The Naked Eye
Publisher: Booth-Clibborn Editions
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Havertown
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781861543523; 9781861543400
Subjects: Artistic Photography; Photography
Description: An exploration of visual phenomena, 'The Naked Eye' is a treasure trove of unusual images from across the world, all the more extraordinary for being real, all the more fascinating for existing without computer manipulation. Some images are the works of artists and visionary architects, some showcase incredible natural phenomena, and others are incredible images snapped by chance at the perfect moment. Among these are an elephant balancing on his trunk, a dancing tree, an office building created to look like a gigantic shopping basket, and a man walking calmly up a palm tree. Alongside these startling images are stories, facts, and hidden histories, written in Saatchi's entertaining pithy style.
Table of contents: title: Elephants are more interesting than most humans.; Try telling Bill Rankin that clouds are soft and fluffy.; No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim.; Rather poor Yu than poor me.; Who is the worst mother on earth?; Would all those who believe in telekenisis, please raise my hand.; Can you name ten towns in Belgium?; What is the most moving art you've ever seen?; Illusion or delusion?; Books are a mighty bloodless substitute for living.; Is shopping for shoes a giant problem?; Have you ever eaten a delicious duck foetus?; title: Every bubble bursts and leaves a fool bust. Ants shall inherit what's left of the Earth.; There's a shadow hanging over me.; We're frightened of sharks, but what are sharks afraid of?; Ballet is sexier than you thought.; I am cowed by cows, let alone bulls.; When I hear the drumming of hooves, I don't think unicorns. I think horses.; Fish are enough to put you off your chips.; Birds sing sweetly, but kill swiftly.; Are we bi-polar about snow?; Swimming in blood.; Do only phoney photographers photograph with their phone?; You are simply a soft, ripe target.; title: Monks and nuns can be the most fearsome creatures on earth. When you hear 'Chippendales' do you think of chairs?; Being a witch can be a curse.; The missing bathplug in your Russian hotel.; The slow driver holding you up is a moron. The fast driver overtaking you is a maniac.; If you get a chance, please pass this to Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum.; Gone with the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history.; Death of a Wimbledon Finalist.; Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.; Miles beneath your feet, the Earth is trembling.; Bowled over by big boulders.; title: I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it together again. Everything that can be invented has been invented.; It's not just comedians who can die on stage.; Burn your pashmina today.; Let's hope Einstein was wrong for once.; Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.; If they can't see you, they can't eat you.; The mysteries of the deep grow deeper.; Would you rather be honoured with a giant tree, or a postage stamp?; The average woman's handbag weighs the same as five packs of sugar.; If you want to win an Oscar, go to Yale.; Slay a dragon before breakfast.; title: We should never have taught Portugal how to play football. Nobody ignores a telegram.; I don't love Paris.; The biggest film set in the world.; Cats can make cowards out of conquerors.; What the UFO is that?; Did Concorde's boom make it go bust?