West Town Branch hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month art exhibit featuring the work of local artist Hector Rivera.
Pieces from Rivera’s collection will be on display from September 15 through October 15.
Artist Statement
Lush wilderness, delightful coloration and attention to the fine geometry of nature embrace the viewer. Hector’s work is bright and often features hearts, flowers and other motifs. Triangular shapes in his work represent trees. One of Hector’s favorite pastimes is fishing and gazing into aquariums. Fish can be found in his work, often inside of oval shapes that represent bodies of water. Hector has an intellectual disability and a hearing impairment, which makes it difficult for one to know with language what his work concerns and where he draws his inspiration. Hector has several mediums he uses frequently: colored pencil, oil pastel, acrylic paint and marker.
Hector Rivera has exhibited at Barneys New York, the Chicago Cultural Center, Fourth Presbyterian Church, John Almquist Gallery and the Judy A. Saslow Gallery.
