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19/11/2003

Robert Mapplethorpe

asprey jacques, London

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.

Private View Thursday, November 20th , 6:00 ­ 8:00 pm

For further information, please contact Walter Cassidy.
Gallery hours are Tuesday ­ Saturday, 10 ­ 6pm

asprey jacques
4 Clifford Street
London

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