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24 American artists for the past 30 years at different time were assistants of one of the most famous contemporary artists Robert Longo, like artists of the Renaissance. Opened in Moscow, the exhibition presents their works on two floors of the gallery “Triumph”. There are presented works made byΒ Jason Bartell, Eric Schnell, Colin hunt, Alexander Barton, miles Shelton, Robert Longo and others.
To theΒ opening of the exhibition came its curator Victoria Dushkina, American musician Victor Longo, filmmaker and Director of the Moscow house of photography Olga Sviblova, the artist Robert Longo with his wife.
According to Victoria Dushkina, a story about six-figure sums for the training of young New York artists brought her to the idea to organize an exhibition dedicated to young talents at the start of their career. TheΒ role of an assistant of the artist is the main theme of the exhibition. Experience working in a team with others, as Robert Longo said, is “the best way to learn what it means to be an artist.”
Different materials are used: oil, watercolour and even gold buttons& Surrealism dominates. To the question why these paintings were selected for exhibition, Robert Longo said: “These works don’t really influenceΒ the mind of man, but his soul. It’s very personal, it is important what emotions the paintings evoke in your own soul.”
At the end of the event there was a concert of a New York musician Victor Longo. He is a friend ofΒ many of the artists represented in the exhibition and he appreciates their works: “I am inspired by visual art to create music. I draw sometimes, but it doesn’t look really good, I don’t have a talent as assistants of Robert have.”
By author Polina Shubenok