Critical Writing Index

James Herbert: Visions of the Nude

by Scott Hammen

Afterimage, Feb. 1974, v. 1, no. 10, pp. 8-9

This article surveys the experimental films of James Herbert, placing particular emphasis on his use of the nude as a recurring motif. Writer Scott Hammen finds the works to be delicate, sensual, and erotic, deftly avoiding the clichés to which their imagery lends.

ITEM 1974.008 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

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Porch GliderJames Herbert

MaypopsJames Herbert

FigJames Herbert

Pear IJames Herbert

Pear IIJames Herbert

PlumJames Herbert

La Retour a RaisonMan Ray

Far Out, Star RouteLenny Lipton

LovemakingScott Bartlett

JanuaryJames Herbert

ThreeJames Herbert

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