From Miss Rosen’s article for Another Man:
In the early 20th century, a new archetype emerged: the red-blooded American male. Young and fit, his athletic form exploded in fitness manuals and physique magazines, high school yearbooks and sports photography – becoming an ideal for many to aspire to, or simply admire.
Throughout his career, American photographer Luke Smalley (1955-2009) took this figure to new heights by exploring the playful and sensual side of the masculine – something that is beautifully illustrated in ClampArt’s new exhibition, Exercise at Home, which comes just over ten years since these images were taken.
Browse the exhibition “Exercise at Home” at ClampArt
Browse all of Luke Smalley’s work at ClampArt