{"product_id":"astra-zero-dark-vintage-vol-3-8-5x8-5-economy-edition-paperback","title":"Astra Zero Dark Vintage Vol.3\" - 8.5x8.5\": Economy Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAstra Zero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAstra Zero\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the smaller 8.5x8.5 inch Economy Edition of: Dark Vintage Vol. 3: Astra Zero\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the third volume of the Dark Vintage Collection, queer Canadian artist \u003cstrong\u003eAstra Zero \u003c\/strong\u003econtinues an ongoing exploration of historical imagery through a contemporary queer lens. This latest installment revisits classical and vintage visual traditions, reinterpreting them with an uncompromising focus on the male form, gothic sensuality, and restrained decadence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending reimagined historical works with original compositions, Vol.3 navigates the space between reverence and disruption. Familiar iconography is subtly transformed, soft femininity replaced with male femininity, romanticism edged with shadow, and beauty intertwined with themes of desire, mortality, and the uncanny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than simple homage, this volume positions itself as a dialogue with art history, challenging long-standing conventions around gender, sexuality, and the gaze. The result is a collection that is at once erotic, darkly atmospheric, and meticulously composed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned in a large-format layout, the book presents full-page artworks on the right, paired with concise contextual notes on the left. This structure allows the images to stand independently, making the volume suitable both as a cohesive art book and as a source of individual works for display.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVol.3 deepens the Dark Vintage Collection's ongoing examination of desire, power, and the male body-inviting the viewer to reconsider the past through a distinctly queer, modern perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross centuries, queer expression has been erased, destroyed by war or suppressed by religious authority. Astra Zero approaches this absence as both inspiration and provocation, offering a modern reimagining of the art that could have existed, or once did, but was never allowed to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464699461885,"sku":"9781998329137","price":47.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/671EqYPjeq9781998329137.webp?v=1777261591","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/astra-zero-dark-vintage-vol-3-8-5x8-5-economy-edition-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}