René Romero Schuler- Featured Artist
night
the night
washes everything
iridescent
preparing its cycles
for what lies
at the peel of
the horizon
spattered in light
the fire pink
flamingo
swings through
star chimes, floating
through air
like water
floating
through sky
blood fills the night
from the once remained union,
a
she twinkles like a frog
bounces
peacefully humming
at the moon
sharks, scattering in
the distance, calculating…
always at a blur,
for what corner
shall we look beyond
the space of energy
beside us like
an accidental breeze
reflecting back at us.
the slightly joyous
pale smirk in the
summer wind
and the rain that
sleeps beneath
the subconscious,
naked
and blanketed
she wishes
such thoughts upon
herself,
to be remarkable in a
moment nonpareil,
but all that comes is simple
like the moment she
finds herself in…
wordless
unremarkable
strolling between days
by LORIN DREXLER
René Romero Schuler
René Romero Schuler is one of the most important and well-collected, contemporary artists to emerge from the Midwestern United States. Now living in both Chicago, IL and Carmel, CA, this artist is creating powerful images of strength and vulnerability that speak to the heart of the human condition: love, sorrow, solitude, and heartbreak; yet, through these depictions of difficult subjects, she inspires her viewers with hope, fortitude, and ultimately, enduring strength. The figures Schuler captures are equal parts self-portraiture and portraits of the range of human emotions she has experienced in her all-too-colorful life. Her approach is personal yet universal, and essentially intimate. The work is visually and emotionally affecting; it powerfully reveals her appreciation for the struggle and triumph of the human condition and speaks to global and societal issues that continue to impact daily lives.
Schuler’s work is in the permanent collections of The Union League Club of Chicago, Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) in Chicago, Grand Valley State University in Michigan, Coral Springs Museum of Art, and St. Thomas University Museum of Art – Sardiñas Gallery in Miami. Her work is in public and private collections worldwide and has been exhibited internationally in Paris, Rome, Paxos, Singapore, and Beirut. A musical production, Jolere, was wholly inspired by Schuler’s works, with five original scores composed by Lee Kesselman and accompanying contemporary dance choreographed by Joanna Lees. Jolere performed to sold-out audiences in Minneapolis in 2013, and Chicago in 2015.
The book, René Romero Schuler: Life and Works, showcasing images of the artist’s thick impastos and striking figural canvases in addition to providing readers a look into her artistic process, was released in 2013. The book, simply titled René Romero Schuler, was released in August 2016, and a second hardcover book, also titled René Romero Schuler, containing personal essays and poetry alongside her most recent works, was released summer of 2019.
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