Oriental Eye: An Intimate Look at Asian Beauty

To the Western eye, Asia's beauty has always been a mysterious blend of the subtle and the impenetrable, the exotic and the sensual. Many aspects of Asian culture are little known in the West. One such facet, perhaps the last uncharted Asian territory, is the female form. Books that cater to a Western interest in the female nude abound. There is, nevertheless, a notable lack of quality publications that represent this genre from an authentically Asian perspective. The goal of this book is to address this lack. Oriental Eye offers a tantalizing glimpse of the photographic oeuvre of John Eichensehr: Ike, and features top Asian models such as Mikki Yao, Rosemary V., Eunice Chan, Lisa S. Ike positions his nudes against the backdrop of local landscapes and settings, and explores the uniquely Asian female form with a visual acuity and evocativeness that is simultaneously erotic and artistic. But above all, his images are a loving, simple, and profoundly felt tribute to the beauty of Asian women.