Dohmen, Leo
Dohmen, Leo
DOHMEN, Leo L'ambitieuse. The Ambitious women. 1958 Original b/w photograph, 29,6 x 19,9 cm. Famous. Playing on the element of surprise and initiating unexpected, subconscious associations, Dohmen utilizes here a typical strategy of colliding mismatched elements. The photo depicts a women's pubic mound covered in leopard fur paving the way for a discussion about an emancipated, animal element of female sexuality. One of the main motifs of Surrealism was the male fantasy of unbound, "wild" sensuality here through the insolent gaze of a male photographer. Ref. Copyright leo dohmen, p. 111 (and on cover). Prov. Leo Dohmen.
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Dohmen, Leo
DOHMEN, Leo L'ambitieuse. The Ambitious women. 1958 Original b/w photograph, 29,6 x 19,9 cm. Famous. Playing on the element of surprise and initiating unexpected, subconscious associations, Dohmen utilizes here a typical strategy of colliding mismatched elements. The photo depicts a women's pubic mound covered in leopard fur paving the way for a discussion about an emancipated, animal element of female sexuality. One of the main motifs of Surrealism was the male fantasy of unbound, "wild" sensuality here through the insolent gaze of a male photographer. Ref. Copyright leo dohmen, p. 111 (and on cover). Prov. Leo Dohmen.
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