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Robert Mapplethorpe was a controversial photographer in the 70s/80s. His work brought attention to federal funding of artistic projects that are considered inappropriate or obscene. His career and personal life was characterized with inherent dualities, thus, the name for our exhibit is 'Contra - Robert Mapplethorpe: Part Altar Boy, Part Leather Bar.' A high contrast font was chosen as he liked to stand out. To represent his duality, we utilized black bars on white as graphic elements and color scheme. We also used red as an accent color to represent his explicit and ostentatious qualities.