Mapplethorpe Publication

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Self-Portrait 1980 14 1/8 x 14 1/16 inches (35.9 x 35.7 cm) Gelatin silver print

contents

r ob e r t .

i nt r odu c tio n z e i t ge i s t i nf l u e nc es

s u b je ct matter

s t yl e

t e chni c al p r o cess

w or k s

s ou r ce s col ophon

Self-Portrait 1988 23 1/4 x 19 inches (59.1 x 48.3 cm) Platinum print

this is rober t.

Self-Portrait 1978 7.5 X 7.5 in (19.05 X 19.05 cm) Platinum print

this is also rober t.

fun facts about rober t.

introduction

R ob was bor n on November 4, 1946, in Floral Park, Queens.

He lef t home at the age of 16 to move Brooklyn where he then studied painting for 3 years at Pratt Institute (1963-1969). ... he didnt g raduate.

In 1967 he met poet/ar tist/singer Patti Smith, who encouraged Mapplethorpes work.

1969, Mapplethorpe and Smith moved to the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan which was famous for being the residence of many ar tists and they were also regulars at Warhols factor y.

F rom 1970-1974 Mapplethorpe became interested in making collages from por nog raphic magazines and he also worked as a staf f photog rapher for Warhols interview magazine.

In 1973, the Light Galler y in New York City mounted his f irst solo galler y exhibition, “Polaroids.�

Mapplethorpe had his f irst substantial shows in 1977, both in New York: an exhibition of photog raphs of f lowers at the Holly Solomon Galler y and one of male nudes and sadomasochistic imager y at the Kitchen.

Mapplethorpe met Lisa Lyon, the f irst World Women’s Bodybuilding Champion, in 1980. Over the next several years they collaborated on a series of por trait s and f igure studies, a f ilm, and the book, Lady, Lisa Lyon.

1986, he was diagnosed with AIDS. Mapplethorpe died due to complications from AIDS on March 9, 1989, in Boston.

zeitgeist

8.13.1961

11.22.1963

Berlin Wall Was Built

JFK’s assassination

5.29.1965 U.S pulls out of vietnam

8.23.1963

2.21.1965

MLK’s “I Have A Dream Speech”

Malcolm X assassination

5.25.1977

5.22.1980

Star Wars movie was released

Pac-man video game was released

8.11.1965

8.16.1977

LA Riots

Elvis is found dead

inf luences

Curator of Prints and Photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, John McKendry

Curator and photography collector, Sam Wagstaff

Artist, Andy Warhol

Body builder, Lisa Lyon

Poet/Artist/Singer, Patti Smith

subject matter

Self Portraits

Male Nudes

Female Nudes

Flowers

Portraits

Statuary

Bdsm

style

Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer that was known for superb contrast in black in white photography. Mapplethorpe had two extreme type of styles. The first style was very tasteful and clean that would come out very soft and elegant. The second style came to be more raw and disturbing which actually became controversial in the late 1960’s. This style of photography actually led to the national debate over public funding for artwork.

technical process

Mapplethorpe shot with multiple types of cameras such as the Polaroid SX-70, and he also shot with a Hasselblad medium-format camera.

He would also experiment with a large-format press camera. Other processes that he’d dabble in is combining photographic images printed on linen, and designing his own wooden frames.

Joe, N.Y.C. 1978 7 11/16 x 7 5/8 inches Gelatin silver print

Brian Ridley and Lyle Heeter 1979 341 x 341 mm Gelatin silver print

Arnold Schwarzenegger 1976 341 x 341 mm Gelatin silver print

Andy Warhol 1986 19 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches (48.9 x 48.9 cm) Gelatin silver print

Self-Portrait 1975 355 x 354 mm Gelatin silver print

Pictures/Self Portrait 1977 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Gelatin silver print

Pictures/Self Portrait 1977 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Gelatin silver print

Jim and Tom, Sausalito 1977 7 11/16 Ă— 7 11/16 inches (19.5 Ă— 19.5 cm) Gelatin silver print

Helmut and Brooks, N.Y.C. 1978 7 11/16 Ă— 7 11/16 inches (19.5 Ă— 19.5 cm) Gelatin silver print

Ken Moody 1983 15 1/8 x 16 1/4 inches (38.4 x 38.7 cm) Gelatin silver print

Ken Moody and Robert Sherman 1984 25 5/8 x 22 inches (65.1 x 55.9 cm) Platinum print

Patti Smith 1976 340 x 341 mm Gelatin silver print

Lydia Cheng 1987 23 1/4 Ă— 19 5/16 inches (59 Ă— 49.1 cm) Gelatin silver print

Lily 1984 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.8 cm) Gelatin silver print

Tulip 1984 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm) Gelatin silver print

Calla Lily 1986 19 1/4 x 19 3/8 inches (48.9 x 49.2 cm) Gelatin silver print

Calla Lily 1986 36 1/2 x 36 1/2 inches (92.7 x 92.7 cm) Gelatin silver print

Skull 1988 476 x 470 mm Gelatin silver print

The Sluggard (Le Paresseux) 1988 61 x 50.8 cm Gelatin silver print

sources

By Robert Mapplethorpe (Photographer),. “Robert Mapplethorpe: Certain People : A Book of Portraits Hardcover – April, 1985.” Robert Mapplethorpe: Certain People : A Book of Portraits: Robert Mapplethorpe, Susan Sontag: 9780942642148: Amazon.com: Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

By the Late 1970s His Work Had Developed into a Style That Was Classical and Stylish. He Continued to Explore Explicit Homoerotic Themes, and His Subject Matter Made His Work a Lightning Rod for the Contentious Debates on Public Funding for the Visual Art. “Robert Mapplethorpe.” Guggenheim. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

Celant, Germano, and Robert Mapplethorpe. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Nymph Photography. N.p.: n.p., n.d.

Print.

Exhibit-E.com. “The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.” The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. N.p., n.d.

Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

“Robert Mapplethorpe - View & Collect 259 Artworks | Artsy.” Robert Mapplethorpe - View & Collect 259 Artworks | Artsy. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.

colophon

This edition of Book of Rob was done for Darkroom photography class and tributed to the elite group of designers, Huy Dem Boyz. J$ made this dope book to convey his sense of design and express his style. Book of Rob, created in Lincoln, NE. This book was produced using InDesign. The typefaces that were used: American Typwriter. Color Scheme: white, black, red, light grey. Font sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, 25, 40.