Arturo Rivera
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Arturo Rivera is a Mexican
contemporary master painter. He was born in Mexico City
and studied painting in Academy of San Carlos
from 1963 to 1968. In 1969 he presented his first solo exhibition in homage to Ché Guevara in Molino de Santo Domingo. In 1973 he studied serigraphy and photoserigraphy in London
. In 1976, he moved to New York
and in 1978 began utiliizing the form of hyperrealism for which he is renowned today. In 1979 he went to Munich
, Germany
to study with Max Zimmerman, who he had met in New York.
He returned to Mexico in 1981 for a show in the University of Arts and Sciences Museum. As he continued to perfect his style of hyperrealism throughout the 80's and 90's with numerous exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout Mexico, Rivera portrayed dark, anatomic, and sometimes macabre themes. In 2000, Arturo Rivera headlined an exhibit of self-portrait paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Mexico City alongside such notable Mexican artists as Diego Rivera
and Frida Kahlo
. In 2003, Arturo Rivera was honored by the Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey
, Mexico (the MARCO), as one of the Grand Masters of Mexican Art of the 20th century.
In 2005, he won First Prize at the Beijing
International Art Biennale with the oil painting "Arriving to New York", which is now held by the National Art Museum of China
in Beijing.
Now living in Mexico City, he continues to show throughout Mexico, Europe
, and the Americas
and is held in numerous contemporary art
museums and private collections throughout the world.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
contemporary master painter. He was born in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and studied painting in Academy of San Carlos
Academy of San Carlos
The Academy of San Carlos is located at 22 Academia Street in just northeast of the main plaza of Mexico City. It was the first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas. It was founded in 1781 as the School of Engraving and moved to the Academia Street location about 10 years later...
from 1963 to 1968. In 1969 he presented his first solo exhibition in homage to Ché Guevara in Molino de Santo Domingo. In 1973 he studied serigraphy and photoserigraphy in London
London
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. In 1976, he moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and in 1978 began utiliizing the form of hyperrealism for which he is renowned today. In 1979 he went to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to study with Max Zimmerman, who he had met in New York.
He returned to Mexico in 1981 for a show in the University of Arts and Sciences Museum. As he continued to perfect his style of hyperrealism throughout the 80's and 90's with numerous exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout Mexico, Rivera portrayed dark, anatomic, and sometimes macabre themes. In 2000, Arturo Rivera headlined an exhibit of self-portrait paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Mexico City alongside such notable Mexican artists as Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...
and Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo de Rivera was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán, and perhaps best known for her self-portraits....
. In 2003, Arturo Rivera was honored by the Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Mexico (the MARCO), as one of the Grand Masters of Mexican Art of the 20th century.
In 2005, he won First Prize at the Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
International Art Biennale with the oil painting "Arriving to New York", which is now held by the National Art Museum of China
China
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in Beijing.
Now living in Mexico City, he continues to show throughout Mexico, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and the Americas
Americas
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and is held in numerous contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
museums and private collections throughout the world.