Robert Mapplethorpe
photographer
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) was a prominent American photographer known for his large-scale black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images such as flowers. He emerged in the New York art scene in the 1970s, gaining notoriety for his homoerotic and sadomasochistic themes which sparked significant cultural controversy. Mapplethorpe's style was characterized by an austere, clear, and unflinching aesthetic that challenged viewers to confront provocative imagery. Before his death from AIDS-related complications, he established the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to promote photography as a fine art and fund medical research into HIV/AIDS.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
- homoeroticism
- sadomasochism
- still life
- celebrity portraiture
- self-portraiture
Books
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Black males€108.00 -
Flowers€20.00 -
Mapplethorpe - Some women€15.00 -
Pistils€32.00 -
The Black book€25.00
Works by Robert Mapplethorpe
- 2001 Autoportrait Collection of self-portraits taken in the early 1970s.
- 1999 Pictures
- 2016 The Photographs
Exhibitions
- 2002 Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective
References
- Robert Mapplethorpe link
- Robert Mapplethorpe. Britannica link
- Biography Robert Mapplethorpe link
- Robert Mapplethorpe Learning Resource. National Galleries of Scotland link
- The Photographs of Robert Mapplethorpe. Tate link
- Robert Mapplethorpe Overview. Masters & Contemporary link
- The Life of Robert Mapplethorpe in 8 Key Moments. Artsper Magazine. 2022 link
- Robert Mapplethorpe Biography. All About Photo link
- Robert Mapplethorpe. Famous Birthdays link
- Robert Mapplethorpe - Bio, Personal Life, Family & Cause Of Death .... Celebsages link
- Robert Mapplethorpe. Whitney Museum of American Art link