Portraiture
A Study in Male Grace
by Patrick Mc Donald Quiros
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About the Book
There is a quiet poetry in the face of a man. Not the grand declarations of heroism or power, but the subtle, almost forgotten verses—tender, stoic, luminous with longing. In the stillness of black and white, where all distraction fades and only essence remains, the male face becomes an altar of grace. A sculpture of light and shadow, carved not by time, but by presence.
This book is an ode to that presence. A collection of gazes, contours, silences—each portrait a moment suspended in silver breath. Here, beauty is not loud. It does not ask for attention. It dwells in the curve of a cheekbone, the softness of a closed mouth, the gaze that meets us without explanation. It is the grace of vulnerability, of thought, of simply being.
In capturing these men, we do not chase an ideal. We reveal the soul in repose. The kind of beauty that does not demand to be seen, yet once noticed, lingers endlessly in the mind.
May these portraits remind us that grace is not a performance. It is a quiet truth. And the male form, too, is capable of bearing it with dignity, with poetry—with love.
This book is an ode to that presence. A collection of gazes, contours, silences—each portrait a moment suspended in silver breath. Here, beauty is not loud. It does not ask for attention. It dwells in the curve of a cheekbone, the softness of a closed mouth, the gaze that meets us without explanation. It is the grace of vulnerability, of thought, of simply being.
In capturing these men, we do not chase an ideal. We reveal the soul in repose. The kind of beauty that does not demand to be seen, yet once noticed, lingers endlessly in the mind.
May these portraits remind us that grace is not a performance. It is a quiet truth. And the male form, too, is capable of bearing it with dignity, with poetry—with love.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Coffee Table Books
- Additional Categories Fine Art, Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: US Letter, 8.5×11 in, 22×28 cm
# of Pages: 200 - Publish Date: Apr 10, 2025
- Language English
- Keywords Photography, Gay, Portrait, Male Art, Art
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About the Creator
JUTURNA Male Art Magazine
Erfurt, Thüringen, Deutschland
"JUTURNA" is the first international male art magazine from Germany. "JUTURNA" includes different styles and expressions of various international artists presented in the magazine in a perfect, inspiring and extraordinary way.