Edward Mapplethorpe

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Edward Mapplethorpe (born 1960 in Floral Park , Queens , New York City ) is an American photographer and painter.

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Edward Mapplethorpe was born the sixth of six children to a Catholic family. Edward Mapplethorpe began his career with his brother, the world-famous photographer Robert Mapplethorpe . Edward Mapplethorpe studied at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He lives and works in New York .

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The artist is in the 2007 / 2008 resultant series "timelines" his formal exploration of line continues and combines it with the gestural impulses of action painting and the mechanical processes of photography . The use of hair material allows him a game between control and chance, which has always structured his artistic work and leads it to a new level of complexity.

For Mapplethorpe, hair is a symbol of revolution, a sign and barometer of the change in the current status quo . Its application implies conceptual and formal risks that the artist takes on with this ambitious project. His last exhibitions show unique works that were created alone in the darkroom, without a camera . The result is a spiritual and organic balance between chaos and order, an extraordinary visual range that encompasses both the complex peculiarity of fleeting lines and a lively graphic jumble of colors. These new abstract works not only offer a glimpse into Mapplethorpe's history as a photographer, but also show an artist who continually breaks and pushes the boundaries of the photographic process.

Mapplethorpe conceived this idea a few years earlier, initially considering the possibility that traditional photographic methods could soon become obsolete. Although Mapplethorpe temporarily incorporates new digital technologies, he maintains a purist approach, which leads him to show a traditional medium in its absolute origins.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2009 Studio d´Arte Contemporanea Pino Casagrande, Rome / Italy
  • 2008 TimeLines, artMbassy gallery, Berlin
  • 2008 TimeZones, Ketterer Kunst, Berlin
  • 2007 Edward Mapplethorpe, Michael Foley Gallery, New York / USA
  • 2005 Undercurrents, Comerford / Hennessy, Bridgehampton, New York / USA
  • 2004 HAIR Transfer, Shiseido La Beauté, Paris / France
  • 2003 Drawings, Holly Hunt Showroom, New York / USA *
  • 2001 Transmographs & Compositions, Galerie Valerie Cueto, Paris / France
  • 1996 Edward Mapplethorpe: Photographs, Museo de Bella Artes, Maracaibo / Venezuela
  • 1995 Stars and Stripes ”, James Danziger Gallery, New York / USA
  • 1994 Alliances: Selected Photographs, 1987-1993 ”, The Ralls Collection, Washington / USA
  • 1994 Nudes and Underwater Photographs, AOI Gallery, Santa Fe / USA
  • 1994 Undercurrents, James Danziger Gallery, New York / USA
  • 1994 Photographs, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta / USA
  • 1994 Photographs, Prinze Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1990 Photographs, Hamiltons, London, England
  • 1990 Photographs, Fahey / Klein Gallery, Los Angeles / USA
  • 1990 Photographs, James Danziger Gallery, New York / USA

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • 2008 Drawings and small formats, artMbassy gallery, Berlin
  • 2008 scope MIAMI , artMbassy gallery, Miami / USA
  • 2008 PREVIEW BERLIN, artMbassy gallery, Berlin
  • 2002 Naked, artupstairs @ ghb. East Hampton, New York / USA
  • 2002 To the Flag: Taking Liberties, Three Rivers Festival Gallery, Pittsburgh / USA
  • 2002 Star Spangled Spirit, Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York / USA
  • 2002 America, The Ralls Collection, Washington / USA
  • 1998 Air and Water, The Ralls Collection, Washington / USA
  • 1996 Intimate Objects, The Center for Creative Photography, Tucson / USA
  • 1997 Selections from the Permanent Collection. The Ralls Collection, Washington / USA
  • 1996 Water, Hamiltons, London / GB
  • 1995 Water, Robert Klein Gallery, Boston / USA
  • 1995 H2O, Yancy Richardson Gallery, New York / USA
  • 1992 New Work I: Regarding the Elements, James Danziger Gallery, New York / USA
  • 1992 G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Los Angeles / USA

Awards

Works

Important series:

literature

  • Othenin-Girard, Helga, "Second Mapplethorpe. The Comeback of the Lost Brother" Photography 1-2 2009, pp. 110–113
  • Othenin-Girard, Helga, "The Two Lives of Edward Mapplethorpe," Elle Magazine, November 2008, pp. 115-116
  • Budach, Karen, "The Master Himself!" Lufthansa Magazin October 2008, pp. 64–69
  • Dee, Michael, "Lillebror" Fotografi Norway 6-08, September 10, 2008, pp. 20-27
  • Kaufhold, Enno / Yun, Michelle, "TimeLines. TimeZones", exhibition catalog, ed. ArtMbassy, ​​November, 2008
  • Van Meter, Jonathan, "In the shadow of the big brother", Monopol Magazin, 01.2008, pp. 86–94
  • Aletti, Vince. “Galleries- Chelsea: Edward Mapplethorpe,” The New Yorker, September 24, 2007, pp. 63-64.
  • Van Meter, Jonathan. "How Edward Mapplethorpe Got His Name Back," New York Magazine, Sept. 24, 2007, pp. 40-45, 119.
  • Crowell, Miranda. “In Focus,” American Photo (March / April), 2002.
  • Nakamura, Marie-Pierre. “Edward Mapplethorpe, Ver des compositions abstraites”, Art Actual (France) (November / December), 2001.
  • Choong, Meng Yew. “Holding his Own,” The Star (Malaysia), October 23, 1997, Section 2, pp. 2-3.
  • Blanco, Alexis. “Inaugurada Exposición de Edward Mapplethorpe,” Panorama (Venezuela) November 29, 1996.
  • Arenas, Zayira. “Una Exposición con cuerpo en un galpón: Las Curvas se deslizan por el lente de Edward Mapplethorpe,” El Nacional, July 26, 1996.
  • Minaya, Virginia. “Nadie es como dos gotas de agua,” El Universal, July 29, 1996.
  • Romano, Gianni. "Edward Maxey," Zoom Magazine, 1992, pp. 68-73.
  • ML “Edward Mapplethorpe: James Danziger,” Artnews, October 1992.
  • Matis, Gretchen. “Mapplethorpe kin tries to make name for himself,” The Atlanta Journal / The Atlanta Constitution, 1991.
  • MacSweeny, Eve. “A Photographer made in his brother's image,” The Independent (London), September 6, 1990.
  • Morgan-Griffiths, Lauris. “High Heels and Mr. Mapplethorpe,” The London Evening Standard, Sept. 6, 1990.
  • AA “The Other Mapplethorpe: Images from a younger brother,” Smart, July / August 1990, pp. 26-27.
  • “Brothers,” New York Observer, April 30, 1990.
  • Wallach, Amei. "He's Making a Name for Himself," Newsday, May 9, 1990, part II, pp. 3, 10.

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personal data
SURNAME Mapplethorpe, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American photographer and painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Floral Park , Queens , New York City