"The Beauty of 'Weird' - Robert Mapplethorpe's Flower Photography | Friend of Photography"

Flowers were an important theme for the American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Throughout his brief life, he exhibited an unusual concern for flowers. At various stages of his life, as if by an unspoken agreement, images of flowers always appeared in his photography. These floral works, interspersed among his other pieces, became an important visual clue to understanding his psychological and emotional journey.