{"product_id":"alex-stoddard-insex-hardcover","title":"Alex Stoddard: Insex - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Stoddard\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Stoddard has an impressive vision for composition ... each one seemingly marries fear and darkness with the delicacy of purity and the organic.\" -\u003ci\u003eJuxtapoz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debut monograph from the Los Angeles-based photographer Alex Stoddard explores the parallels between metamorphosis in the natural world and human coming-of-age. Through staged, highly stylized images, Stoddard invites viewers into his magical, colorfully dark world of budding sexuality and crawling insects. Each detailed scene features a youthful subject--often Stoddard himself--in a state of change or paired with a many-legged counterpart. The previously unreleased series of 70 images paints a surreal picture of adolescence and young adulthood in a glorious frenzy of buzzing hormones and sprouting wings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsex\u003c\/i\u003e marks the artist's first cohesive collection of work, a departure from the stand-alone self-portraits for which he is known. Drawing on his childhood in rural Georgia, Stoddard sets his photographs in a fecund but menacing natural world, where bodies and flora and fauna become interchangeable symbols. Stoddard calls the unbridled metamorphosis in this volume his \"love letter to change.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Stoddard\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1993) was raised in rural Georgia. He is represented by Fahey\/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles and has worked for select clients and publications such as Universal Republic Records, Warner Music Group, Refinery29 and \u003ci\u003eJuxtapoz\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Additionally, Stoddard has exhibited his work at numerous international venues, including galleries in Paris, New York City, Brussels and Luxembourg City. \u003ci\u003eInsex\u003c\/i\u003e travels as a solo exhibition in spring 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 12.4 x 9.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766375776544,"sku":"9783735608154","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cacb1d9ad56904b6ff6f17879f57006f.webp?v=1780291472","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alex-stoddard-insex-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}