Viveros’ work elevates the iconography of the femme-fatale as a powerful emblem of strength and retaliation: insubordinate beauties undaunted by the unruliness of a messy fight. These hyperreal portraits deliver cult worthy heroines emerging triumphant from battle, complete with cigarettes anchored from parted lips, and tattoos and wounds to rival any soldier’s they are steel tough victors rendered with the technical precision. Beautiful and yet barbarous, they draw from the power of the feminine and its reconciliation of vulnerability, beauty, and power. His highly detailed paintings of female beauties summon a raw poetic of intractability. Viveros has an unmistakably arresting hand. Internationally celebrated artist Brian M. Published by Thinkspace Editions with Exclusive Interview by Greg Escalante & Introduction from Andrew Hosner, Co-Owner and Curator at Thinkspace Gallery. We were thrilled to be showcasing his work and it all happened so organically." - Snippet from Introduction by Andrew Hosner ISM Magazine where he had won a contest to have his art featured on the front cover. Shortly thereafter he took part in a special event we held for. This was a few years before our gallery came into existence, but once we got things underway with Thinkspace, we knew we had to work more closely with him. He was one of the first artists to really grab me as I searched out new and exciting talent to profile via our blog Sour Harvest. "I first came across the work of Brian Viveros via one of the galleries he used to show at in NYC early on. "Brian Viveros' work is the perfect marriage between everything that fascinated us as children and the temptations that envelop us in adulthood" - Morgan Spurlock An absolute must for any fan of his work. 216 pages documenting eighteen years of his work including essays, interviews, behind-the-scenes and much more.
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