Frank Romero “Soñando en Califas” Dec. 22, 2016 - Feb. 24, 2017

“Soñando en Califas” is an exhibition consisting of over three decades of work from the iconic artist, Frank Romero.
Romero’s artistic influence began when he and his fellow members of the iconic artist collective, Los Four, defined and promoted awareness of the Chicano community in Los Angeles with their art. Romero’s murals and Los Four’s activism in the Chicano Civil Rights movement brought Chicano art to the attention of the mainstream art world and made an impact when the collective was invited to have the first Chicano exhibition in a mainstream museum at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in 1974.
The work exhibited in Soñando en Califas highlights the cultural influences that inspire Romero and outlines life as a Chicano living in Los Angeles. The familiarity of Romero’s motifs, such as transportation, public art, and heroic women, make the work relatable and a connection to the Chicano point of view is easily made. Everyday objects become idolized and graphic content is almost hidden with his use of vibrant color and expressive mark making that entices viewers and invites them to look closer at the image presented.