Medium_Oil on canvas

Size_116x81cm

Year_2023

“This painting was born on tour. I was traveling in the south oh France and Spain with Mark Oblow, a famous skateboard photographer, who had striking portrait of Chritian Hosoi.

All three of us share the sme sponsor (RVCA). That’s when the idea came to me. Christian Hosoi stands as a legendary figure in skateboarding history — not for his achievements in numbers, but for the singularity of his style. His movement, his presence in the air, turned speed into expression.”

In this work, Jérôme Romain does not offer a portrait in the traditional sense. Instead, he evokes a presence — the afterglow of a myth in motion. The painting captures a moment