JOHNNY ROMEO - Fast Flash Chase, 2023
Original artwork by Johnny Romeo
Johnny Romeo, Fast Flash Chase, 2023, acrylic and oil on canvas
201cm x 201cm (79 x 79)
Buckle up and prepare for a breathtaking blast through the golden fields of nostalgia with Fast Flash Chase. The painting pays homage to DC Comics’ speediest superhero, The Flash, as he darts towards the audience with maximum velocity and sheer determination. Drawing from the comic books of his childhood, Romeo faithfully recreates the frenetic athleticism and iconic
red spandex of the original Flash, while giving DC’s resident Scarlet Speedster an updated Kitsch Pop flavour.
The Flash’s superhuman speed and ability to bend the laws of physics means that he is usually one step ahead of the pack, but in Fast Flash Chase he finally meets his match in the
form of the world’s fastest animal, the cheetah. Wrought in lively, kaleidoscopic hues, the furiously fast feline barely breaks a sweat as he keeps apace with The Flash, the two locked in a feverish race that lives up to the spirit of the title Fast Flash Chase. The artist compliments the breakneck
velocity of the Flash and the cheetah with a high impact palette of fantastical, fiery tones that conjures the adrenaline rush of travelling at warp speed.
For Romeo, living fast is not just about clocking up the mileage, but an attitude towards life that refuses to move slowly and amble without purpose, as captured in the text passage ‘Never Sway Fade’. While they might zoom past you in a swift warped blur, the blazing path that the Flash and the cheetah forges through their need for speed will always burn bright.
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Acrylic and oil on canvas strictched
201cm x 201cm (79 x 79)
