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| This month, there is an exhibition of pastels by James Romberger, who, in deep colors, depicts the every day life of the Lower East Side neighborhood. His artwork has been compared to social realists like John Sloan, George Bellows, Reginald Marsh, Thomas Hart Benton, and Max Beckman. It contrasts different kinds of people and cityscapes in the changing light during the seasons of the year and during night and day. The motifs range from wet asphalt to nocturnal snow, from homeless recycling cans outside the supermarket to enlightened skyscrapers beneath a starry sky, sometimes on the same canvas. |
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