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EDDIE RIVERA
August 2023
August 2023
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ABOUT EDDIE RIVERA . . .
"My art represents a spectrum of emotions: from pain, struggle, heartbreak and depression, to perseverance, inspiration and motivation.
I was born in Puerto Rico in 1985. Shortly after, my mother left my father due to his drug addiction and we moved to Connecticut. I fell in love with art at a very young age. Art supplies filled the void that was left from not being able to afford the latest toys and video games. I love the freedom that art gives you and the bright colors that pop. As a teen, I dropped out of high school. The pressure of getting bullied and the ups and downs of my home life was too difficult to deal with. I began using drugs to cope with these stressors and got lost in street life. This led to multiple arrests and, at age 20, I did my first real time in prison. I put art to the side and started channeling my creativity through hip hop music, but eventually found a way back to my artistic roots. I began drawing pieces for other inmates in exchange for food. I turned 21 in jail and it woke me up. After spending a year there and obtaining my G.E.D., I came out with a plan . . . " |
FEATURED WORK
On exhibit at G53 ALT Exhibit Space, 24 Colony Street, Meriden, CT, August 2023!
Beamer!
Where's My Share?
Don't Smoke
Arrived
Artwork on this page copyright of Eddie Rivera, Meriden, CT or Gallery 53, Meriden, CT, 2023
Purchases subject to availability, occasionally images may have been sold in-gallery and system is not yet updated.
Purchases subject to availability, occasionally images may have been sold in-gallery and system is not yet updated.
