Robert Longo av Isabelle Graw

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Robert Longo (b. 1953) captures the symbols of freedom, power, and passion in nature, politics, or history at their greatest moment of tension, their emotional climax. His powerful imagery is enhanced by the monumental scale and virtuoso technique of his photorealistic charcoal drawings. Based on photographs and found images, Longo¿s drawings tap into cultural and collective memories. In the translation from the intimate drawing process to the monumental scale, these motifs take on an iconic quality / powerful presence. Political events and social observations influence his choice of motifs, which he isolates and reduces to heighten their visual impact. Using the stylistic devices of magnification and chiaroscuro, he emphasizes the spatial depth and plasticity of his subjects, that seem equally real and unreal, with the deep blackness of the charcoal rubbed into the paper absorbing any and all light.