Robert Longo
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Robert Longo

United States • 1953  75 followers

I don't think art changes the world, but I think art changes people, and people change the world.

Biography

Robert Longo is an American artist born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York where he currently lives and works.

As a child, he was fascinated by cinema, magazines, comics, and television, a fascination that reflects in his artistic production. He studied sculpture at first and then decided to make a career in Visual arts, he received a scholarship to study at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts in 1972. When he returned to New York, he studied at Buffalo State College where he graduated in 1975. His teacher, Joseph Piccillo remains a big influence for him, as well as Cindy Sherman who studied in the same school and to whom he was associated.

He transforms the practice of drawing to the monumental scale of painting, using chiaroscuro effects, exploiting light, and black as main elements. His pieces are often marked with a certain political dimension due to his choice of imaging.

During the 80s, Robert Longo directed several video clips, a movie, and a short film. He was also commissioned fashion photographs by the luxury brand Bottega Veneta, but drawing has always been his favorite form of expression.

His work has been exhibited in several internationally renowned places such as at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, the ICA in London. In 2005, he received the Goslar Kaiserring award.

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Photography, Gabriel's Wing, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Photography - 81 x 132 x 1 cm Photography - 31.9 x 52 x 0.4 inch

CHF 24,298

Print, Uranus, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 972

Print, Eric, NYC, 1980, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 25.5 x 18.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 10 x 7.3 x 0 inch

CHF 2,430

Print, Head of Christ, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 71.1 x 55.8 x 0.01 cm Print - 28 x 22 x 0 inch

CHF 7,970

Print, Rippling Water, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 71.1 x 55.8 x 0.01 cm Print - 28 x 22 x 0 inch

CHF 9,136

Print, Earth, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 45.7 x 45.7 x 0.01 cm Print - 18 x 18 x 0 inch

CHF 5,734

Print, Crystal Chandelier, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 127 x 151.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 50 x 59.6 x 0 inch

CHF 27,214

Print, Moon, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 29.2 x 29.2 x 0.01 cm Print - 11.5 x 11.5 x 0 inch

CHF 5,734

Print, Ivy Mike, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 113.9 x 86.4 x 0.01 cm Print - 44.8 x 34 x 0 inch

CHF 13,024

Print, Angel's Wing, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 101.6 x 139.7 x 0.01 cm Print - 40 x 55 x 0 inch

CHF 19,584

Print, Horsehead Nebula, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 152 x 89.4 x 0.01 cm Print - 59.8 x 35.2 x 0 inch

CHF 13,024

Print, Hercules, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 115 x 86.4 x 0.01 cm Print - 45.3 x 34 x 0 inch

CHF 13,024

Print, Forest of Doxa, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 93.4 x 151.7 x 0.01 cm Print - 36.8 x 59.7 x 0 inch

CHF 15,162

Print, Fairmount Forest, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 90.6 x 152.2 x 0.01 cm Print - 35.7 x 59.9 x 0 inch

CHF 17,398

Print, Bruce, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.01 cm Print - 20 x 30 x 0 inch

CHF 13,024

Print, Rumi, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 71.1 x 55.8 x 0.01 cm Print - 28 x 22 x 0 inch

CHF 7,970

Print, Hell's Gate, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 110.2 x 105.7 x 0.01 cm Print - 43.4 x 41.6 x 0 inch

CHF 23,910

Print, Godzilla, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 109.2 x 176.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 43 x 69.5 x 0 inch

CHF 30,421

Print, Double Shark, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 110.4 x 212 x 0.01 cm Print - 43.5 x 83.5 x 0 inch

CHF 19,536

Print, Essentials, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 174.4 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 68.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

CHF 6,804

Print, Leo, Robert Longo

Leo

Robert Longo

Print - 114.4 x 85 x 0.01 cm Print - 45 x 33.5 x 0 inch

CHF 37,905

Print, Flag (Old Glory), Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 106.7 x 208.4 x 0.01 cm Print - 42 x 82 x 0 inch

CHF 27,214

Print, Black Flag, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 71 x 112 x 0.5 cm Print - 28 x 44.1 x 0.2 inch

CHF 6,804

Print, Black Flag, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Print - 57 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 22.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

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Photography, Robert Longo, Robert Longo

Robert Longo

Photography - 45.7 x 71.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18 x 28 x 0 inch

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