Luis Emilio Romero
Region: Northeast
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.
