Filled with high-quality colour and black and white images taken by the leading names in photography, this celebration of the female form is a best-seller. The popularity of erotic photography since the invention of the camera is undeniable and this book is an excellent guide to the techniques and fashions in erotic photography since the mid-19th century. Focussing on the greatest photographers in this field, Erotique is an indispensable reference work for the informed or the lay audience. The arena of erotic photography is a popular and controversial one and in recent years its demand and the surrounding furore have increased dramatically. That it should still induce moral outrage in such liberal days as these is proof that the naked form, a subject for artists for 2000 years, confounds people and poses more questions than answers. Erotique celebrates the beauty of the naked female form with a collection of the most exciting and significant photographs in this field.

In the series "Objects of Desire, " the leg is celebrated with exquisite, erotic photos accompanied and complemented by poignant, provocative quotes. This sumptuous picture book features some of the leading international photographers of the 20th century. 120 photos.

This high-quality publication showcases the finest examples of modern erotic art--from Picasso's explicit sexual sketches to the 1960's pop-art stylings of Allen Jones to cutting-edge new media work. With generous samplings of erotic illustrations, pin-ups, surreal and comic art from the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as provocative peeks into painting, sculpture, and graphic design, "Erotique" is a testament to human sexuality and creativity.

The career of the greatest painter of the twentieth century was played out in the shadow of Eros -- and of Thanatos. At the age of eight Picasso's first drawings already displayed a precocious interest in the female form, and in the days leading up to his death he was still working obsessively on sketches of the female sex. At the turn of the century the young Picasso created drawings and watercolors inspired by the bordellos of Barcelona which he frequented. These works mix desire, fascination, but also comedy and the grotesque alongside the ever-present fear of disease. They would result, seven years later, in his masterpiece, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. The works in this ground-breaking book include erotic drawings formal and informal, sketches in notebooks hidden in drawers and private collections, and occasionally paintings and sculptures. Through all these works the essays by an international team of scholars, analyse the primeval notion of desire in Picasso's work, as well as his relation to voyeurism and exhibitionism, to artist and model. Whether through playful or hallucinatory forms, Picasso's representation of the desiring and desired body has become a pivotal moment in the history of twentieth-century art. Produced to accompany a major exhibition in Paris, Montreal and Barcelona, Picasso Erotique is a unique examination of the central theme in Picasso's work.

They were locked tightly together, and she could feel her breasts pressing against the hard wall of his chest. All at once the thin layers of fabric between them seemed like an unwelcome barrier between pleasure and pure bliss . . . When twenty-seven-year-old Danni Appleyard finds herself deserted by her boyfriend but with two weeks' holiday to take, she longs to do something completely different. A magazine article about a circus school catches her eye and, seized by a fit of daring, she telephones the number. Thus begins her time at a summer circus school in the heart of Sussex, where she is welcomed by an exotic Frenchwoman, Fauve, and tutored by the flamboyant Ivan. Ivan teached his willing pupil acrobatics, trapeze, bareback riding and fire-eating, and leads Danni into an unimagined realm of erotic discovery. By the end of the course Danni is more than ready to join in one of the special performances of the Cirque Erotique . . . Discover Piatkus Entice: temptation at your fingertips - www.piatkusentice.co.uk