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Robert Mapplethorpe: Polaroids by Sylvia Wolf Paperback vtg 70s modern gay art

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ISBN
9783791348704
Book Title
Robert Mapplethorpe : Polaroids
Publisher
Prestel Gmbh & Co KG.
Item Length
9.1 in
Publication Year
2013
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Sylvia Wolf
Genre
Photography
Topic
Individual Photographers / Monographs, Individual Photographers / General, Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, General, Criticism, Subjects & Themes / Nudes
Item Weight
29.8 Oz
Item Width
7.1 in
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Publisher
Prestel Gmbh & Co KG.
ISBN-10
3791348701
ISBN-13
9783791348704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
166254000

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Book Title
Robert Mapplethorpe : Polaroids
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Individual Photographers / Monographs, Individual Photographers / General, Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, General, Criticism, Subjects & Themes / Nudes
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Photography
Author
Sylvia Wolf
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
29.8 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7.1 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
779.092
Synopsis
Robert Mapplethorpe's black-and-white Polaroid photographs of the 1970s--a medium in which he established the style that would bring him international acclaim--are brought together in this new paperback edition. Critically praised for his finely modeled and classically composed photographs, Robert Mapplethorpe remains intensely controversial and enormously popular. This book brings together almost 300 images from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation's archive and private collections to provide a critical view of Mapplethorpe's formative years as an artist, revealing the themes that would inspire Mapplethorpe throughout his career. Included is a selection of color Polaroids and objects incorporating his early "instant" photography. Some images convey a disarming tenderness and vulnerability, others a toughness and immediacy that would give way in later years to more classical form. The author traces the development of Mapplethorpe's use of instant photography over a period of five years, from 1970 to 1975, when the artist worked mainly in this medium. The images include self-portraits; figure studies; still lifes; portraits of lovers and friends such as Patti Smith, Sam Wagstaff, and Marianne Faithful; and observations of everyday objects. Marked by a spontaneity and creative curiosity, these fragile images offer an illuminating contrast to the glossy perfection of the work for which Mapplethorpe is best known, allowing us a more personal glimpse of his artistry.
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TR647

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