ROMULO ROYO AT ART INTERNATIONAL ISTAMBUL FAIR 2015

From September 4th to September 6th 2015, the second edition on the Art International Istambul Fair will be held in Istambul. Romulo Royo‘s work will be showcased in Stand A5, with Miguel Marcos Gallery.

Art International Istanbul is an international art fair that launched in 2013, and has quickly risen to receive strong international acclaim. Drawing on its unique geographic location as a gateway between ‘East’ and ‘West’, the fair is fast becoming a cultural bridge across the global art world. The fair also provides a programme of exhibitions, events and forums, enabling visitors to experience the rich cultural history of Istanbul alongside the flourishing local contemporary art scene developing today.

In this unique setting, Romulo Royo presents a selection of works from his series Goddesses of Nibiru. In this collection, he explores the interplay between myth and reality, capturing both the delicacy and the strength embodied by the female figure. He depicts features that are beautiful, enigmatic and, in some cases, veiled, as if they were part of a dream or an illusion. The attire and elements with which he adorns them are timeless, objects that may remind us of ancient civilisations, such as feathers and metal plate embellishments, set against futuristic elements, such as strange hats and, in some cases, panels emitting light from the neck of one of these figures. He himself says: the neck is communication and a connection from the inside to the outside; it is the union of the spiritual body with the material, and I wanted to represent in these Goddesses a form of communication through the light emanating from the neck.

Royo brings his own aesthetic, centred on the gods who inhabit this planet called Nibiru, drawing on Mesopotamian and Babylonian texts. According to these texts, it is a planet in the solar system that orbits our star every 3,600 years. Nibiru is the home of the gods, of the Anunnaki, or, in other words, winged beings.