Gustavo Rivera (b 1940) Mex/Amer, Mixed Media

Colorful mixed media on paper, signed with dedication verso, Gustavo Rivera, SF 1990.Gustavo Ramos Rivera is an abstract expressionist painter. Through his use of color and a personal symbology, he has created a language that is written throughout his paintings, monotypes, and collages. This singular expression functions on both an intellectual and emotional level and its deployment is reminiscent of the work of Paul Klee, Joan Miró, and Cy Twombly. It also harkens back to the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art and architecture of Ramos Rivera's native Mexico. Like his signage, the colors floating on Ramos Rivera's canvases reference his cultural past while remaining grounded in his present day environment. Overall size: 19 x 26 in. Sight size: 15 x 22 in.