Robert Longo
Study for Dog Test (Bomb), 2004
Ink and charcoal on vellum
20 x 12 in. (50 x 31 cm)
Hall Collection
© the artist
Robert Longo's Study for Dog Test (Bomb) refers to a nuclear bomb test conducted by the US Government in the Nevada desert in 1951. Partially inspired by Robert Longo's fascination...
Robert Longo's Study for Dog Test (Bomb) refers to a nuclear bomb test conducted by the US Government in the Nevada desert in 1951. Partially inspired by Robert Longo's fascination with the aesthetics of explosion, the drawing also reflects the artist's interest in exposing the political force behind nuclear weapons. Longo juxtaposes violence with beauty in Study for Dog Test (Bomb). The photo-realistic drawing is elegant and picturesque as it refers to mass destruction, war, and human loss.