The Principles Of True Art Is Not

I Am Inspired By Human Sexuality. The Act Itself Is Mechanical And Holds Little Interest To Me.

There Are Many Types Of Participation. One Can Observe So Intensely That One Becomes Part Of The Action, But Without Being An Active Participant.

She Seemed To Belong To That Pagan, Primitive Kingdom Of Birds And Forests Where Everything Was Infinitely Abundant, Wild, Blooming, And Royal In Its Perpetual Decay, Death, And Rebirth; Illicit And Clashing With The Human World.

Mapplethorpe Presented The Body As A Sexual Object, Separating It From The Humanity Of The Person. He Added Nothing To Photography As A Medium. I Hold His Work In Low Regard.

Take Whatever You Can From Others, And When There Is Nothing Left, Forget About Them.