Video: The Sickness Of Reason. Coal Explosions by Robert Longo
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
It is surprising to realize that those events and phenomena that terrify some people, delight and inspire others. For example, explosions, hurricanes and tornadoes that bring destruction and death can serve as inspiration and a favorite theme for creativity for some artists. So, New York author Robert Longo devoted to explosions a whole series of his coal-black drawings, united by the name The Sickness Of Reason … Despite the fact that the 58-year-old artist at the end of his studies received the degree of sculptor, he still considers painting to be his vocation. And only with charcoal on snow-white paper. That is why his paintings are so dark and mesmerizing at the same time. There is something demonic about them, which, however, is not surprising, because these are terrible explosions that are unlikely to leave alive those who fell into the affected area.
This is not to say that Robert Longo is a bloodthirsty or cruel person. On the contrary, in his interviews, he claims that he loves comedies and comics, and everything that he draws is just a reflection of reality, which often exaggerates what is happening in the world, depending on who exactly looks at this reflection in the "mirror". The artist draws inspiration from books, magazines and television, for which he has the same weakness as for comics.
And three years ago, Russians could also see the amazing coal explosions and other works of Robert: the pARTner project Gallery first brought his paintings to Russia in May 2008. Three years earlier, the author was awarded the prestigious Goslar Kaiser Ring for his valuable contribution to the development of contemporary art. How valuable is the artist's contribution to contemporary art for you personally, you can find out by visiting the personal site of Robert Longo.
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