MARIA RIVANS - Artist Research

Maria Rivans is mainly known for her scrapbook-style collage art pieces. In her pieces, she mixes pop art with surrealism, and they are also very imaginative and fantastical. I have found the colours she uses in her work are quite muted and every detail in her work is very intricate.

When I first came across Maria Rivans' work, I got the impression that her work was based on different cultures and individuals identities. Such as, one of her pieces or art above, when i first had a look at this painting, I thought it represented the woman in the image, and that the objects and things around her described her as a person, such as her culture, where she is from and her interests.

This is a portrait of my brother, that I created in the style of Maria Rivans. I was initially inspired by the meaning which I thought was behind her work, and not the real actual meaning behind it. I chose a photo of my brother, where the angle was similar to the portraits Rivans uses in her work. I thought of all of my brothers favourite things he likes to do and his favourite toys, which is very personal and expresses part of his identity.