WARHOL MAPPLE THORPE
contents
a ndy. r ob e r t . i nt r odu c tio n z e i t ge i s t i nf l u e nc es
s u b je ct matter
l i fe s t yl e
t e chni c al p r o cess
w or k s
s ou r ce s col ophon
Andy Warhol Self-Portrait 1986 106 x 106 inches (269.24 x 269.24 cm) Silkscreened ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Robert Mapplethorpe Self-Portrait 1980 14 1/8 x 14 1/16 inches (35.9 x 35.7 cm) Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Self-Portrait 1978 16 X 13 1/8 in (40.6 X 33.3 cm) Acrylic on Linen
this is andy.
Andy Warhol Self-Portrait 1966 Each canvas 22 1/2 x 22 1/2” (57.2 x 57.2 cm), overall 67 5/8 x 67 5/8” (171.7 x 171.7 cm) Silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on nine canvases
hi andy.
Robert Mapplethorpe Self-Portrait 1988 23 1/4 x 19 inches (59.1 x 48.3 cm) Platinum print
this is rober t.
Robert Mapplethorpe Self-Portrait 1978 7.5 X 7.5 in (19.05 X 19.05 cm) Platinum print
this is also rober t.
facts about andy.
introduction
Bor n on August 6, 1928, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. R eal Name Andrew Warhola. Dropped the “a” from his last name, shor tly af ter moving to New York and following his g raduation with a deg ree in Pictorial Design from the Car negie Institute of Technology. Soon af ter, Warhol gar nered top assignments as a commercial ar tist for a variety of clients including Columbia R ecords, Glamour magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, NBC, T if fany & Co., Vogue, and others. 1961, he debuted the concept of “pop ar t”—paintings that focused on mass-produced commercial goods. 1962, he exhibited the now-iconic paintings of Campbell’s soup cans 1964, Warhol opened his own ar t studio, a large silver-painted warehouse known simply as “The Factor y.” 1968, Warhol’s thriving career almost ended. He was shot by Valerie Solanas, an aspiring writer and radical feminist Warhol also experimented extensively with video ar t, producing more tha n 60 f ilms during his career. Warhol also worked in sculpture and photog raphy, and in the 1980s, he moved into television, hosting Andy Warhol’s T V and Andy Warhol’s F if teen Minutes on MT V. 1986, he was diagnosed with AIDS. Warhol died on Febr uar y 22, 1987, at the age of 58.
fun facts about rober t.
introduction cont.
R ob was bor n on November 4, 1946, in Floral Park, Queens. He lef t home at the age of 16 to move Brooklyn where he then studied painting for 3 years at Pratt Institute (1963-1969). ... he didnt g raduate. In 1967 he met poet/ar tist/singer Patti Smith, who encouraged Mapplethorpes work. 1969, Mapplethorpe and Smith moved to the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan which was famous for being the residence of many ar tists and they were also regulars at Warhols factor y. F rom 1970-1974 Mapplethorpe became interested in making collages from por nog raphic magazines and he also worked as a staf f photog rapher for Warhols interview magazine. In 1973, the Light Galler y in New York City mounted his f irst solo galler y exhibition, “Polaroids.� Mapplethorpe had his f irst substantial shows in 1977, both in New York: an exhibition of photog raphs of f lowers at the Holly Solomon Galler y and one of male nudes and sadomasochistic imager y at the Kitchen. Mapplethorpe met Lisa Lyon, the f irst World Women’s Bodybuilding Champion, in 1980. Over the next several years they collaborated on a series of por trait s and f igure studies, a f ilm, and the book, Lady, Lisa Lyon. 1986, he was diagnosed with AIDS. Mapplethorpe died due to complications from AIDS on March 9, 1989, in Boston.
zeitgeist
8.13.1961
11.22.1963
Berlin Wall Was Built
JFK’s assassination
11.5.1968 Richard Nixon won presidential election
8.23.1963
2.21.1965
MLK’s “I Have A Dream Speech”
Malcolm X assassination
5.25.1977
5.22.1980
Star Wars movie was released
Pac-man video game was released
6.28.1969
8.16.1977
Stonewall Riots
Elvis is found dead
inf luences
Mapplethorpe
Curator of Prints and Photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, John McKendry
Curator and photography collector, Sam Wagstaff
Artist, Andy Warhol
Body builder, Lisa Lyon
Poet/Artist/Singer, Patti Smith
Warhol
French avant-garde Artist, Marcel Duchamp
Painter, Jackson Pollock
Artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat
Italian Painter, Francesco Clemente
Famous Celebrities
subject matter
Mapplethorpe
Warhol
Self Portraits
Self Portraits
Male Nudes
Male Nudes
Female Nudes
Female Nudes
Flowers
Flowers
Portraits
Portraits
Statuary
Shoes
Bdsm
Consumerism
Celebrities
Celebrities
lifestyle
Andy Warhol’s personal life has always been much a debate. He was believed to be homosexual as his art often portrayed homoerotic imagery and motifs. Warhol claimed to be a virgin for his entire life. Warhol’s life and work both mocked and celebrated materiality and celebrity. Warhol produced work that can be viewed in two types of way. One, being that alot of his paintings were distorted brand images and celebrity portraits that critiqued a culture obsessed with money and fame. Two, Warhols work can be considered a celebration on consumer goods and the american culture. Andy’s life philosophy, “making money is art and working is art, and good business is the best art.” Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer that was known for superb contrast in black in white photography. Mapplethorpe was also to be considered as an gay artist that produced many homoerotic works. Mapplethorpe had two extreme type of styles. The first style was very tasteful and clean that would come out very soft and elegant. The second style came to be more raw and disturbing which actually became controversial in the late 1960’s. This style of photography actually led to the national debate over public funding for artwork.
