Geometric Electric
I’m pleased to share the release of a new series of prints available for purchase now via Society6. Geometric Electric combines illustrated women with my love of geometric shapes and technical illustration.
Desert Speedway by Summer Romasco, fine art print, 2021. Available for purchase at Society6.
Subject matter and style
The drawings are surreal and minimalist depicting women in abstract geometric spaces in shades of terracotta, siennas, and dusty greens. The repetition of shapes and patterns makes them slightly decorative, but I kept the compositions simple.
What inspired the print series?
These pieces came together quickly, almost automatically, in early 2021. So I thought I’d share a little about their inception and the personal experiences that inspired their look and feel.
Earlier this year I took a pandemic-motivated train trip that passed through the high plains and desert of New Mexico. The red soil and dusty green plant life reinforced my long-standing fascination with the various shades of terracotta and sienna. The color palette I chose for this print series is a reflection of that stark yet comfortingly earthy environment.
At the same time, I was reading Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern, which traces the development of the artist’s personal style rather than her art. It was illuminating, to say the least. The way O’Keeffe concerned herself with modernity — designing her life, her home, and her clothes around it — seems very much reflected in contemporary trends. Much of what interests me most in contemporary design such as minimalism, form+function, and bringing nature indoors are all things she helped establish over half a century ago.
For me, reading about O’Keefe designing her life the way she designed her artwork, added historicity, legitimacy, and a thread of connectedness to current trends. Stuck at home during the pandemic, I’ve been reevaluating my own space. I’ve been looking at Scandinavian and Japandi design and thinking of ways to design for earthiness and warmth while remaining essentially modern. Being able to imagine a side of modernity that’s organic and natural rather than sleek and plastic has surely affected this body of work. These prints were developed with that type of modern, minimalist, organic space in mind.
How to buy a print from Geometric Electric
The entirety of the Geometric Electric print collection is available only in my Society6 shop. You can purchase prints framed or unframed (or even printed on canvas) in a variety of sizes — from desk-sized 8x10s all the way up to poster-sized 30 x 40s.
There are also a few fun products (makeup bags, phone cases, etc.) that you can buy alongside the prints.
You can shop the Geometric Electric collection now in my Society6 shop.
Target print, by Summer Romasco, fine art print, 2021. Available for purchase at Society6.
Balancing act, by Summer Romasco, fine art print, 2021. Available for purchase at Society6.
Clockwise from top left: Channel, Peek, and Shine by Summer Romasco, fine art prints, 2021. Available for purchase at Society6.