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"...kept in perpetual motion, sang sick sweet lullabies, punctuated with interruptions, sometimes collisions" Paul Romano || fb ||

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“Prana” 36x36”, oil on canvas for @archenemyarts show, “The Void” opening tomorrow. I took the idea of void more in the direction of æther - the fifth element - something intangible - a “vital principle”. Very stoked to be showing along side some really great folks @_grave_witness @pit_of_bones @rachaelbridge @alexeckmanlawn @colincirca @jdalva @wileywallace @bowenstuff @jasonhernandezart @jeremycrossart @markrogersart #paulromano #archenemyarts #thevoid #aether #quintessence #thefifthelement #qi #prana #pneuma #esotericism (at Arch Enemy Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boh8fanHQKK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wse7mo1v5k8

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#Repost @darlajacksonsculpture with @get_repost ・・・ Throwback. I found a few castings of these guys hidden in my studio, so if you missed your chance to get one, today is the day. Available on Darlajacksonsculpture.com 🖤 #snakes #love #heart #tangle #blackheart #snakesofinstagram #snakeheart #sculpture #art #black #animalsculptor #animalsculpture #darlajackson #darlajacksonsculpture #emotionalportraiture #darkart #creepy #🖤 #throwback #tbt #throwbackthursday

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Happy 199th Birthday #HermanMelville !!! Original ball point pen sketch for @mastodonrocks #wbw 2002 #Iwouldprefernotto #bartleby #ananta #sheshanaga #thewhale #mobydick

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Staring longingly @noaharchenemy owner and awesome person extraordinaire of @archenemyarts where Freebird, I mean Leviathan, hangs on semi-permanent display. So if you find yourself in Old City Philadelphia go visit those folks and their fantastic gallery. #paulromano #phish @phish #archenemyarts #whitewhale #holygrail #mastodon #leviathan #imnotthatshort #hesjusttall #mobydick #yatchclub (at Arch Enemy Arts)

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It has been so long since I’ve posted. The social media break wasn’t intentional just a part of life. So then, I never posted this full diptych “Helplessly Bound”. I am loving this album function on @instagram, to show the work off as well as it can be in these tiny squares. I have this work and a few others on 1stdibs.com via #davidsternerantiques. (Here is the long link: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/wall-decorations/paintings/helplessly-bound-diptych-two-oil-paintings-on-panel-paul-romano-2014/id-f_7596293/#0) I wrote a more detailed bit about the painting on that link. David put together a virtual show with a great line up on 1stdibs, with my very talented studio mates, @darlajacksonsculpture @doug_bucci @jeremyhush @worksprogress.co #paulromano #diptych #oilonpanel #oilpaint #flora #french #german #psycholinguistics #1stdibs #virtualshow #studiomates #tbt #throwback #coeur #herz #heart #withered #griefrelic (at Staack Moore Woodworking)

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Congratulations @archenemyarts on your 5 Year Anniversary. This is a shirt I designed for this occasion. I can’t wait to see them (thanks to @awesome_dudes_printing & @shakyawesome)! Contact them about ordering the shirt: [email protected] #paulromano #archenemyarts #5YearAnniversary #awesomedudesprinting #handmadetype #penandinkforever #penandink (at Arch Enemy Arts)

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Feather & Stone, ink on cyanotype-tea-toned paper, tomorrow is the last day to see @archenemyarts show PULP, as well as @jdalva incredible solo show. Get out, see the show. Walk down to @franklinfountain and get ice cream! It will be an amazing day. #paulromano #featherandstone #scholarstone #archenemyarts #workonpaper #oldetymeicecream #franklinfountain #skull

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This Open Secret (Anatomical Venus) Engraved white oak, acrylic for @archenemyarts #swallowedbythejungle Tonight! #paulromano #engraving #anatomicalvenus #reclaimed #whiteoak (at Arch Enemy Arts)

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My wall @lastritesgallery #distortedmirror #paulromano #lastritesgallery #lookinggood #oilonpanel #handmadeframes #contemporaryart #archetype #painting (at Last Rites Gallery)

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"With a Great Deal of Tender Ceremony" oil on panel for @lastritesgallery #distortedmirror opening tomorrow evening, Nov. 19, 6-10pm See you there! Incredible line up that I am honored to be showing with: - @jeremyhush @harry_michalakeas @heathermcleanartist @davidstoupakis @shanepierceart and if this wasn't enough there will be Joseph Beuys and Odd Nerdrum's work @boothgallery just down the stairs! (Kind of can't believe that) [email protected] for availability Again, thank you @naudirr #paulromano #oil #oilonpanel #lastritesgallery #goat #duality #belle #bête #union #archetype #contemporaryart #painting

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"Tiger's Bride", oil on panel, see it @lastritesgallery #distortedmirror opening Saturday, November 19, 6-10pm. "He dragged himself closer and closer to me, until I felt the harsh velvet of his head against my hand, then a tongue, abrasive as sandpaper. 'He will lick the skin off me!' And each stroke of his tongue ripped off skin after successive skin, all the skins of a life in the world, and left behind a nascent patina of shiny hairs. My earrings turned back to water and trickled down my shoulders; I shrugged the drops off my beautiful fur." -Angela Carter Thank you @naudirr #paulromano #oil #oilonpanel #lastritesgallery #tigersbride #angelacarter #anatomy #skinless #mask #reveal #belle #bete #bête #inthisshirt

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The full. "Yes, My Beauty!" oil on panel part of, @lastritesgallery #distortedmirror a great end of the year group show with multiple works from each artist - @jeremyhush @harry_michalakeas @heathermcleanartist @davidstoupakis @shanepierceart and myself. Opening night is November 19 6-10. I hope to meet you there. for availability: [email protected] #paulromano #lastritesgallery #oil #oilonpanel #tiger #tigersbride #angelacarter #belleetlabete #bete #beast

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Bestowed Bliss, oil on panel. One of my new paintings for @lastritesgallery #distortedmirror a great end of the year group show with multiple works from each artist - @jeremyhush @harry_michalakeas @heathermcleanartist @davidstoupakis @shanepierceart and myself. Opening night is November 19 6-10. I hope to meet you there. I did a small series vaguely inspired by the tale of Beauty and the Beast (more Barbot de Villenueve, Cocteau, Angela Carter, not Disney) #paulromano #oilonpanel #contemporaryart #beautyandthebeast #angelacarter #jeancocteau #lastritesgallery

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Sneak peek at a detail from a work heading up to @lastritesgallery , #distorted mirror opening Saturday 11/19! Completely great line up @jeremyhush @davidstoupakis @heathermcleanartist @harry_michalakeas and @shanepierceart each having a number of works to really give this show some muscle. [email protected] for any inquiries. #paulromano #lastritesgallery #tigertiger #angelacarter #beautyandthebeast #oilonpanel #fineart #contemporaryart

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#smallwonders5 opens @archenemyarts tonight. This is another pen & ink, watercolor I have as a part. "La Belle et La Bête II" See you tonight! #paulromano #archenemyarts #beautyandthebeast #labellelabete #jeancocteau

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Tomorrow night #smallwonders5 opens @archenemyarts, a great show of small affordable works, nothing over $250. This is one of my pen & ink, watercolor drawings that will be a part, "La Belle et La Bête I" 5x7". See you there! #paulromano #penandink #archenemyarts #smallworks #affordable #holidaygift #beautyandthebeast #belle #bete #jeancocteau

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Detail from "Völva" oil on panel, #13thhour exhibition, opening tonight @lastritesgallery "...we'll bathe tonight" #paulromano #oilonpanel #volva #völva #vala #lastritesgallery #iwantyourskull #skulls