, Francesco Dominedò and Stefano Soli. Produced / sponsored by Tinto Brass and produced by Giuseppe Colombo. 108 min.
- Giulia (1999). Directed by Stuart. Written by Stuart and Joseph Simas. Produced by Giuseppe Colombo. 85 min.
- The Lost Door (2008). Directed by Stuart. Written by Stuart and Rémi Bohrt. Additional music by Gary Lucas.
