Wild The Life Of Peter Beard Photographer Adventurer Lover

Graham Boynton's Wild is the definitive biography of photographer Peter Beard, a larger-than-life icon who pushed the boundaries of art and scandalized international high society with his high-profile affairs. He was the original 20th century “enfant terrible” with the looks of a Greek god who blazed like a comet across the worlds of art, photography, and fame. The scion of several old WASP fortunes, he was by instinct an adventurer, and the more dangerous the escapade, the better: whether he was hunting big game in Africa, ingesting epic quantities of drugs, or pursuing the most beautiful women in the world. Among his friends were Jackie Onassis, Andy Warhol, and Francis Bacon. When Peter Beard died in 2020 after mysteriously disappearing from his Montauk home, he remained an enigma to even his closest friends. Journalist and author Graham Boynton was a friend for more than 30 years, spending time with Beard at his bush camp in Africa, in London, and at his Long Island home. From hundreds of Boynton’s interviews with Beard’s closest friends, former lovers, and fellow artists comes this intimate portrait of a man Sir Mick Jagger called “a visionary.”

Né à New York en 1938, ce photographe américain passe depuis l'âge de vingt ans une grande partie de sa vie au Kenya. Auteur d'une oeuvre d'une grande originalité, il a été initié par Karen Blixen aux mystères de l'âme noire et n'a cessé d'approfondir sa connaissance de la complexité des grands thèmes africains.

The classic Photofile series brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers in an attractive format and at a reasonable price. Handsome and collectible, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. Fascinated by Africa and the writings of Karen Blixen, Peter Beard (b. 1938) was twenty-four years old when he moved to Kenya, where he built up an exceptional body of work. His images of wild animals such as crocodiles and elephants, and of the land in all its purity and its wildness, are a huge collage of his experiences. This book features mainly photos from Africa, together with pages from his photographic journals.

Finalement disponible pour le grand public, voici la collection TASCHEN en deux volumes des écrits, photos et collages de Peter Beard. Photographe, collectionneur, artiste et écrivain, Peter Beard a fait de sa vie une véritable uvre d art : les journaux intimes de ses collages et souvenirs de jeunesse se sont mués en une carrière artistique à la dimension internationale. Ami des plus grands peintres du 20e siècle, tels que Salvador Dali, Francis Bacon ou encore Andy Warhol avec qui il collaborera à de nombreuses reprises, Peter Beard a une autre passion qu il portera au grand jour : l Afrique. Son reportage au Kenya en 1970 sur les éléphants de Tsavo qu il voyait mourir de faim par dizaines de milliers, permit de porter l attention publique sur les dangers de l activité humaine sur la faune et la flore africaines. Tirées du célèbre Collector qui fut sold-out dès sa parution, contemplez plus de 700 pages des collages, journaux intimes, photos et écrits de Peter Beard dans cette édition grand-format à petit prix.