The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe

The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe

released on Dec 31, 1992

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The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe

released on Dec 31, 1992

Barely interactive collection of flower photography of Robert Mapplethorpe.


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Those definitely were flowers pictured by Robert Mapplethorpe, alright. There's not that much to it but it has the elegant, contemplative vibe that a digital museum experience should have.

Also I just fixed the date year on this site for this game no one cares about so that makes me internet special!

Closeted gay man repeatedly staring at the flowers on this CD-I game like Cameron Fry in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, initially finding resonance in art until he becomes so fixated on the specifics that all meaning seems to obliterate, and the discovery of his identity seems to just flash before his eyes, like trying to catch a dream but being too terrified to really actualise it in any way. The act of going to the museum seemed to have metamorphise itself rather seamlessly into the digital age, directly emulating the experience within a virtual setting - perhaps commenting on the everchanging and precarious landscape of the world we live in. There's a specific reason why this game focuses solely on the flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe and not the rest of his artwork, but suggesting that there's a "sensual" quality to them - perhaps suggesting that there are other aspects of his work that are too confrontational for society to handle, but ultimately represent a typically unspeakable part of the world we live in. The ultimate testament to Mapplethorpe's art. 10/10

flowers are like at best the fifth most interesting thing mapplethorpe photographed, like cmon wheres The Cock Bulges of Robert Mapplethorpe

also one of these is a swans album cover lol