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BIO When Robert Mann was eight years old he made his first photographic print before he had even taken a photograph. Mann’s father, who was also a photographer, had a darkroom in their home. Because of this he says that he discovered the magic of photography "in reverse" so to speak. He shared his intense interest in photography with that of music. His mother was a concert pianist so Robert grew up hearing her repertoire of the 19th century impressionists who have undoubtedly influenced his imagery. He attended the Ohio State University School of Music and in 1980 received his B.A. in music theory and performance from Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. In 1990 he studied platinum printing at the Maine Photographic Workshops and in 1992 he attended the Pigment Printing Workshop at the Fine Print Studios of the Düsseldorf Museum. A count made several years ago by looking at invoices for past work proved that Robert has made over one million prints in the past twenty five years. During the 1980's Mann was involved with many experimental music and performance art projects incorporating visual installations with electronic and prepared instruments. These projects led to his involvement with the Art Club in Los Angeles, which was a vehicle for the advancement of creative projects in the Los Angeles area. Concurrently Robert was also chief photographer for Exposure Magazine as well as being the exclusive printer for Herb Ritts producing all of his books and editorial work. In 1985-86 he was Ritts’ assistant and studio manager. He soon became one of the most sought after photographic specialists printing the work of Helmut Newton, Mary Ellen Mark, Michel Comte, Dennis Hopper, Peter Lindbergh and Sheila Metzner among many others. His work also includes producing prints for Twelve Tree and Twin Palms photographic books as well as the Hollywood Archives. In 1989, with an international reputation in photography and photographic printing, Robert moved to Paris France where he now resides. Robert has published several processes that he has developed. His darkroom is on the cover of the renowned book “The New Darkroom Handbook” and featured inside. He currently uses pinhole cameras exclusively to achieve his ethereal images and continues to print privately for a select group of photographers while producing his own works for gallery and museum exhibitions. Robert is represented by Ku Khahn at Galerie Basia Embiricos in Paris, Reunion Images in London, Charles Nes in New York, and Stock That Doesn’t Suck in Toronto as well as private and public collections internationally. Recently Mann worked with Brad Pitt producing his story of Angelina Jolie and thieir six children for W Magazine. Pitt has thus become a collector of Mann's work, purchasing eleven works from the Orbit Series and Flower Series. |
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