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Pierre
Thomas Karkau loves life as he loves women.
Women were the subject of the black and white photographs of
his previous book MODELS SECRET, and they are again the
topic of the colour photographs in his newly published work
COLOROTIC with which PTK further develops his interpretation
of the female aura and eroticism. For PTK women - mainly
shown as semi-nudes or nudes - are beautiful, highly
feminine creatures of great sensuality, erotic vibrancy and
allurement.
This does not solely emanate from the women's bodies and
forms but also from their lust (for life), their
assertiveness, strength and sometimes even from the
positions, gestures, facial expressions and other body
signals that serve to demonstrate their predominance and
power.
In PTK's photography men only play very subordinate roles,
if any at all - but they are the main addressees of his
artful play with emotions, fantasies, ambitions and needs.
It is a masterful interaction of perspective and light,
underlined and accentuated by powerful predominantly warm
colours. After years as assistant to top photographers in
the fashion capitals of Milan, Paris, New York and
Düsseldorf under his belt, PTK is an internationally
renowned photographer who mainly works for the fashion and
advertisement industry. However, he continues his artwork
with COLOROTIC which has been influenced not only by the
classic ideas of visuality of the last decades but is also
inspired by recent trends in colour photography.
As a result PTK has been published the world over in
magazines such as FHM, GQ, MAX, MAXIM, PLAYBOY, RED HOT,
WIENER and many more. This latest development should
particularly delight his friends and admirers; the
collectors of his work will certainly welcome his increasing
artistic proximity to such great names of his trade as Ellen
von Unwerth, Mario Testino and Helmuth Newton. You can gain
further insight into PTK's work under www.ptk-photo.com
where you will find impressive examples of his photographic
oeuvre from different fields of fashion photography.
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