Vero Romero, a Mexican-born oil painter based in Los Angeles, presents Efímera, her
debut solo exhibition—a contemplative mediation on the transient nature of existence.
Through surreal, symbolic compositions, Romero explores the tension between what
endures and what fades, reflecting on the emotional complexity of impermanence: the
beauty of transformation,the inevitability of change, and the significance of temporality.
Across Efímera, we encounter figures rendered in stone: silent, sculptural, and
suspended in a dreamlike vacuum. While stone traditionally symbolizes permanence,
Romero introduces cracks and fractures that reveal its transience. Organic elements
weave through Romero’s body of work, where, in contrast to the stone’s illusion of
timelessness, nature conveys the acceptance and beauty of the ephemeral.
Drawing from her Mexican heritage, Romero incorporates florals not only as symbols of
life and remembrance but also as spiritual guides. In Mexican tradition, flowers adorn
altars to guide and honor the dead, serving as bridges between the mortal and spiritual
realms. Efímera draws deeply from this cultural perspective—where death is not feared
or hidden but integrated and into life, commemorated with ritual, and embraced with reverence.
Through shifting scenes, the viewer is invited into a world of symbolic gestures and
surreal moments. Blending magical realism, abstraction, and cultural memory, Efímera
becomes a space to reflect, to feel, and to celebrate impermanence.