Roberto Lugo
The Cycle Continues, from the Della Robske Series, 2021
Glazed stoneware, oil paint, and wood
3" (H) x 34" (W) x 24" (D)
7.6cm (H) x 86.4cm (W) x 61cm (D)
7.6cm (H) x 86.4cm (W) x 61cm (D)
RL013
© Roberto Lugo
This work, part of Lugo’s Della Robske series (“Robske” was Lugo’s graffiti tag), also references the Italian Renaissance work of the della Robbia family. Here, the artist and his son...
This work, part of Lugo’s Della Robske series (“Robske” was Lugo’s graffiti tag), also references the Italian Renaissance work of the della Robbia family. Here, the artist and his son Otto pose like the Madonna and Child. Otto wears an orange and black fabric with patterns inspired by ancient Greek art, while Lugo dons a Coogi-patterned drape. Coogi, an Australian luxury brand founded in the 1990s, made colorful sweaters with bright patterns meant to represent the curvilinear dunes and vibrant landscape of the outback and designs found in Aboriginal Australian art. While originally marketed to wealthy tourists, the brand became part of hip-hop culture when rappers like The Notorious B.I.G. began wearing Coogi and referring to the brand in their lyrics.
Exhibitions
'Roberto Lugo: Hi-Def Archives,' Cincinnati Art Museum, March 17–September 24, 2023.1
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