Heads

Unmasked and stripped of makeup and hairdos, what do the human face and head tell us? This striking book provides the answers.

A hat designer, Punk musician, sculptor, fireman, professional rent-a-Buddha, heavyweight boxer, peace movement worker, gourmet chef, United Nations official, dog trainer, chiropractor, sanitation worker, Marine Corps pilot, tire retreader-these and many more: 184 men and women with only one thing in common. They are bald. Unmasked, void of make-up and shorn of hair, stripped of civilized disguise, what does a human face say? And how does it make us feel? Avant-garde photographer Alex Kayser launches us on an odyssey into the emotionally charged topography of the human countenance. Kayser shares the story of his work in a delightfully candid conversation, and National Book Award winner Richard Howard provides a brilliant and provocative afterword.

• Anatomy for Sculptors Understanding the Human Figure
• Anatomy of Facial Expression
• Ceramic Sculpture: Making Faces: A Guide to Modeling the Head and Face with Clay
• Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist
• Drawing the Human Head
• Human Head Anatomy & Sculpture
• Facial Geometry: Graphic Facial Analysis for Forensic Artists
• Creative Illustration
• Facial Expressions: A Visual Reference for Artists
• Face It: A Visual Reference for Multi-ethnic Facial Modeling