Oscar Romp

Figurative Artist

Catalogue




Northern Soul

The Dancing, music and culture of the UK Northern Soul Scene has been for me a recurring subject for images expressing togetherness/loneliness, inclusion/exclusion. These works are also a commentary on a long-lived love affair with Black American Soul music. They are visual markers of exploration through 3 decades of music, dancing, people and places,.

Togetherness At Kings Hall, Stoke

Pastel on Canson Paper. 75cm x 55cm. 2005. Drawn 'live' on location at 'The Togetherness Northern Soul Oldies All-Nighter' . (Sammy Dee is among the dancers and Guy Henigan was Djing.