Johnny Romeo‘s new show GRINDHOUSE opens @ Porter Contemporary in Chelsea, New York.
February 21st – March 30th, 2013.

Opening Night: Thursday 21st February, 2013 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm.

GRINDHOUSE, the debut New York show by Johnny Romeo, sees the internationally acclaimed Australian Pop artist in truly incendiary form. A napalm-drenched love letter to grindhouse cinema, the series is a righteously rollicking celebration of all things sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. Drawing on the quirky nihilism of Tarantino and the vicious vixens of classic Russ Meyers, GRINDHOUSE is an explosive exploration of our fascination with death and destruction. Like the schlocky films of its namesake, the series is gleefully irreverent and exhilarating in its seductive, violent energy. With his arsenal of brash, expressive colours, pop-inflected punk grit, and commanding graphic imagery, each work is a visual Molotov cocktail of buxom babes, high-octane cars and skulls that laugh in the face of death.

Any enquires concerning GRINDHOUSE can be made directly through Porter Contemporary (jessica@portercontemporary.com / info@portercontemporary.com) or by calling the gallery on +1 212 696 7432.
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Hello. I am a bunny that is 1.5 feet tall. I was painted by the artist Johnny Romeo from Sydney Australia. He is going to hide me somewhere in Sydney with tickets to see my parent’s Blink-182. You might want to like him and follow Johnny on Twitter to find out where he is going to put me.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnnyromeoart
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnny_romeo

Skull Bunny is an electrifying collaboration between Blink-182, one of the biggest rock bands in the world, and one of Australia’s most exciting and celebrated artists, Johnny Romeo. Rambunctious and irrepressibly energetic, Skull Bunny combines the grittiness and urgency of punk with the exuberant colour and playfulness of pop.

Johnny Romeo featured in the ‘Homage to Hollywood Group Show’ article in the GOLD COAST BULLETIN Paradise Magazine, Saturday 1st December 2012 (page 23).

The Homage to Hollywood Group Show @ 19Karen, Gold Coast, Australia. December 1st – 22nd, 2012.
www.19karen.com.au

‘No One Gets Out of Here Alive’, the latest series from Johnny Romeo, is both an elegy and homage to Hollywood. The works see the artist drawing on his deep love for music and film to explore the darker underpinnings of fame. Appropriating iconic images of Jimi Hendrix, James Dean, Jim Morrison and Bruce Lee, these portraits engage our fascination with tragic modern day legends. Johnny Romeo has created a series that melds the colourful chutzpah of Pop, the swagger of rock’n’roll and the bleak introspection of the Blues. The works form a seductively grim vision of Hollywood, of a place where the lure of fame is all consuming, a place where no one gets out alive.

Johnny Romeo’s ‘No One Gets Out of Here Alive’ series will be part of The Homage to Hollywood Group Show @ 19Karen, Gold Coast, Australia. December 1st – 22nd, 2012.

Opening Night: Saturday 1st December 2012 – 6-8pm.
www.19karen.com.au

Any enquires concerning Johnny Romeo’s “No One Gets Out Of Here Alive’ series can be made directly through 19Karen (info@19karen.com.au) or by calling the gallery on +61 7 5554 5019.

Johnny Romeo is a finalist for the 2012 Gold Coast Art Prize. His work Kelly Country Bounty, 2012, synthetic polymer and oil on canvas, 200cm x 200cm has been selected.

BLOODSPORT Opening Night @ Buratti Fine Art, Perth – www.buratti.com.au

Johnny Romeo‘s work featured in the current issue of Australian Art Collector. Issue 62 (October – December 2012), page 257.

Johnny Romeo’s new show BLOODSPORT opens @ Buratti Fine Art, Perth – October 26th – November 28th, 2012.
Opening Night: 6:30pm Friday 26th October, 2012.
The exhibition to be opened by Australia’s first and only female Olympic boxer, Naomi-Lee Fischer-Rasmussen.

View exhibition preview at: www.johnnyromeobloodsport.com

Any enquires concerning BLOODSPORT can be made directly through Buratti Fine Art (mail@buratti.com.au) or by calling the gallery on +61 8 9433 6369   www.buratti.com.au

View Johnny Romeo‘s BLOODSPORT exhibition preview at: www.johnnyromeobloodsport.com