“We live in an age of overload. A world of 24/7 news cycles, infinite scrolls, and an endless stream of likes, swipes, and soundbites. Pop culture isn’t just part of our lives anymore, it is our lives, saturating every screen and every waking moment with a wash of digital noise. With Everything at Once , I wanted to capture the dizzying sugar rush of this hyper-connected reality, where choice is infinite, stimulation is relentless, and even the things we love most can turn toxic. I kept coming back to the question: ‘what if everything you love is trying to kill you?’ Not in a romantic sense, but in the way our addictions, to Pop culture, to technology, to the quick-fix pleasures of modern living, can easily turn on us and lead to our undoing. The inspiration for the title came from Travis’ 2016 album Everything at Once , which perfectly captures the thrill and the chaos of a life lived perpetually online, where everything is happening everywhere, all at once. My new paintings dial this up to maximum volume, with hyper-saturated explosions of colour, bombastic cultural mashups, and defiantly Pop icons that feel larger than life. At its core though, Everything at Once is about Poptimism. Yes, the world is overwhelming, but there is joy in leaning into the madness - of finding clarity in the chaos, embracing the unexpected, and defining your own reality in a world where meaning is often lost amidst a sea of infinite impressions”. Johnny Romeo, 2025