Aaron Rivera
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 (Shadow King) and Charlie Kaufman (Anomalisa). Aaron has also worked on the childrens program TumbleLeaf for Bix Pix and Amazon, and several commercials and episodic shows for studios such as Stoopid Buddy, Shadow Machine and Pet Gorilla. 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. 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.
Work
The Food Paintings
Forget about your beach body, don't worry about the carbs, this summer is all about indulgence. Continuing on the themes of leisure and luxury, this latest body of work explores the sensuality and seduction surrounding food. Using all our favorite tasty treats shrouded in color and euphemism, these paintings take a cheeky look at the way we fetishize our food. A stylistic continuation of 2014's Leisure series, The Food Paintings, incorporate Rivera's always hedonistic creatures with an embrace of summer, and a love of color and pattern.
Animal Attack
Animals are friends not food, until they're not. This mini collection is inspired by travels down under, where everything wants to eat you.
Forget about your beach body, don't worry about the carbs, this summer is all about indulgence. Continuing on the themes of leisure and luxury, this latest body of work explores the sensuality and seduction surrounding food. Using all our favorite tasty treats shrouded in color and euphemism, these paintings take a cheeky look at the way we fetishize our food. A stylistic continuation of 2014's Leisure series, The Food Paintings, incorporate Rivera's always hedonistic creatures with an embrace of summer, and a love of color and pattern.
Animal Attack
Animals are friends not food, until they're not. This mini collection is inspired by travels down under, where everything wants to eat you.
