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
If I had been born one or two hundred years ago, I might have been a sculptor, but photography is a very quick way to see, to make sculpture.
My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.
I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.
I don't use recreational drugs, except for cocaine, hallucinogens, and nitrates.
I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.
I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.
Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil.
I just try to live my life and do my thing.
I just want to be written about as a normal artist
Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.
I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.
I come from suburban America. It was a very safe environment and it was a good place to come from in that it was a good place to leave.
I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.
When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist.