« I always think that drawing is a sculptural process. I always feel like I'm carving the image out rather than painting the image. I'm carving it out with erasers and tools like that. »
Robert Longo
Robert Longo
For his, "Men In the Cities" Robert used photographed images of his friends posed like; collapsing forward, lurching backward or sprawled on an invisible pavement. Robert Longo took the photos and enlarged them through a projector and then drew them from sizes three-quarter to life size. It was a signature for Robert to dramatize the pose of his characters and dress them in formal black and white attire. Robert Longo also created his Barbara and Ralph through projected photographs he put to paper and traced the figures with graphite. He removed all details from the background, and after his illustrator filled in details, he went back to the figures to add cosmetic work details. He worked on adjustments to this piece for more than a week. This art piece was featured in the magazine, Man of the World along with an piece discussing his life and career. Robert was also highlighted in, The Lexander Magazine in 2013 where they reviewed his art work for 1982-1983. (Artist website) Read Less
