I will be talking about self-portrait project in next few slides and I will be talking about artist and master work that I have decided to choose. Additionally, I will explain how the artist prepared and practiced for it. In this project, I chose Robert Mapplethorpe and it is his photograph from 1980s. In this photograph artist wearing dark undershirt and leather jacket and old 50s hairstyle and cigarette hanging out of left side of his mouth. Moreover, I chose this self portrait of Robert Mapplethorpe because I believe his photography style is unique and different from others and very expressive the way he did it. In addition, I chose Mapplethorpe photograph because he sticks with his opinion if people or majority like it or not. Additionally,
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Artist started as painter and a sculptor, his photography took him to the next level and he started producing his own work with a polaroid camera, said he felt “it was more honest.” Moreover, in my next few paragraphs, I will likewise cover the contrast, difference, organization and any iconography the artist may be using in the photo. Also, I will talk about what kind of lines the artist is utilizing and what type of lines he uses and what type of colors he used. Additionally, “Robert Mapplethorpe born Nov. 4, 1946, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 9, 1989, Boston, Mass. American photographer who was noted for austere photographs of flowers, celebrities, and male nudes; among the latter were some that proved controversial because of their explicitly homoerotic and sadomasochistic themes.” (Robot Mapplethorpe). Photograph that I chose, shows that Mapplethorpe is sitting in front of black background wearing black clothes and the artist smoking a cigarette. Robert Mapplethorpe was a young artist and he likes to express his every single work he produces and make important points on them. Additionally, it feels like …show more content…
So while catching the shot and altering I took a ton of things into thought. Additionally, first of I had find a black background like Robert Mapplethorpe had in his photograph which I did not have. So I had to call my friends and cousins for the black background for this photograph. Moreover, one of my friends had one. He had a large black kind of paper and I told him to bring it to my home. Additionally, then we both set it up in my house it took us little a while to set up everything for the photograph because I wanted a good photograph that my professor likes it and other people. Moreover, he was also good at taking pictures because photography class in high school, actually we both took it. It took around 5 to 10 pictures for my assignment and it took us like around 20 minutes to complete everything and then cleaned up
Artist started as painter and a sculptor, his photography took him to the next level and he started producing his own work with a polaroid camera, said he felt “it was more honest.” Moreover, in my next few paragraphs, I will likewise cover the contrast, difference, organization and any iconography the artist may be using in the photo. Also, I will talk about what kind of lines the artist is utilizing and what type of lines he uses and what type of colors he used. Additionally, “Robert Mapplethorpe born Nov. 4, 1946, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 9, 1989, Boston, Mass. American photographer who was noted for austere photographs of flowers, celebrities, and male nudes; among the latter were some that proved controversial because of their explicitly homoerotic and sadomasochistic themes.” (Robot Mapplethorpe). Photograph that I chose, shows that Mapplethorpe is sitting in front of black background wearing black clothes and the artist smoking a cigarette. Robert Mapplethorpe was a young artist and he likes to express his every single work he produces and make important points on them. Additionally, it feels like …show more content…
So while catching the shot and altering I took a ton of things into thought. Additionally, first of I had find a black background like Robert Mapplethorpe had in his photograph which I did not have. So I had to call my friends and cousins for the black background for this photograph. Moreover, one of my friends had one. He had a large black kind of paper and I told him to bring it to my home. Additionally, then we both set it up in my house it took us little a while to set up everything for the photograph because I wanted a good photograph that my professor likes it and other people. Moreover, he was also good at taking pictures because photography class in high school, actually we both took it. It took around 5 to 10 pictures for my assignment and it took us like around 20 minutes to complete everything and then cleaned up