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Longo became first well known in the 1980s for his Men in the Cities drawing and print series which depict sharply dressed men and women writhing in contorted emotion. Compare auction performance of Robert Longo.

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. ROBERT LONGOs large-scale drawings Men in the Cities are abstract symbols of what has come to be known as the Pictures Generation a group of artists that emerged in the 80s and included Cindy Sherman Richard Prince Jack Goldstein Sherry Levine and Longo. The shape of a wave is not necessarily dictated by how strong the wind is Robert Longo once explained. This limited edition print may be available for purchase.

Drawings and Sculptures by Robert Longo Metro Pictures New York February 5March 5 1983. And there was something about charcoal. Called Monsters the drawings almost look like black and white photos of that crescendo moment before an epic wave breaks.

Bid now on Wave by Robert Longo. Robert Longo American 1953 - Title. Drawings Reliefs Akron Art Museum Ohio April 7June 10 1984.

Robert Longo is a New York-based artist filmmaker and musician known for his photo-realistic drawings and works on paper which examine the role of politics and power in our society. Charcoal on mounted paper 1181 x 1473 cm. Untitled Where the Outside Meets the Inside 2017.

Brooklyn-based artist Robert Longo made these incredible drawings of massive thundering waves using just charcoal on mounted paper. Ad Shop By Subject Style Room Best Sellers More. Offered by Gallery Art.

500000 Unique Prints Avail. His large photorealistic charcoal drawings show scenes from current political issues such as a demonstration of the Occupy Wall Street movement the President of the United States Obama or an American soldier. Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac London Paris Salzburg.

Early in 2001 Longo had a show at Metro of his charcoal drawings of Sigmund Freuds house in Germany before the Nazis kicked him out in 1938. Robert Longo Art The Wave 2003 Art Print The Wave 2003 Print by Robert Longo. View and compare similar lots prices.

View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stDibs - Artist. Photorealistic Charcoal Drawings of Epic Waves. In the first couple of years of the new millennium Longo created a series of large-scale pictures of waves many of them based on his own photographs others culled from surf magazines with.

Robert Longo is an American painter and sculptor whose primary medium of expression is charcoal on paper. View other Robert Longo Art Limited Editions. Available for sale from Gallery Art Robert Longo WAVE 2003 LITHOGRAPH AND SCREENPRINT 15 14 40 in.

Other images take a more general look on the world and society. Photography by ROBERT LONGO interview by JEFF RIAN. Though artwork created in Photoshop or Illustrator can be nothing short of extraordinary sometimes its more impressive to see pieces created by more traditional means.

It certainly is for me. Drawings and Sculptures by Robert Longo Leo Castelli Gallery New York February 526 1983. Although I hated charcoal this imprecise medium I started to draw and began on the first wave drawing.

Robert Longo depicts the sublimity of planet earth. Longos connection to the ocean and surfing the East End goes back decades and inspired his creating the classic wave drawingthe largest wave Longo has made to date and specifically for this exhibition. Called Monsters the drawings almost look like black.

Included in this gallery are explosive drawings of atomic bomb blasts entitled The Sickness of Reason. Whether its going to do it visually or physically Ill take either way Longo works and reworks his charcoal into thick-textured surfaces giving his velvety drawings deep blackened expanses and sharply contrasting whites. I always imagine that I want to make art that is going to kill you he said in 1984.

Ad Fine Decorative Art Values. A massive wave drawing anchors the visual energy of the gallery and serves as a reminder of natures enigmatic unrelenting power. Abstracts Skylines More.

Robert Longos Untitled Black Tube is a vast charcoal drawing executed in 2002 depicting a crashing wave frozen in motion in the black-and white of this painstakingly-rendered image. Longo became famous in the 1980s for his Men in the Cities series which depicted sharply dressed businessmen writhing in contorted emotion. Robert Longo born January 7 1953 is a Pictures Generation American artist filmmaker photographer and musician.

His forms are at once representational and softly elusive. Catalog Robert Longo Larry Gagosian Gallery Los Angeles 1984. Lithograph on Somerset signed and numbered Edition.

The drawings were big and somber and unspectacular. Assembled in the USA. For Sale on 1stDibs - WAVE Paper Lithograph Screen Print by Robert Longo.

Get the Deals now. He lives in New York and East Hampton. But this summer the biggest waves Ive seen are on paper in Robert Longos studio.

Ad Enjoy Discounts Hottest Sales On Robert Longo. Deeply influenced by sculpture his drawingswhich are marked by chiseled linesalmost seem three-dimensional as if they could pop off the page and enter physical space at any time. Brooklyn-based artist Robert Longo made these incredible drawings of massive thundering waves using just charcoal on mounted paper.

At this time Longo was fascinated by. Big Canvas Paintings For Home Decor. 16 x 40 in.

Evaluations by the Industry Leader. View a wide Variety of artworks by Robert Longo now available for sale on artnet Auctions. Longo began drawing towering waves in 1999 using his signature hyperrealistic technique to transform black-and-white charcoal into thunderous ocean forms.

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Photorealistic Charcoal Drawings Of Epic Waves