E D R O M A N O
Edward Romano was
born in Mount Kisco, New York and has lived in the Merrimack
Valley area of Massachusetts for many years. His intent to
illustrate the world as he sees it began early. As a child he
attempted to copy the comic strips he discovered in
Depression-era newspapers and was particularly attracted to
well-defined and uncluttered images. He began to experiment with
painting in the 1980s. After three or four years of intense
activity he stopped painting, resuming in early 2000. He began
to exhibit in late 2002.
In 2005, his painting of the 1912 laborers strike at Lawrence, Massachusetts, "Strike - Lawrence, Massachusetts
Jan. 11, 1912" was chosen by the
Bread and Roses Committee to be used as the logo for the Bread and Roses
Festival in that city. He was honored to have another of his paintings chosen to
be used in the festival of 2007. Ed is quite proud of these honors and several
others like it that have celebrated his lifetime dedication to the arts.
Romano's work
is largely figurative in an urban folk style, some of which is
influenced by memories of growing up in ethnic neighborhoods in
Massachusetts and New Jersey. But the majority of his themes are
more universal, endeavoring to depict people in ways that
challenge the prevailing cultural standards and where joy is
part of the ordinary human condition.
"I want to
create images of people who are more concerned with life and
living than with conforming to the expectations of others. I
admire men and women who have the courage to stand aside from
the crowd and express their individuality."
Romano paints
exclusively in acrylics at his home in Lawrence, Massachusetts
and hopes to continue painting and exhibiting while spending
part of each year in Florida. His work has been shown at the
Revolving Museum in Lowell, Mass., The Trainside Gallery in
Haverhill, The Venice Art Center in Venice, Florida, and in
various shows in both states.
Romano may be contacted by writing to ed@edromano.com
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