Larry Rivers is an abstract artist who lived and created art for the greater part of the 20th century. He worked mostly with paint, though he used a variety of mediums through his career. Rivers' work was influential to many artists from the pop art movement as well as some in the abstract expressionist movement.
I really enjoy looking at Rivers' artwork, because not only is it visually pleasing, but there are lots of details in each piece which warrant multiple examinations. While I don't paint, I do work with figures and people like Rivers, and it is interesting to look at how he uses and sometimes distorts figures in his work. Some of his paintings also have an almost collage-like feel to them, and I'm impressed that he was able to create that look and feel with the paint he worked with (and his actual collages are very good too). The amount of words Rivers also uses in his work also helps set it apart, and it was very interesting to look at the kinds of paintings he chose to utilize words in and which ones he didn't. His work also has this interesting trend that changed over time, but still managed to feel consistent, which I enjoyed seeing.
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AuthorA senior at Maggie Walker taking Art IV Archives
May 2018
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