Frank Romero USA, b. 1941
Caja de sombra - Roswell, Nuevo Mexico, 2024
Acrylic on wood
13 x 21 x 9 in
33 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm
33 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm
Further images
Caja de Sombra features a car towing a trailer against a backdrop of acrylic-painted palm trees. The wooden three-dimensional sculptures recall the artist’s long-standing interest in the image and symbolism...
Caja de Sombra features a car towing a trailer against a backdrop of acrylic-painted palm trees. The wooden three-dimensional sculptures recall the artist’s long-standing interest in the image and symbolism of automobiles and lowrider vehicles. When the LA Times asks about the genesis of his intrigue in the icons, Romero says, “It’s so much Los Angeles. My father loved to drive. I grew up in a car, driving everywhere. That’s what I know about California. Cars were a part of the culture. That’s all you talked about as a young man,” - Frank Romero, The Los Angeles Times (2017).
Provenance
Frank Romero StudioExhibitions
De aquí y de allá: Frank Romero, A Survey, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York; curator: Rafael Barrientos Martínez, 2024Literature
“De aquí y de allá: Frank Romero, A Survey,” Meer, December 11, 2024. (illustrated)Exhibition catalogue, De aquí y de allá: Frank Romero, A Survey, Ruiz-Healy Art: New York / San Antonio, 2024 (illustrated)
