Robert Longo: Charcoal Volume 2 by Tim Griffin Hardcover Book

Description: Robert Longo: Charcoal Volume 2 by Tim Griffin, Haley Mellin The unsettling issues of our time rendered in virtuosic charcoal linesCharcoal Vol. II presents the charcoal drawings of American artist Robert Longo from 2012 to the present. This large- format, elaborately designed catalogue, printed on natural paper using a tritone process, bound in half linen represents a continuation of the first volume; together they form a comprehensive compendium of this central oeuvre by the legendary New York artist, who was a key figure in founding the Pictures Generation in the 1980s.In this new catalogue, essays by Tim Griffin and Haley Mellin address the existential questions of our time that are at the heart of these new, large-scale, hyperrealistic drawings: war, violence, capitalism, the rising division of American society, the possibilities of political protest and individual freedom in the face of the overwhelming power of the media. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography ROBERT LONGO (*1953, Brooklyn) is one of the most influential artists of American postmodernism. After graduating from the State University College in Buffalo, New York, in 1975, he became one of the central protagonists of the Pictures Generation. Despite the diversity of their individual positions, this loose group around artists Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, David Salle, Richard Prince, Jack Goldstein, and Sherrie Levine is characterized by its use of already existing images referencing mass media and pop culture. Longo lives and works in New York. Review Art doesnt get more basic than charcoal drawings, unless its those scratched in the dirt with a stick. In the cave of Chauvet-Pont-dArc in France, the charcoal drawings are (perhaps) 32,000 years old. Mr. Longos hyper-realistic drawings here are a bit more recent, though no less lively. Many of them dwell on nature: skyscraper waves out of a surfers dream, and razor-mouthed sharks out of a surfers nightmare; white tigers and vast nebulas; and mushroom clouds as if drafted by Georgia OKeeffe.--Dana Jennings -The New York Times -Three essays explain how Longos recurring themes - such as monster waves, the -sickness of reason- in nuclear explosions, and sharks as -perfect Gods- - typically capture moments of climax, tap into the collective unconscious and ask questions about how power achieves its effects. The overbearing scale of many of the drawings is consonant with those concerns.--Paul Carey-Kent -The Art Newspaper - Details ISBN3775756612 Publisher Hatje Cantz Year 2024 ISBN-13 9783775756617 Format Hardcover Imprint Hatje Cantz Place of Publication Ostfildern Country of Publication Germany Audience General ISBN-10 3775756612 Author Haley Mellin Illustrations Hardcover with linen quarter binding; 160 Illustrations, color Pages 316 Publication Date 2024-08-01 DEWEY 741.092 UK Release Date 2024-08-01 AU Release Date 2024-10-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160904611;

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