Suburban Pleasures

Mark Henderson

Photo Book, Pages: 112, Size: 26 x 34 cm / 10.25 x 13.5 inch, Format: Hardcover with dust jaket, Colour: full colour, ISBN 978-3-86787-049-8, May 2010, $ 78.99

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In 2008, Mark Henderson created a very successful and impressive debut with his opulent coffee- table book HOUSEHOLD IDOLS. Others would bet on a winning horse again, not so the artist. For his new project, SUBURBAN PLEASURES, Henderson abstains from gaudiness and focuses on a very reduced urbane ambiance. Unchanged are the unbelievably good looking models Henderson chooses and his inclination to re-color singular elements in his photographs. Eyecatching effects and heavenly men compete for attention—in the end the universal artwork wins, the sexy genial style of Henderson, who walks entirely new paths in male act photography.

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"Fans of gay adult films may recognize many of the models in Mark Henderson's Suburban Pleasures, particularly the Randy Blue boys. But what you won't find in this collection are the cheaply styled and questionably lit photos that these guys often appear in. That's because Henderson documents male sexuality almost as if he were photographing collectible mid-century furniture for an interior design publication. Each man is a precious original in Henderson's eyes, and he lovingly caresses the architecture of their bodies with his camera. Even the nude shots—while erotic—feel more like sculpture than exhibitionism." gay.com / Contest Book of the Year 2010

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Mark Henderson

By education and profession Mark Henderson is an art historian specializing in Northern and Southern European painting of the 17th century, so it is no coincidence that in his own work he is often drawn to the expressive colors and chiaroscuro effects employed by many of the great Baroque painters. Although Mark wouldn't characterize his photographs as particularly Baroque or directly referential to art history at all, his first-hand exposure to and close study of great works of art must surely have influenced his work in some very subtle way.

Mark has occasionally travelled to the desert and other remote outdoor locations for photo shoots, but he has always drawn back to the tranquil, relaxed atmosphere of a home where he can create images in which the models can be admired, indeed idolized, in a more private and personal way. Mark is living in Los Angeles.

Photo: Andre DeLoach / Empyrean Photography