Edward Maxey (Edward Mapplethorpe)

Edward Mapplethorpe was born in Queens, NY in 1960 and lives and works in New York.

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EDWARD MAPPLETHORPE Born and raised in New York, Edward Mapplethorpe began his solo career in 1990 under the pseudonym Edward Maxey and was quickly acclaimed for his fine edged luminous nudes, portraits, and still lives. But, it was his innovative work beyond the controlled environment of the studio (Undercurrents, 1992-94) that first distinguished him as a unique talent in bridging the gap between photography and abstract painting.

Mapplethorpe continued to incorporate his painterly aesthetic in a number of subsequent thematic projects including: Stars and Stripes (1994), Transmographs (2000), Compositions (2002) and HAIR transfer (2004).

In 2004, Mr. Mapplethorpe collaborated with New York City based orchestra EOS and produced a limited edition portfolio of images capturing musicians in a whirlwind of movement as they performed selected pieces from their repertoire, Mapplethorpe’s adaptation of the “Cageian” concept of music through time now became an integral aspect of his visual repertoire.

All the while, Edward Mapplethorpe had been photographing one-year-old babies. This subject is a versatile means for him to explore the human spirit through fresh and unguarded expressions.

Promoted in House and Garden Magazine as one of the top commissioned photographers of baby portraits, they compare him to his older sibling, Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 – 1989), with whom Edward worked closely for many years. Assisting his older brother greatly contributed to the development of the distinct and pure quality of these photographs.

Edward Mapplethorpe stepped away from photography for the first time in 2003 by creating dynamic, abstract drawings on paper. They are a continuation of the artist's exploration of compositional space and abstractions of portraiture; created with a range of mediums: charcoal, ink, watercolor and pencil.

In 2007, an exhibition titled Edward Mapplethorpe showcased his newest and most ambitious project to date. Here, Mapplethorpe continued his formal exploration of line by combining the gestural impulses of action painting with non-camera techniques. His use of human and animal hair to create lines allowed for a complex play between control and randomness that continues to structure and temper his work.

This show traveled in 2008 to Germany and was exhibited at artMbassy, Berlin. Concurrently, Mapplethorpe exhibited a new body of work, TimeZones at Ketterer Kunst, Berlin.

These two exhibitions, now titled TimeLines / TimeZones, were shown in April 2009 at Galleria Casagrande in Rome, Italy

Editorial work has been seen in Interview, Paper Magazine, Blackbook and Mirabella. He has photographed advertising campaigns for jewelry designers Robert Lee Morris and Paul Morelli and was hired to photograph artist Jeff Koons as a launch to the new advertising campaign for Sotheby’s. He has also photographed editorial beauty and jewelry layouts for the Italian magazine, AMICA

Mr. Mapplethorpe was the recipient of the 2004 Henry Buhl Foundation Prize.

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