AARON RIVERA
Leisure
showing with Click Mort, Christopher Bales, Edward Robin Coronel
July 3 – August 2, 2015
Artist reception: Friday, July 3rd; 8-11PM
LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY
4633 Hollywood Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-7667
There is nothing quite like the energy of a July 4th weekend spent with friends who know how to have fun. Aaron Rivera‘s works are a celebration of friendship in the context of the riotous color and excitement of a long, hot summer. Indulging in a love for bright colors, bold shapes, and a variety of patterns, these works seek to create a sense of nostalgia for a time when summer held endless possibilities. Rivera’s works are snapshots of intimate relationships, small adventures, and quiet moments. They seek to remind us of experiences that reinforce bonds, create memories of summer, and of the debauchery of youth we carry with us throughout life.
Aaron Rivera is mixed-media artist who has been working in illustration, small-scale paintings, and murals since his teens. More recent work includes the fabrication of puppets for stop motion films by Henry Selick and Charlie Kaufman. He has commissioned work for the UBC Mural Company of Chicago and, LA Metro. He has also done illustrations for the web series Cost of Living and Croissant Man. Aaron has shown work in the Discarded to Divine Charity Art Show at the De Young Museum, and participated in events at Los Angeles Municipal Art Galleries, and La Luz de Jesus Gallery where he currently has work on display. He holds a BA in Industrial Arts from San Francisco State University, and currently resides in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles with his partner Dave and their fat cat.
