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Sunrise

 
 

In Sunrise, John Romi executes a rigorous spatial analysis of thermodynamic systemic resets and orbital mechanics. Moving definitively away from the romanticized and emotional tropes of "hope" and "rebirth," Romi utilizes his KTH engineering methodology to map the initiation of the solar cycle not as a poetic awakening, but as a severe, calculated spatial event—the exact mechanical moment when absolute atmospheric voids are fractured by thermal radiation.

The spatial field is engineered through extreme binary opposition. A dense, low-frequency atmospheric void establishes the absolute nocturnal baseline. Piercing this dark spatial matrix are aggressive, high-saturation thermal vectors—rendered in precise gradients of gold, orange, and yellow. These directional armatures do not represent literal light; rather, they mathematically map the influx of solar energy and the immense physical force required to destabilize a stabilized, lightless system.

Embedded within this high-friction thermal event are authentic Akkadian semantic codes. By linking humanity's earliest astronomical timekeeping data with contemporary spatial geometry, Romi translates the perpetual mechanics of planetary rotation into a heavy, load-bearing "Data-Brick." Sunrise operates not as a sentimental promise of a new day, but as a permanent architectural blueprint of chronological reactivation—archiving the exact systemic moment when thermal energy systematically overrides spatial absence.

 

  • Subject: Sunrise
  • Technique: Acrylic on canvas - Mixed Media
  • Measurements: 30 x 40 inch
  • Date: 2022
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Signature: Yes

Sunrise, by John Romi

If you would expect traditional colors and usual views, you have to look somewhere else, because the art of John Romi is all about exploring the true life and feelings behind the common objects and scenes.
In his amazing painting (Sunrise), John used the geometric background look and abstract structure to depict the secret of life that illuminates with everyday sunrise!
However, the center gravity of his entire artwork resides with the Akkadian Word (ṣī šamši / Sunrise) in cuneiform.

John did not just write the word as a normal calligrapher does, but he outstandingly switched the word to a unique art by using multilayers and mixed media to reach his audience through the visual elements.
I strongly believe that this one-of-a-kind work exceeds in many ways what many well-known postmodernism artists could offer. In fact, I could breathe in his artwork the Mesopotamian breeze mixed with the aroma of two of the masters of modern art, i.e., Paul Klee and Piet Mondrian. It is a path that only John Romi could walk!

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