EFA STUDIO PROGRAM: Member Artists
Javier Romero
My most recent work explores the possibilities of geometry and abstraction, with minimal punctuations of representational elements. Working largely on paper, these works are in between two different mediums –drawing and collage -, using a very small range of tools, such as graphite and colored pencils.
The following nine images belong to the Fragments/Circles series. They are graphite on cut and collaged paper. The density of the graphite and colored pencils cut outs demarcate areas that function as a second layer for more delicate and atmospheric gestures of drawings. Opposite concepts are in dialogue to create a tension in these works: density and lightness, positive and negative regarding their sculptural approach, control and accident.
The structure of these compositions relies on an investigation of patterns that are analytical and intuitive at the same time, preserving along the process the variations in structure and shapes, the movement and a tactility that adds a layer beyond the esthetic aspects of these pieces, transmitting a sort of physicality of the time.
