Nov 15, 2015 the men in the cities series made robert longo famous in the 1980s. This collection, titled men in the cities, features a number of men and women being knocked around by invisible forces, probably within a city. These hyperrealistic drawings recall both stills from violent. With series like the freud drawings, the magellan project or superhereos he created ou. Untitled gretchen, from the series men in the cities, 1980.
Robert longo was born in 1953, in brooklyn, new york, and has had a childhood fascination with mass media. This book presents the photographic source material. Men in the cities by robert longo english hardcover book. The men in the cities series made robert longo famousin the 1980s. This book presents the photographic source material to the series taken by the artist himself.
Robert longo is one of the most important contemporary painters. Men in the cities, 19791982, with an introduction and interview by richard price. A hand signed vintage offsetlithograph exhibition poster on heavy wove paper by american artist robert longo 1953 titled men in the cities. Part of a long series called men in the cities, these highlyfinished drawings are done with great attention to the massing of blacks and. Arguably robert longo s most influential series, the 60 hyperrealistic drawings in men in the cities 197783 portray men and women. The unexpected choreography of robert longos men in the. The image reproduced on this poster is longo s 1982. Cindy sherman, herself an internationally renowned artist and close friend of longos since their studies at the state university college, buffalo, wrote a personal foreword. Get to know robert longos men in the cities art phaidon. Get the best deals on robert longo lithograph art prints when you shop the largest online.
The photographs behind robert longos iconic charcoal drawings. Robert longo men in the cities print business corporate etsy. Men in the cities, created between 1977 and 1983, is also an. This book focuses on the photographic source material of the men in the cities series, featuring 90 pictures taken by robert longo. Powerful icons that, as longo said, exist somewhere between movies and monuments. American painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, robert longo is famous for his bold and photorealistic drawings and works on paper which focuses on the position and function of politics and power within our society. Robert longo is best known for his men in the cities series.
Top ten artists working with monochrome robert longo. Pdf download robert longo men in the cities ebooks clouds. Robert longo men in the cities i lithograph for sale. 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. For his famous men in the cities series, drawings of sharply dressed. Pdf ebook robert longo men in the cities ebooks clouds. Robert longo men in the cities 19791982 the 1986 book, published by harry n.
Hardcover, 128 pages english and german full color illustrations published by. For this series, longo used his friends as models, which he shot on the roof of his loft. Pdf download robert longo men in the cities database book. Robert longois an american artist best known for his photorealistic drawings of jumping figures, sharks, tigers, and guns. Fine 128 pp, 94 plates the men in the cities series made robert longo famous in the 1980s. Arguably robert longo s most influential series, the 60 hyperrealistic drawings in men in the cities 197783 portray men and women wearing traditional business clothes in exaggerated, contorted poses. Fab robert longo men in cities cindy sherman ltd ed. Robert longos iconic charcoal drawing series men in the cities 1979 depicted businessmen and women in an ambiguous moment of flailing. Their business attire is vaguely indicative of status. May 25, 2009 this book presents the photographic source material to men in cities, featuring 94 photographs taken by robert longo. Robert longo burst onto the new york art scene as a brash 25yearold with men in the cities, his iconic 1983 largescale charcoal drawings of businessmen posing in uncanny contortions. One of the quintessential artists of the 1980s, longo is perhaps best known for the writhing, dancing figures in his iconic men in the cities series. Cindy sherman, herself an internationally renowned artist and close friend of longo s since their studies at the state university college, buffalo, wrote a personal foreword. Robert longo born january 7, 1953 is a pictures generation american artist, filmmaker, photographer and musician.
These works have become metaphors for the success and moneydriven yuppie culture of the 1980s. The men in the cities series made robert longo famous in the 1980s. The jerks and spasms of longo s subjects, sharply dressed in business attire, have an elegance and. Oct 20, 2015 the men in the cities series made robert longo famous in the 1980s. His most famous series, men in the cities, consists of large charcoal and graphite drawings of welldressed men and women between moments of confinement and release. He gained prominence in the 1980s for his men in the cities series, which depicts sharply dressed businessmen and women in contorted poses, referencing.
Longos incredibly real looking charcoal drawings of figures both men and women are. Contemporary artist robert longo first rose to importance in the 1980s, going on in the 90s to direct keanu reeves in william gibsons scifi feature johnny mnemonic not a far leap for longo, considering the visually cinematic properties of his works, especially the prominent men in the cities series. Jan 22, 2021 for his men in the cities series, robert longo set up his camera on the rooftop of his apartment and threw a variety of objects at his friends, capturing their aggressive reactions in these remarkable photographs, created between 1977 and 1983. The book only has images of his reference photos taken for the men in cities series and nothing else. Created between 1977 and 1983, it is an early attempt in merging sculpture, drawing, photography, and film. Robert longo is one of the most important contamporary painters. May 08, 2016 robert longo is one of those artists, and though i only found out about his work recently, hes managed managed to impress me in short order. With an introduction by cindy sherman and an interview with robert longo by.
Drawn with great detail in charcoal, graphite, and ink, his monochrome series men in the cityrenders businessmen and women in a state of suspended animation, and brought the artist critical acclaim in the early 1980s. Robert longo women in the cities gretchen for sale. The images are printed haphazardly leaving a page blank. Robert longo men in the cities untitled 1981 ready for your 11x14 frame archival matted presentation free shipping yolart1 8. Monumental, stylized and suave, as our editors put it in body of art, robert longos largerthanlife drawings of flailing and collapsing men and women are icons of 1980s art. Robert longo s men in the cities series 19761982 portray drawings of sharply dressed business people writhing in contortiona death dance of sorts of the modern man. Pdf amazon com robert longo men in the cities photographs.
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