Carlos Almaraz, Evening Traffic

Under a violet night sky pricked with stars and a hazy moon, a freeway of streaking headlights crosses the canvas in thick strokes of orange, teal and pink, its glow mirrored in dark water and a skyline below.
Title
Carlos Almaraz, Evening Traffic
Description
Carlos Almaraz, Evening Traffic (1985), oil on canvas, The Buck Collection, UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art; shown in Breakdown/Breakthrough, 2026.
Creator
Carlos Almaraz
Rights
Rights held by artist or creator
© The Carlos Almaraz Estate. The Buck Collection at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art

Part of Breakdown/Breakthrough: Art and Infrastructure