Robert Mapplethorpe Quote Explained: I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.

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The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest – then preserved.

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I can’t have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.

- Robert Mapplethorpe

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My work is about seeing – seeing things like they haven’t been seen before.

- Robert Mapplethorpe

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The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

- Robert Mapplethorpe

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I’m looking for the unexpected. I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before.

- Robert Mapplethorpe

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I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.

- Robert Mapplethorpe

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· USA

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I should try to get some sleep as one doesn’t know what tomorrow may bring.

- Robert Mapplethorpe

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· USA

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I don’t believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

- Robert Mapplethorpe

Photographer

· USA

I would never have done what I’d done if I’d considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.

I would never have done what I’d done if I’d considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.

The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest – then preserved.

I can’t have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.

My work is about seeing – seeing things like they haven’t been seen before.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

I’m looking for the unexpected. I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before.

I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn’t know what tomorrow may bring.

I don’t believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.

As an artist, I’ve always wanted to participate in the dialogue of art with other artists.

Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture.

For the mystic what is how. For the craftsman how is what. For the artist what and how are one.

If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is the father. Explain

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father. Explain

If I’ve grown as an artist, it will be represented in the art. There’s no need to explain it.

I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully.

I would never have done what I’d done if I’d considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.

I would never have done what I’d done if I’d considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.

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