Johnny Romeo

Never Fall

Name: Never Fall - Harvey Galleries
SKU: H36015
Price: 6500.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

SKU: H36015

Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

103 x 103 cm Framed

A$6,500

Drink from the well of nocturnal wisdom with Johnny Romeo’s humorously absurd work, Never Fall. Perched precariously on what appears to be an oddly shaped branch, a barn owl glares ominously towards the audience, an imposing messenger of transformation, wisdom, and clear-sighted change. However, a closer inspection of the painting reveals that the branch is in fact the iconic moustache of Surrealist icon Salvador Dali delicately floating in the air. In ancient Greek mythology, the barn owl is often depicted as the enlightened animal companion of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare. By slyly replacing the calm stability of Athena’s shoulder with the twizzled curls of Dali’s moustache, Romeo gleefully jams together the worlds of Surrealism and Greek mythology, repositioning the barn owl into a bizarre dreamscape where the rules of conventional logic cease to exist. Romeo pushes this idea further through his hallucinatory and unconventional use of colours, where caustic yellows and subdued earthen tones collide with electrified blues and purples to create an illusory dreamscape. Usually considered a bird of death haunting the shadows of folklore, Romeo eschews the darkness of the deep night to portray his barn-owl illuminated by the iridescent, distorted sunlight of an alternate reality. Despite navigating the unfamiliar and disorienting terrain of the subconscious, Romeo’s ‘Owl Low Rider’ remains calm and composed, positioning themselves lowly and refusing to lose balance on the flimsy curls of Dali’s moustache. The title of the work, Never Fall, delivers this sentiment with Poptimistic flair, reminding us that to be like the owl, we need to find clarity in the madness and build the confidence to never stumble, never hesitate, and never give up.

H36015 Never Fall, 2025

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About Johnny Romeo

Johnny Romeo is an internationally acclaimed Australian painter. Considered Australia’s leading Pop artist, Romeo is spearheading the global Neo-Expressionist Pop movement with his electrifying collision of rock’n’roll swagger, comic book aesthetics and street art. Described by GQ Magazine Australia as ‘part punk, part pop’, Romeo’s Kitsch Pop works are explosive sugar rushes of Technicolour imagery and urban grittiness that are turning heads worldwide.