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Nov 1, 2016 · Robert Michael Mapplethorpe ( MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 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.
Nov 11, 2012 · Joan Thorpe Obituary. Age 67 of New Castle, DE, passed away with her daughter and granddaughter by her side on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Regal Heights Nursing Home, where she resided for the ...
1976. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Deborah Harry (cult band Blondie) in 1978 and a famous rocker, as well as a close friend of Robert — Patti Smith in 1986. Isabella Rosellini, 1986. Photo by Peter Gabriel for the cover of the new album, 1986. Iggy Pop, 1981. Portrait of Andy Warhol in 1987.
He is best known as a photographer and his subjects consisted of sculptural nudes, erotic S&M imagery, homoerotic themes, flowers, and portraits of celebrities. His formalist approach to photography allowed the artist to approach subjects primarily through beauty and composition, and secondarily through content.
Sep 7, 2017 · David Croland: I met Robert in 1970 on a hot Memorial Day weekend in New York. I was staying with our mutual friend Tinkerbelle at London Terrace on 23rd Street, and she introduced me to Robert and Patti [Smith] in their tiny room at the Chelsea Hotel. Robert looked at me, and I looked at him.
Mackenzie was an artist since he was a young child and has decades of experience. As with his paintings, each sculpture expresses an emotion. Emotions of hope for the future, love, and brighter days ahead. A Light In The Storm. $ 23,500.00. View. All The Love In The World.
Robert Mapplethorpe is among the most influential visual artists of the late twentieth century. This major retrospective exhibition reexamines the arc of his photographic work from its humble beginnings in the early 1970s to the culture wars of the 1990s. Featuring portraits, nudes, still lifes, and the controversial X Portfolio, the exhibition explores Mapplethorpe’s studio practice and the ...
