September 3 - 24, 2022
From Presa House Gallery:
“As a child, I arrived in the United States from Colombia at the height of the war. These circumstances forced others to make decisions about my life that left my memory unclear and unable to differentiate between imagination and reality. My latest series focuses less on cultural and political aspects and instead on where my mind travels to escape and construct the home I’ve always longed for through my paintings. The series takes you on a journey into my underworld that serves as a refuge and a form of therapy when reality is unmanageable and allows the viewer to join me among the calm waters and lush green mountain ranges.
Home is just an idea in my head is a continuation of work from my first solo exhibition, No Des Papaya, which debuted in 2020. The series experiments with brightly colored textures using oil paint and sticks and introduces new mediums like paper mâché. The artwork connects through recurring symbols, landscapes, and waterscapes. These symbols act as a throughline weaving between pieces, telling a story, intertwining memories that blur boundaries between my reality and fantasy.
Rossana Romero (b. 1995) is a Colombian visual artist based in Brooklyn. Using portraits and landscapes with oil paintings and sculptures, she explores and draws inspiration from stories and folk tales of South America and the United States, creating an experience of surrealism and memories while diving into personal narrative and identity. Her work reflects themes of family, cultural history, intimate details of her personal life and relationships, migration, and social and political issues.”
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