technical process
Warhol was famous for his screen prints but also used other mediums such as sculpture, photography, videography, drawing, and painting. With silk screen printing Warhol focused alot on production and celebrated repitition. Mapplethorpe shot with multiple types of cameras such as the Polaroid SX-70, and he also shot with a Hasselblad medium-format camera. He would also experiment with a large-format press camera. Other processes that he’d dabble in is combining photographic images printed on linen, and designing his own wooden frames.
Andy Warhol Untitled (Sex Parts) 1977 31 1/4x 24 inches Graphite on paper
Andy Warhol Untitled 1977 41 7/8 x 27 7/8 inches Graphite on paper
Robert Mapplethorpe Joe, N.Y.C. 1978 7 11/16 x 7 5/8 inches Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe Brian Ridley and Lyle Heeter 1979 341 x 341 mm Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe 1967 36 x 36� (91.5 x 91.5 cm) Silk screen print
Andy Warhol Muhammad Ali 1978 765 x 610 mm Lithograph on paper
Robert Mapplethorpe Arnold Schwarzenegger 1976 341 x 341 mm Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe Keith Haring 1984 374 x 375 mm Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Robert Mapplethorpe 1983 40 1/4 in. x 40 in. (102.24 cm x 101.6 cm) Silk screen
Robert Mapplethorpe Andy Warhol 1986 19 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches (48.9 x 48.9 cm) Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Self Portrait strangulation 1978 408 x 331 x 18 mm Acrylic paint and silkscreen on canvas
Robert Mapplethorpe Pictures/Self Portrait 1977 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe Pictures/Self Portrait 1977 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Self-Portrait in Drag 1981 3 11/16 x 2 7/8 inches (9.4 x 7.3 cm) Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid)
Robert Mapplethorpe Self Portrait 1980 13 15/16 x 14 1/16 inches (35.4 x 35.7 cm) Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe Jim and Tom, Sausalito 1977 7 11/16 Ă— 7 11/16 inches (19.5 Ă— 19.5 cm) Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe Helmut and Brooks, N.Y.C. 1978 7 11/16 Ă— 7 11/16 inches (19.5 Ă— 19.5 cm) Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Torso 1977 50 x 40 inches Synthetic polymer paint and Silkscreen in on canvas
Andy Warhol Torso 1977 50 x 102 inches Synthetic polymer paint and Silkscreen in on canvas
Robert Mapplethorpe Ken Moody 1983 15 1/8 x 16 1/4 inches (38.4 x 38.7 cm) Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe Ken Moody and Robert Sherman 1984 25 5/8 x 22 inches (65.1 x 55.9 cm) Platinum print
Andy Warhol Torso 1977 32 x 26 inches Polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
Andy Warhol Cornelia Guest 1983 40 x 40 inches Polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
Robert Mapplethorpe Patti Smith 1976 340 x 341 mm Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe Lydia Cheng 1987 23 1/4 Ă— 19 5/16 inches (59 Ă— 49.1 cm) Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Flowers 1964 80 7/8 x 81 in. (205.4 x 205.7 cm.) Acrylic, silkscreen ink, and pencil on linen
Andy Warhol Daisy 1982 38 x 38 in. (96.52 x 96.52 cm.) Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Robert Mapplethorpe Lily 1984 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.8 cm) Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe Tulip 1984 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm) Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Uncle Sam Wants Shoe 1955 10 x 14 inches Offset lithographs on paper with hand coloring
Andy Warhol My shoe is your shoe 1955 10 x 14 inches Offset lithographs on paper with hand coloring
Robert Mapplethorpe Skull 1988 476 x 470 mm Gelatin silver print
Robert Mapplethorpe The Sluggard (Le Paresseux) 1988 61 x 50.8 cm Gelatin silver print
Andy Warhol Electric Chair 1964 562 x 711 mm Screenprint and acrylic paint on canvas
Andy Warhol Green Disaster (Green Disaster Twice) 1963 121.9 x 106 cm. (48 x 41.7 in.) Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
Andy Warhol Self-Portrait with Skul 1977 10.8 x 8.6 cm Polaroid Polacolor Type 108 photograph
Robert Mapplethorpe Light Gallery invitation 1973 3 x 4 inches Polaroid
sources
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Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup Cans 1962 Each canvas 20 x 16” (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Synthetic polymer paint on thirty-two canvases
colophon
This edition of Book of Rob was done for Andy Warhol History class and tributed to the elite group of designers, Huy Dem Boyz. J$ made this dope book to convey his sense of design and express his style. Book of Warhol Mapplethorpe, created in Lincoln, NE. This book was produced using InDesign. The typefaces that were used: Avenir, American Typwriter. Color Scheme: white, black, red, light grey. Font sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, 25, 40.