Phaidon Press Ltd - Mapplethorpe Flora The Complete Flowers - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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 from Polaroids to dye - transfer color works. In carefully constructed compositions he captured roses orchids snapdragons daisies tulips and other species both common and rare and forever transformed the way we perceive a classic and familiar subject. The result a stunning body of work is collected in this elegant book with a foreword by Mapplethorpe's close friend Dimitri Levas and an introduction by Herbert Muschamp.
Title: Mapplethorpe Flora The Complete Flowers
Brand: Phaidon Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781838668211
Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Date: 5/22/2024
Category: Flower Arranging & Floral Crafts