Photographs of Lisa Lyon

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Photographs of Lisa Lyon is a series of striking black-and-white portraits by Robert Mapplethorpe that helped define his exploration of the sculptural human form and female bodybuilding.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork
photography series
artisticTheme bodybuilding
eroticism
femininity
identity
strength
associatedWith LGBT art
body art
fine art photography
colorProcess black-and-white photography
contributedTo artistic representation of female bodybuilding
development of Robert Mapplethorpe’s exploration of the sculptural human form
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Robert Mapplethorpe NERFINISHED
depicts female bodybuilder
human body
sculptural human form
genre portrait photography
hasPart individual portrait photographs of Lisa Lyon
hasQuality high-contrast
striking
stylized
hasStyle formalism
minimalist composition
inCollection private collections
various museum collections
influenced later representations of muscular female bodies in art
languageOfWork none
lightingStyle dramatic chiaroscuro
mainSubject Lisa Lyon NERFINISHED
medium gelatin silver print
movement contemporary art
notableFor fusion of classical sculptural aesthetics with photography
portrayal of a pioneering female bodybuilder
periodOfCreation early 1980s
late 1970s
portraysAs athletic icon
erotic subject
sculptural figure
publicationContext related to the book "Lady: Lisa Lyon"
setting studio photography
significantPerson Lisa Lyon NERFINISHED
Robert Mapplethorpe NERFINISHED
subjectGender female
subjectOccupation bodybuilder
performance artist

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Robert Mapplethorpe notableWork Photographs of Lisa Lyon