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Jun 29, 2024 · Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs of flowers are well known, and recognizable for their delicate yet erotic beauty. What is less discussed is the role of the specific set of objects often appearing within their carefully constructed compositions. Frequently drawn from the artist’s collection, the vases and bowls found in these still lifes reveal a deep appreciation for design – reflecting the confident eye and regard for classical form exemplified by his photographic work. It is the ...
Jun 13, 2024 · The House of the Dragon star’s world is built on underground club references – leather palaces from the ’70s are currently piquing their interest – along with pictures of alt-rock goddess Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe’s provocative photographs. “They just get it right away,” says D’Arcy’s stylist Rose Forde of the abstract storytelling she and her client feed off.
Jun 27, 2024 · Mapplethorpe established the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation in 1988, the year before his death, to protect his work, to advance his creative vision and to promote the causes he cared about.
Jun 8, 2024 · Robert Mapplethorpe, Jordana, photograph for sale. Titled, dated, editioned ‘3/10’, annotated ‘Courtesy The Agency, Inc. NY’ in pencil and signed and dated in ink by Michael Ward Stout in photographer’s reproduction stamp verso.
Jun 8, 2024 · Robert Mapplethorpe is remembered as the self-taught, controversial photographer, emblematic of a young, rebellious, and changing New York City. He was born and mainly active in New York. He studied painting and sculpture at the Pratt Institute, and in the late 1960s was involved with underground film-making before taking up photography, self-taught, in the 1970s.
Jun 23, 2024 · Description. Photographer: Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images. Subject/Title: Alice Neel. Date Of Negative: 1984.
