Mario de Rivera
Mario de Rivera earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Santo Tomas in 1974.
He majored in advertising and worked in the industry in the Middle East and China. He gets his inspiration from his travels and exchange of experiences with a wide range of people and cultures.
His interests are varied: from food, music, the arts, and interaction with people, amongst others.
“He creates daring and complex compositions that are arresting and engaging for the miniaturistic detail. Through the skillfull manipulation and layering of different visual elements, he recollects seemingly irreconcilable differences. Mario de Rivera’s paintings are a hybrid of images, colours, textures, cultures, religions and individual traditions ”