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Chad Michael Ward's Black Rust

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Author: Chad Michael Ward
Creator: Warren Ellis
Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 8.2 x 0.3

ISBN: 1561633631
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
EAN: 9781561633630
ASIN: 1561633631

Publication Date: August 2003
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Babes, `bots, and beyond July 25, 2008
wiredweird (Earth, or somewhere nearby)
If there's a genre of art for pinup/almost-goth/SF art -- well, come to think of it, there is. Ward's remarkable collection stands squarely in the middle of it.

A small bit of text opens each chapter. To tell the truth, I found it oblique, based on far too much trust that the reader would engage with a very odd frame of mind. I just ground my gears without engaging, but others may read it differently.

So, ignoring that impoverished attempt at narrative, I'm left with only what I wanted in the first place: Ward's remarkable SF/fantasy art. His media are photography and digital manipulation -- one medium, actually, the way he fuses them. The result is literal, painterly, and fantastic. He pursues Sorayama down the path of the robobabe, but with more flesh and less metal. And, once or twice, with more disturbing imagery. The Xs on that semi-robotic cover model: do they shield her from prurient gaze, or nullify her physically? The question might lead down paths too dark to pursue.

This book makes a fine addition to any collection of fantasy art, especially when the dark edge of beauty plays a role. This collection pursues one idea wholeheartedly, an idea that fascinates Ward. As a result, it might not reach out to every viewer. Whether that's your path or not, Ward's imagery still captures the beauty of his models, no matter what else it captured being `shopped.

-- wiredweird

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