Robert Mapplethorpe
- Born in 1946 in New York
- Died in 1989 of HIV
- Patty Smith was his life long friend whom he met at an institute of art
- Mapplethorpe is mainly known for his portraits
- Some of his work has been used as album artwork
- His photos are mainly in black and white
- He was part of Manhattan's gay community but was raised as a Catholic
- Known as American's most controversial photographer because is his work art or is it pornography?
- Mapplethorpe challenges the limits of acceptability for his work are touching and revealing
- Despite the content of the photographs being controversial, they are very high quality but simple
- His work manages to capture the individual through simple shots that give them 'edge'
- Throughout his work, he has focused on portraiture and still life
- He focused on still life to make money and explore the different effects lighting had on the scenes
- "His photos show the struggle between good and evil, heaven and earth"
- Throughout his work there is a sense of humour present
- His work is rather expensive as it captures a moment that no one is familiar with
- Mapplethorpe has desire to be unique in himself and through his work
- His photos shows sexual violence and some show personal experiences
- The portraits he took were natural, there was no set up, the photos were right for the moment
- Mapplethorpe's photographs were of the time he lived in
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