Helmut Newton had an attitude that danced around taboos, played with them like toys, overthrew them and reshaped them. Focusing particularly on the female body in his nude portraits, the artist questioned the boundaries of fashion and mainstream media.The question of where we draw the lines between eroticism, arousal, sexuality and violence, which he continually re-emphasized throughout his career, thanks to the contrast of black and white.

Sexuality and nudity are not forced concepts in Helmut Newton's works. On the contrary, in the photographsan effortless narrative, there is an effortless reference. Fluid poses, overlapping lines, unusual compositions: these are just some of the outstanding features of Newton's photographs.

The artist's 2020 releasedocumentarygoverningGero von Boehm“Today, Newton’s photos were taken forabsolutely impossible.” This photography for the period is a “revolution” he says and “There was a need for such a revolution” Wallis Annenberg adds that Helmut Newton “the contradictions within us all" and "the concept of beauty creates its own power and corruption process" he says he told it.

Of fashionthe charming and corrupt naturewhile telling the modelsimpossible to reachemphasized the femininity of the models and positioned the clothes on the models at a point that was desired but not accessible. This integrity was served in the contrast of black and white, enriching the story told by the photographs.

Helmut Newton's works did not remain in the pages of Vogue: they have become one of the building blocks that form the high fashion story we all know and the aesthetic foundations of the magazines on our shelves.