jorge Romero (b. 1973, Colombia) is a painter based in Madrid whose work explores the human condition through a predominantly monochromatic language. Translating colour into light, shadow, and intense contrast, his practice reveals the unseen—where darkness is not merely aesthetic, but a structural element of the image and what it conceals.

Rooted in an expressionist vision, his work moves between figuration and abstraction, constantly investigating the fragile relationship between being and feeling. Through chiaroscuro, Romero exposes emotional states rather than narratives, confronting vulnerability, tension, and inner conflict. His images exist at the threshold between presence and absence, inviting the viewer into a space where intensity becomes truth and emotional exposure an essential act of existence.

In his portrait practice, Romero isolates singular, unrepeatable moments extracted from moving images. Removed from their original context, these frames are suspended in time, allowing emotion to surface free from narrative or intention. A fleeting gesture or diverted gaze becomes a point of tension, where meaning fractures and emotional truth emerges through contradiction.

Take a look at some of my Paintings, and Drawings