Frank Gonzales
Frequencies

March 14th- April 5th 2025

Opening night reception Friday, March 14th 6-9pm

Please just contact us to get larger images , detail images, or a video walk around of a piece!

Arizona based painter Frank Gonzales’ work explores the concept of environment- using dramatic strokes of vibrant colors to enhance the energy hidden below the surface of his biological subject matter. His subjects usually are the desert flora and fauna of his home, particularly birds and succulent plants. The use of bright, even neon color gives the work a dynamic aura, yet strangely without becoming frenetic. The organic forms and subjects allows a tranquility to play off the dazzling abstract brushwork and creates an intense luminosity to his paintings, which seem to glow with their own internal light.

In his own words: “As we try to understand the phenomena of nature by neatly labeling, dividing and categorizing, I approach my understanding by weaving elements of science and imagination. Exploring possibilities through the language of paint, I am able to blur the lines between reality and ideas. I like the spontaneity of starting with a background color or single image as a jump off point for the rest of the painting. One image will spark another and the process takes shape from there. I find this way of working to be both exciting and uncertain.”

Gonzales received his BFA from Laguna College of Art and Design in 2003. His work is included in both private and public collections around the world including the Ampersand Boutique Hotel in London, The Orange County Children’s Hospital, and Starbucks, Bank of America and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. His work has been featured in numerous publications and Online Text including American Art Collector Magazine, Juxtapoz, Booooom and Colossal. His work was also featured on the cover of American Art Collector Magazine. He exhibits successfully in numerous art galleries around the country- and we are thrilled to host his first solo show at Roq La Rue.