With Torero, Ruven Afanador juxtaposes the incredible beauty of young bullfighters and old-world Latin traditions with a couture-inspired vision of the opulent costumes and the ritualistic elements of the matador culture, and narcissism, an integral aspect of fashion photography. Afanador opens the door to the famously closed society of bullfighters, offering his elegant, private view of the young matadors raised in a centuries-old Latin tradition, capturing their balletic beauty, and their distinctly erotic aura. Through ...
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With Torero, Ruven Afanador juxtaposes the incredible beauty of young bullfighters and old-world Latin traditions with a couture-inspired vision of the opulent costumes and the ritualistic elements of the matador culture, and narcissism, an integral aspect of fashion photography. Afanador opens the door to the famously closed society of bullfighters, offering his elegant, private view of the young matadors raised in a centuries-old Latin tradition, capturing their balletic beauty, and their distinctly erotic aura. Through these iconic portraits, Afanador also gorgeously documents the sumptuous and richly-crafted costumes and the timeless symbols of the torero culture.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Size: 13x10x1; Large format hardcover is clean tight and unmarked, jacket shows light shelf wear including a two inch closed tear to top of rear panel and a 1/4 inch tear to bottom of rear panel. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Light even toning to the edges of the ivory dust jacket. Light barely visible damp staining to bottom edges of dust jacket. Small dampstain to bottom edge of back cover, near spine. Completely clean inside, page edges starting to yellow a bit. Red silk pagemark fine. Illustrated throughout in black & white with Ruven Afanador's photographs of matadors. 13" high X 11" wide. Scarce. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
