“I made the first 'Blumen' picture after looking at Robert Mapplethorpe's Pictures book. I was struck by how much freedom Mapplethorpe was able to extract from his model's restraint-that in tying up and cropping his models, he appears to be able to work with people as forms. I never thought about my flowers as related to his (which I saw as annoyingly erotic); I thought of them in relationship to bondage. I wanted to make the flowers more aggressive and ironic and less docile and sensual.”
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Collier Schorr
Collier Schorr is a renowned visual artist known for her unique photographic and painting works. Her art often delves into themes of gender, identity, and power, challenging traditional visual narratives through the reinterpretation and reconstruction of images. more