Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpewas an American photographer, known for his sensitive yet blunt treatment of controversial subject-matter in the large-scale, highly stylized black and white medium of photography. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits and still-life images of flowers. His most controversial work is that of the underground BDSM scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s of New York. The homoeroticism of this work fuelled a national debate over the public funding...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth4 November 1946
CountryUnited States of America
Robert Mapplethorpe quotes about
My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.
I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please
I wish I could be elegant.
I don't think that there's that much difference between a photograph of a fist up someone's ass and a photograph of carnations in a bowl.
The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.
Whether it's an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it.
When I’m behind a camera I forget I exist
The best picture I got was Bianca Jagger whispering in Mick's ear. I caught them telling a secret, which is sort of rude.
This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.
When I create art, it's like holding hands with God.
I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently.
People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography.
I want to see something I've never seen before.
My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is