death of a dream, birth of passion...
after ten glorious years, with the spotlight glued to her every breath, multitude of eyes bonded to her as she soared and gleamed across the stage, with accolades and veneration from adoring fans, her precious knees eventually succumbed.
cecile was six years old when she began to dance, mentored by the firm guidance of her mother. in the passing of time, with discipline, perseverance, acute concentration and complete awareness, she blossomed into an accomplished dancer, with poise, grace and talent.
after incessant physical therapy, multiple consultation with acclaimed doctors and perpetual nights plagued by fear and frustration concerning her hurting knee, cecile was finally given the ultimate sentence in less than ten words, " you will never be able to dance again "
the words tore her spirit and broke every muscle in her soul. dancing was her world, she inhaled dancing, she exhaled dancing, she spoke dance, she walked dancing. dancing was her passion. cecile virtually carved in, and she collapsed into an unbearable depression...
once passion flows in your veins, it penetrates your bloodstream and assimilates to every fibre of your being, and without it, like a body void of oxygen, you seize to exist.
cecile had chosen to live , therefore she had to seek for new oxygen, wherever the winds of life could carry her, abandoning reason, and surrendering to the eternal, painting found her, and she fell in love again.
struggling within her soul, afraid of the unknown, and bewildered with a burning question, would painting take me as far as my first passion, my only true desire? she surged forward.
with time and patience, devoting all her time to painting, intimately conversing with her soul, she found answers within, oblivious to her, there were always present, engraved on the contours of her heart...
a journey of intimacy and wonder began, ascending her to new horizons, breaking the bonds of mediocrity and soaring beyond the veil of limitations into a world of infinity...
expression of gratitude through beauty...
cecile romat's paintings express her absolute passion for beauty as the fundamental life affirmation.
the canvases explode with color, motion and energy to the awakening of life's vibrant power, and yet her highly sensitive materials acknowledge life's fragility and it's ever evolving metamorphosis.
ms. romat brings a primordial vision to her surfaces that challenges us to feel the awesome presence of the universe we exist in. her paintings are telling us that as conscious beings we are uniquely integral to a beautiful universal grandeur. it's this beauty that the artist captures, and vividly documents in her work
as a steadfast artist, she questions, with dexterity and clarity of motive the sublime intensity of our existence, and despite the essential conflicts, she chooses to reject what she sees as post-modern culture's nihilism, violence and negation.
education
1992 - 1996 licence e.s letters university michel montaigne of bordeux, france
exhibitions
breath of light, seed gallery, 2007, new york
solo exhibitions
nudes, bank socie.te. ge.ne.cale, 2005, france
loquilles, gallery artemis, 2005, france
nudes, gallery artemis, 2005, france
esquisses, gallery phiros, 2006, greece
selected museums, public and private collections
l buffet private collection, paris, france
r dumont private collection, paris, france
j. arcara private collection, floeida, usa
d. arcara private collection, new york, usa
b alafoginis private collection, Washington, usa