Village People - Original Painting

"Village People" 24" X 30" X 2"  Mixed Media on fine art paper laminated to a wood panel. Framed and ready to hang

“It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer.” – Shanna LeFleur

Village People playfully nods to the iconic New York disco band of the 1980s, but the artist takes an unexpected turn by relocating the scene from its urban origins to a vibrant mountain setting. The artwork presents a study in movement and form, where two dancers inhabit a space defined by intersecting planes and angular geometry. Their simplified, textured garments enhance the focus on posture and rhythm rather than detailed realism.

My mixed media paintings consist of acrylic paint and digital collage. They are painted on museum quality archival paper and then laminated to a cradled wood panel, varnished, waxed and then framed in a black floater frame. Each piece begins as a digital study on an iPad where the basic composition and coloring is determined before the hand painted original is started.

Frank Trocino is an award-winning American-born artist and former architect currently residing in Santa Fe, NM. His work primarily explores themes of people and architecture.

This painting is also available as a canvas print 

About the Artist

Frank Trocino is a retired architect turned painter currently residing in Santa Fe New Mexico. His path to Santa Fe began in New York, then to Oregon as a young child through College. From there he lived in Italy, Los Angeles, the Middle East, Portland, and Austin. Franks work can be seen in galleries, hotels, and the homes of private collectors internationally. He is a mixed media artist using acrylic paint, ink and collage and his subject matter is primarily couples and buildings.