As part of its ongoing curatorial development, Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery introduces Robert Hromec, an artist whose work engages the boundaries between painting, printmaking, and contemporary mixed-media practice.
Educated between New York and Europe, Hromec holds an MFA in Painting from Hunter College, New York, and a BA in Printmaking from The City College of New York. His early formation includes studies at the Pratt Institute, a teaching assistantship at Hunter College, and six formative years at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He later earned an ArtD degree from the Technical University in Bratislava following a London Exchange Grant at The Slade School of Fine Art.
During his years in New York, Hromec developed the hybrid technique he defines as printpainting—a fusion of painterly gesture and printmaking processes that remains central to his practice. His recent works extend this exploration through the use of aluminum plates, where layering, pressure, and surface interaction produce subtle optical shifts and perceptual depth.
Human figures lie at the core of Hromec’s work, positioned in dialogue with themselves, with others, and with the surrounding world. Through the body and material surface, his practice explores a dynamic balance between the physical and the intangible, the worldly and the spiritual.
Hromec’s work has been presented in more than seventy international exhibitions and fairs across the United States, Canada, and Europe, and documented in two major monographs now held in leading museum libraries. His practice has been recognized with multiple international awards, including the Premio COMEL (Rome) and the Extrartis Prize (Sorrento).
With this new collaboration, Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery expands its program with a practice distinguished by material depth, conceptual clarity, and quiet emotional intensity. The gallery looks forward to presenting Robert Hromec’s work through upcoming exhibitions and projects.
Января 2, 2026
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