ORION ROMERO ‘24
ARTS EDUCATION, TOWSON UNIVERSITY

Lasso The Moon, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
8” x 8”

Have you ever wanted nighttime to last forever? This painting captures the feeling of longing and wanting for something out of reach. To have a moment that you love last indefinitely would be ideal. Time passes whether we want it to or not. This is a self portrait and I painted myself the way that I feel when I wish to keep dreaming.

It Gets Better, 2020
Video
Running time 1 minute, 7 seconds

This video focuses on pride flags because pride flags are meant to be a beacon of hope for the queer community. Often the pride flag is paired with positive affirmations to show us that things are better now, but for some of us queer people it does not get better. For a lot of us, our mental health suffers as we are continuously discriminated against. There is still work to do in the world of queer rights. I’m tired of hearing it gets better.