// In heart I'm an American artist, and I have no guilt. I seek pleasure. I seek the nerves under your skin //
PATTI SMITH - BABELOGUE
My obsession with the relationship between Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith will never die. So being the loyal follower that I am, went into London to the Alison Jacques Gallery just off of Oxford Street, exhibiting pieces and photographs connected to Robert's love of fashion.
The pieces which I were drawn to were his necklaces which he made originally for himself, to portray the kind of creative he wanted to be seen as. Made from found objects, dices, skulls, tackle flies, bone, glass beads and anything he deemed to be beautiful, as gifts for those he loved. Although he was encouraged to take them further, always being a topic for conversation, he never did, wanting to remain an artist and photographer.
• Robert was always in fashion. Classic and timeless. Then and now •
David Croland
• Much has been said about Robert, and more will be added. Young men will adopt his gait. Young girls will wear white dresses and morn his curls. He will be condemned and adored. In the end, truth will be found in his work. It will not fall away. Man cannot judge it. For art sings of God, and ultimately belongs to him •
Patti Smith // Just Kids