

Untitled (Cotton Balls)
2025
Longo renders cotton balls with extraordinary hyperrealistic precision in charcoal, transforming humble domestic materials into objects of visual intensity and formal complexity. The work examines texture, volume, and light refraction across the soft, spherical forms through meticulous tonal modulation. The seemingly banal subject matter gains conceptual weight through the artist's monumentalizing technique and extreme technical virtuosity. The drawing invites contemplation of material, labor, and the aestheticization of the everyday. This work exemplifies Longo's practice of elevating quotidian objects through hyperrealistic representation.
- Medium
- Charcoal on mounted paper
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Pace Gallery Tokyo
Notes
From Pace Gallery Tokyo catalog 'Angels of the Maelstrom' (April 16 – June 17, 2026). Reference: 95785.
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