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Luis Emilio Romero

Northeast
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Joya

Abstract geometric pattern with blue, red, and turquoise vertical and horizontal stripes.

oil on linen

Ritmo Armónico

Abstract geometric pattern with red, orange, yellow, and gray intersecting lines and shapes.

oil on canvas

Fortaleza Vertebral

Geometric pattern with intersecting red, brown, and dark green lines on a square background

oil on linen

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Artist Statement

 My process is linked to rituals emerging from works on paper that evolve into abstract paintings combining a series of delicate lines to explore rhythm and harmony, along with a very careful palette. The laborious nature of my works ensures a tactile surface, which is further revealed when viewed in person. The surface is a sensory bridge that ignites the physicality and movement of the compositions, highlighting vivid and melodious structures of color, texture, and directional lines. The luminescent light of the touch surface awakens an illusory, perceptual warmth within the outlined pattern, a structural body, adding the spirit of repeating color combinations to produce an intimate and conscious process. The visual luminosity is silent; it expands the dimensional surface and awakens the spirit of my process. The paintings speak powerfully to the notion of meditation, while the history of Native Guatemalan weaving techniques adds complex spiritualism and peaceful involvement to my process.

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