AWARD WINNING ILLUSTRATOR & FINE ARTIST •Game Art • Concept Visuals •TVC Storyboards • Non Finito Paintings • The Mystics of Montenegro Series
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New York Curator and Director of Manhattan Arts International Renee Phillips said the following about Romeo and his non finito fine art series Relinquish:
“Romeo Varga is a contemporary artist who is making an indelible mark on art history. His art conveys profound insight into humanity and resonates on an individual and universal level.
As an inventive contemporary artist Romeo has reestablished the phrase [non finito] in a new context. He is also contributing to the annals of art history.”
Romeo Varga’s non finito painting ‘The Guardian’ digital painting on woven canvas (2023). Romeo creates in any style imaginable to suit your project needs. Think everything from comic book to 18th century fine art painting. Peruse his phenomenal range here:
Romeo Varga is responsible for the art direction, concept art and all 2D in-game art in Nocturne Manor (including Cover Art, splash screen art and in-engine paintings and portraits). This indie game project has won multiple awards including “Emotional Masterpiece”.
Romeo’s digital matte painting recently won the Gold Award in the ‘Black and White XI International Juried Art Exhibition’ in Arizona, USA. The contest had finalists from 4 continents and 12 countries including UK, France, Italy, China and Canada (2023).
Romeo Varga’s non finito portrait painting series was written about in an article by Manhattan Arts International founder and curator Renee Phillips (2023).
Romeo was commissioned to create a concept visual for Westfield London’s Barbie movie premiere depicting cinema-goers dressed in all pink (2023).These two portrait paintings were selected as Finalists in the ‘9th Annual Figures and Faces’ Juried International Art Competition Exhibition in New Mexico, USA. Artists from four continents and 14 countries including UK, Canada, Italy, Germany and China submitted their work for consideration (2023).
Romeo Varga was commissioned by Wheels, Australia’s leading car magazine to illustrate the Front Cover of their November Issue entitled ‘The Design Issue’ (2019)Romeo’s painting ‘Nymphs at Snake Lake’ received a Special Recognition Art Award in ‘The Healing Power of Elements: Earth, Water, Air’ and Fire’ Juried International Art Competition Exhibition in Manhattan, USA (2023).Romeo’s signature illustration style juxtaposes calm with obscure to produce eye catching visuals that keep you engaged and wondering.
Order of Australia Medal Recipient and Founder of the iconic TAP Gallery Sydney, Lesley Dimmick said the following about Romeo:
“Romeo Varga, I believe is one of the striking new artists of our time. His creativity is abundant & prolific. When one sees him in his process one can see how amazing his technical skills are and the power and quality of drawing ability he possesses. He is a maestro.”
Commissioned by Microsoft to promote their new Surface Pro 4 on Facebook Live, Romeo was required to draw various objects in front of a live audience of tens of thousands of people worldwide, in order to demonstrate in real-time the features of their new product (2017)
Romeo was commissioned to create a conceptual visualisation of the multi-billion dollar Barangaroo Development in Sydney City, with the aim to help investors envisage what the area would look like before the structure was approved for building (2015)Romeo’s digital matte painting ‘She Listens to the Moon’ received an Honorable Mention Award in a USA-based Juried International Art Competition that received 683 submissions from artists from 23 countries (and 32 states in America). The artwork was placed in the Top 20 of the Photography & Digital category (2023)‘The Harp Player of Perast’, the very first painting in Romeo’s Mystics of Montenegro series, has been exhibited in France, Belgium and Netherlands (2023).
Romeo was commissioned by Secret Cinema to create concept visuals for the Los Angeles invite-only launch event of Diablo IV’s global release (2023)
Romeo Varga’s illustration depicting child victims of landmines, ‘Childhoods in Bosnia’ , was utilised in an international mine awareness campaign by the Norwegian People’s Aid (2020).Commissioned by Skoda Australia to create bold black and white visuals of the Octavia 90TSI emphasizing the model’s features, Romeo’s work appeared with his very own hand in the national TV commercial (2013)
Technical precision and illustrative diversity has led me to be commissioned by global clients including Microsoft, Samsung, L’Oréal, Westfield, Audi, Johnson and Johnson, Virgin, NewsCorp and Deloitte.
LATEST SIGNATURE STYLE ILLUSTRATIONS IN-SITU
DIVERSE ILLUSTRATION WORK FOR EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING CLIENTS
EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT 2019: Commissioned by WHEELS MAGAZINE(Australia and New Zealand’s leading car magazine) to illustrate the Front Cover of their November Issue entitled ‘The Design Issue’ .ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned to create a concept visual of the multi-billion dollar Barangaroo Development in Sydney City, to help investors envisage the structure before building approvalADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by WESTFIELD LONDON to create a concept illustration for Europe’s Barbie film premiere launch event.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by BMF AGENCYfor the Australian Government to create a series of illustrations for a national domestic violence awareness campaign.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by DELOITTE AUSTRALIA to create portrait illustrations of each staff member in their Australian office. (This image is a sample of the entire work. )
ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by WOOLWORTHS to create portrait illustrations demonstrate their Point of Sale stands to sell a particular brand line.
ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by WESTFIELD LONDON to create a concept illustration for their iconic doggy day care centreADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by OFFICEWORKS (Australia’s leading office and stationery supply chain) to create an illustration of their latest office range.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by SECRET CINEMA to create concept illustrations for the Los Angeles invite-only launch event of Diablo IV’s global video game release.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by ENERGY AUSTRALIA (Australia’s largest electricity company) to illustrate posters encouraging Australians fo move to their energy plan.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by LEXUS car company to create concept visuals for their upcoming sports modelEDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT: Commissioned to illustrate a promotional pre-event visual for SAINSBURY’s (iconic UK supermarket) promotional pop-up event in London featured in multiple UK news outlets including Britain’s famous Evening Standard newspaper, Yahoo News and MSNADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by SUBARU Australia to demonstrate the versatility and different uses of their latest Forrester model.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by KING LIVING FURNITURE Australia to showcase their new range in a domestic setting for their promotional material including catalogues.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE Australia to create illustrations demonstrating the vineyard’s resilience to all weather and climate conditions.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by SKODA AUSTRALIA to create a large series of illustrations to visually emphasise the features of the Octavia 90TSI through bold black and white visuals, some of which were then featured in a national TV commercial.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by NRMA (Australia’s leading insurance company) to create an illustration for promotional material.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by HAWKES BREWING CO (Australia) to create a concept illustration of Australia’s favourite former prime minister and national hero Bob Hawke to pitch a statue project.ADVERTISING WORK: Commissioned by the AUSTRALIAN NAVY to create illustrations for a national recruitment campaign.
