Hugo Rivera

Art Brokerage: Hugo Rivera Mexican Artist: Hugo Rivera is a Mexican contemporary, figurative artist. His childhood was shaped by the fact that he was born into an extremely creative family full of singers, musicians, craftsmen and painters. Not to mention that his father who was a topographer engineer always allowed Hugo Rivera to use his working materials such as pencils, rulers and paper. His father always encouraged him to paint by buying him crayons, colored pencils and drawing paper. While studying civil engineering in Guadalajara, Mexico and not having too much time and space to paint he would paint on the walls of his bedroom; That's where he painted his first big mural which was the cover of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Since then he has a passion to paint on big surfaces. After graduating as Civil Engineer he relocated to the United States and returned to his passion for fine art. In 1994 he started working as a muralist, he was commissioned numerous murals and decorative finishes in private residences, restaurants and churches, while he continued to paint on canvas in his spare time. Inspired by great masters like Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera and other artists; Hugo Rivera began experimenting and creating his own individualized style and technique of painting. Hugo Rivera's work continues to grow, always finding ways to reinvent himself by coming up with new ideas. In 1994 Hugo Rivera began working as a muralist. Listings wanted.