John Romi

John Romi is a Swedish-American artist whose abstract compositions reinterpret ancient symbolic systems through geometric precision and emotional architecture. In 2004, he formalized Cuneiformism—his signature visual philosophy—establishing a conceptual framework that bridges abstraction, cultural memory, and structured form.

Romi’s work draws deeply from the visual logic of Sumerian, Egyptian, and Mesoamerican civilizations, with a predominant focus on Akkadian script, the wedge-shaped language of the ancient world. He reimagines these systems not as codes, but as meditative compositions that restore emotional balance and evoke historical continuity. His canvases layer glyphic structures over pure color fields, transforming archaic forms into rhythmic geometries and contemplative spaces.

With a background in engineering, computer science, graphic arts, and multimedia from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, Romi merges academic rigor with artistic nuance. His works are constructed with deliberate texture, palette knife techniques, and precise spatial logic—composed to generate both visual clarity and symbolic depth.

Romi’s practice has been informed by collaborations with leading scholars in ancient scripts and semioti...

2022 - Art Business

2004 - Academic Certificate of Fine Arts, Mesopotamia, Art, History, and Beyond, (Freedom Learning Studio) Ferndale, MI

2003 - Master of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, Graphic Arts and Multimedia. The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

2001 - Academic Certificate of Fine Arts, ABF Stockholm, Sweden

Art exhibitions in Europe and the U.S, among them:
2025 - Perspectives of Greater Phoenix Exhibit
2025 - Dama Gallery, Greater Los Angeles
2025 - The Sky Above
2025 - Exhibizone, Seasons: Spring
2025 - Viva la Vida 2025 Juried Exhibition
2025 - Save OUR Planet! - Red Bluff Art Gallery
2024 - The Homiens Art Prize
2024 - Naturalist Gallery Flow Exhibition
2024 - Southwest Artist Series Purchase Initiative
2024 - Avanti Art Gallery - Solo Exhibition
2024 - Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
2024 - James May Gallery - Art of Water
2024 - The Bridge Arts Foundation - SEEKING LIGHT
2024 - Treat Gallery "Brand: New" Exhibition.
2024 - Masur Museum of Art - Invitation to Exhibit.
2023 - 2024 - Sasse Museum of Art - Invitation to Exhibit.
2023 - 2024 - Natural Elements at Blue Line Arts in Roseville California.
2023 - 2024 - YICCA INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CONTEMPORARY ART.
2023 - Teravarna Art Gallery - Winner of the HONORABLE MENTION AWARD in the "6th COLOR" art competition.
2023 - Yavapai College Art Gallery - Sonic Expressions: Art + Music.
2023 - Gallery Andrea - Invitation to Exhibit.
2023 - ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2023 – 7th edition, Rome, Italy.
2023 - NYC PHOENIX ART - Invitati...