Dianora Niccolini

Diadora Niccolini was born in Italy in 1936, but eventually moved to the USA.  

She caused quite a stir in 1975 when she did the first known major gallery show 

comprised entirely of male nudes.  Today we will take a look at ten of her works.

 

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Somehow, this simple images exudes masculinity.

 

Drop

If you look closely, I think you'll see a drop of water 

(or is it sweat?) on Ms. Niccolini's model's nose.

 

Untitled

 I couldn't find a title anywhere for this exceptional Dianora Niccolini photo.

Ronaldo

This interesting work is called Ronaldo's Skeleton.

I'd love to know how Ms. Niccolini found this guy.

 

Hoops

Ms. Niccolini called this one "Hoops," causing me to think it might have been part of a bigger series.

 

Solarization

Dianora Niccolini did a number of male nudes using the solarization technique

which produced tone reversal by extreme overexposure of the film.

 

Female Photographers

Women artists have long had an appreciation for the male nude.  Today we will look at some photos by female artists made between 1922 and 1986.  If any of you have more photos by these talented women, please contact me as I would love to do some individual series featuring their work.  We start with a very well lighted and posed work by Dianora Niccolini.