Roberto Lugo
Kobe Amphora, 2023
Glazed stoneware
25 x 15 x 15 inches
RL012
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Referencing the funerary urns of ancient Greece and Rome, Roberto Lugo memorializes the late basketball player Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) in a way that captures the athletic movement for which Bryant...
Referencing the funerary urns of ancient Greece
and Rome, Roberto Lugo memorializes the late
basketball player Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) in a
way that captures the athletic movement for which
Bryant was so well known. “I wanted to embed
his imagery within the decoration rather than
[positioning it] in my traditional vignettes. I have
drawn him in action so that you can see his whole
body in movement,” notes the artist.
and Rome, Roberto Lugo memorializes the late
basketball player Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) in a
way that captures the athletic movement for which
Bryant was so well known. “I wanted to embed
his imagery within the decoration rather than
[positioning it] in my traditional vignettes. I have
drawn him in action so that you can see his whole
body in movement,” notes the artist.
