 Robert Mapplethorpe Sculptures and Hand Painted Photographs aspreyjacques presents its second solo exhibition by American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. In this exhibition we will feature a broad range of unique works, including collages, hand coloured photostats, painted and tinted silver prints, suites of Polaroids with customised cases and various sculptures made with coloured glass, mirror and wood. Mapplethorpe's oldest work in the show is from the early 1970's, and is primarily collage, with elements of drawing, found photographs and spray paint. During this period, Mapplethorpe began shooting his earliest photographs on Polaroid film. These images would often be manipulated in a variety of ways. Using Photostat machines, he began to enlarge the images, as well as put the Polaroid's into books, photocopy the books and then spray paint or hand colour the final prints. Exploring techniques of assemblage, Mapplethorpe would also frame various suites of Polaroids in their original film containers, which he would spray paint, assemble in a sequence and then contain with Perspex boxes. The artist would revisit this concept of customizing photographs throughout his career, by hand painting, tinting and using sculptural forms as frames. This work forms the basis of the current exhibition. The most recent works in the show, made in 1983, are a series of wall-based sculptures comprised of stained wood, and coloured mirror. In these works, the artist explored using religious and cultural imagery, such as stars, crosses and arrows. aspreyjacques is very pleased to exhibit, for the first time, a personal journal of Robert Mapplethorpe's from 1970, which includes a glitter encrusted self portrait collage. The gallery will also have available Polaroids, Silver Prints, and Dye Transfers for private view. November 20, 2003 - January 17, 2004 Gallery hours: Tue-Sat 10 am - 6 pm aspreyjacques Gallery 4 Clifford Street GB-London W1X 1RB Telephone +44 020 7287 7675 Fax +44 020 7287 7674 Email info@aspreyjacques.com www.aspreyjacques.com |
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