WE MADE IT presents PUMP UP THE JAMS at Kadmium Art & Design Supplies
A pop-up shop featuring 30 selected works handpicked from internationally acclaimed artist Johnny Romeo’s book, Pump Up The Jams. The signed edition prints and Pump Up The Jams will be available for purchase in-store at Kadmium Art and Design Supplies and online exclusively from the 14th of November to the 28th of December. Johnny Romeo is spearheading the global Neo-expressionist Pop art movement with an exhilarating collision of rock ‘n’ roll swagger, comic book aesthetics, Technicolour imagery, and street art.
Get in quick for your chance to own an exclusive signed edition print from WE MADE IT X Johnny Romeo!
Date: 14th of November - 28th of December
Location: Kadmium Art & Design Supplies, are 80 Bay St, Ultimo NSW
For over a decade, internationally acclaimed Australian painter Johnny Romeo has been at the forefront of the global Pop Art and culture jamming movement, dazzling audiences the world over with his distinct and electrifying style of Kitsch Pop. Romeo is today considered Australia’s leading Pop artist and culture jammer, renowned for his explosive colour arrangements and knack for skilfully sampling and re-appropriating iconic Pop culture imagery into thrillingly original works.
Pump Up the Jams: Culture Jamming In The Works of Johnny Romeo, the latest book on Australia’s King of Pop, delves into Romeo’s warped Technicolour Pop visions and offers electrifying insights into his art making practice and the important role that culture jamming plays within it. The comprehensive hardcover book brings together 50 select full-colour paintings and artwork descriptions spanning exhibitions from 2017 to 2019, alongside an in-depth Q&A with Johnny Romeo and essays from art writer John Dinamarca and esteemed Australian art advisor Michael Powe.
Released through the US based Hive Publishing Company, Pump Up The Jams is a fascinating overview and deep dive into the colourful and complex mind of Australia’s leading Pop Art rebel.
PUMP UP THE JAMS – Culture Jamming In The Works of Johnny Romeo is now available to purchase online
We Made It, in association with Petra Gallerie and Boutique,is proud to present the debut launch party Too West Coast, featuringthe latest open edition print series from internationally acclaimed artist Johnny Romeo. Handpicked and curated by Petra Gallerie owner John Felix, Too West Coast showcases 20 Romeo classics from the We Made It collection. With his thrilling brew of Neo-expressionist urgency, cultural savvy and keen eye for captivating colour arrangements, Johnny Romeo is today considered the leading force in Australian Pop Art. Spanning Johnny Romeo’s celebrated career, the seriesis a lovingly crafted visual mix-tape of kaleidoscopic colour explosions and punk-splattered Pop chutzpah that bursts at the seams with an intoxicating swag that is well and truly Too West Coast.
