The definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe’s flower photographs?in a sophisticated new edition
Robert Mapplethorpe is one of the twentieth century’s most important artists. known for his ground-breaking and provocative work. He studied painting. drawing. and sculpture in Brooklyn in the 1960s and started taking photographs when he acquired a Polaroid camera. in 1970. Beginning in 1973 and until his death in 1989. Mapplethorpe explored the flower with extraordinary dedication. using a range of photographic processes ?C from Polaroids to dye-transfer color works.
In carefully constructed compositions. he captured roses. orchids. snapdragons. daisies. tulips and other species ?C both common and rare ?C and forever transformed the way we perceive a classic and familiar subject. The result ?C a stunning body of work ?C is collected in this elegant book. with a foreword by Mapplethorpe’s close friend Dimitri Levas and an introduction by Herbert Muschamp.
Specifications:
- Format: Hardback
- Size: 308 ?? 292 mm (12 1/8 ?? 11 1/2 in)
- Pages: 368 pp
- Illustrations: 200 illustrations
- ISBN: 9781838668211
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