The documentary was very interesting I would say. He was a very creative and ambitious person that if he knew he wanted something, he would make every effort to achieve it. I found it very interesting that when he started off at Pratt Institute he considered photography as a waste of art but ended up being his main medium for his career. Throughout the documentary, I was very stunned with the images he would take especially the one with the fist because I did not expect that. I think that the decade he was developing his career in really took a part of everything that influenced him. Such as when they stated that the 70s was a time that sexuality was embraced significantly and I think Mapplethorpe took advantage of that. The very sexual and vulgar photos weren’t really my likings, but he created them very well and he had a strong ability of creating something new everything. The portraits and flower photos were very beautiful and I loved them a lot. Overall, I thought it was a very different documentary but it showed me another side of art and the process of becoming an artist. It’s very sad that he had to pass away so quickly and didn’t enjoy the outcome of his art so much, but he did leave a significant impact.
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