Creativity can bloom when two
artists put their heads together to collaborate on some of the best projects.
This is the case with Nina and Torsten Romer, a Russian/German artist couple
who refer to themselves as “Romer and Romer” who specialize in painting and
performance art. For their first show in New York City at the Freight and
Volume gallery in Chelsea Party—Lowe (which
translates to “party lion”) features paintings focusing on social life and
norms widely adopted today.
The Romers’ inspiration comes from extensive
travel and experiencing life and moments in time first-hand and photographing
what’s happening around them. The pixilated images convey how quickly moments
in time can go by making it seem like a vague memory, but preserved in the
permanence of the painting. The
overall theme is that it is up to us as people to liberate ourselves by
partying hard and celebrate life and to break free from authority and embrace
who they truly want to be. They party with the ferocity of a loin as the title
of the show suggests.
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| 70s delle grosse Welle (2009) |
The paintings in this show are
pixilated and capture people celebrating life and enjoying themselves at places
like in the ocean at the beach, shopping in the city, or playing live music on stage.
These people epitomize the free, and sometimes rebellious, human spirit by
defying social conventions by living life to the fullest. Nina and Torsten Romer studied at the Art Academy Dusseldorf and have been
working together since 1998. A year later, they founded the international art
project M°A°I°S. The Romers currently
live and work in Berlin.
At Freight and Volume, 530 W. 24th
St., through Apr. 26th. There will be an opening reception at the gallery, Mar.
20th from 6—8 p.m. The gallery is open Tues.—Sat. from 11 a.m.—6 p.m. or by
appointment.
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