| Robert Mapplethorpe's Bullwhip | |
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Origin |
Robert Mapplethorpe |
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Type |
BDSM Bullwhip |
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Effects |
Intercourse experimentation |
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Downsides |
May induce acts participants are uncomfortable with or deem obscene |
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Activation |
Usage |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
June 1, 2000 |
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Origin[]
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images. His most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
His body of work features a wide range of subjects and the greater part of his work is on erotic imagery. He would refer to some of his own work as pornographic, with the aim of arousing the viewer, but which could also be regarded as high art. His erotic art explored a wide range of sexual subjects, depicting the BDSM subculture of New York in the 1970s, portrayals of black male nudes, and classical nudes of female bodybuilders. Mapplethorpe was a participant observer for much of his erotic photography, participating in the sexual acts which he was photographing and engaging his models sexually.
Mapplethorpe's 1989 exhibition, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment, sparked a debate in the United States concerning both use of public funds for "obscene" artwork and the Constitutional limits of free speech in the United States.
Effects[]
Participants feel highly inclined to experiment sexually with their partners or anyone consenting engagement. Many will explore more niche actions, sometimes going beyond their boundaries of comfort by accident and feeling uncomfortable at the processes end.