By Frank Romero

Medium: Serigraph
Year: 2022
Image Size: 22 × 32 inches
Edition of 100

Frank Romero’s City at Night captures the pulsing energy and vibrancy of Los Angeles after dark. This serigraph features his signature bold colors and expressive action, the work depicts freeways threading through the city, glowing with pinks, reds, and blues against a backdrop of illuminated skyscrapers and palm trees. Romero’s vision of the urban landscape is both celebratory and symbolic: the car culture, neon lights, and modern architecture become emblems of the Chicano experience in L.A., where mobility, community, and place are woven together in vivid narratives. The rhythmic composition of cars, roads, and buildings reflects the constant motion and dynamism of the city.

As a central figure in the Chicano art movement, Romero has long chronicled the life, histories, and visual culture of Southern California. In City at Night, his playful yet poignant use of color and form transforms the urban sprawl into a dreamlike environment—simultaneously familiar and fantastical. The painting situates the viewer in a landscape where freeways are elevated to mythic structures, emblematic of both progress and division. By reimagining the city through a Chicano lens, Romero asserts cultural presence and identity within spaces often associated with anonymity, speed, and transience. The result is a powerful reflection on belonging, movement, and the layered realities of life in Los Angeles.