Robert Mapplethorpe

My photographs are self-portraits.

Desire is the driving force.

I want to capture the essence of the subject.

Art should provoke.

The body is a temple of beauty.

I am drawn to the classical forms.

Photography is truth.

My life is my art.

Elegance is refusal.

I seek the sublime.

The flower is perfect in its imperfection.

Power and vulnerability coexist.

I document what I love.

Art transcends boundaries.

The gaze is intimate.

Beauty lies in symmetry.

I compose with light.

Passion fuels creation.

The still life breathes.

I challenge conventions.