Maria Rivans
Maria Rivans Maria Rivans’ eye-popping collages explore the idea of existing alternate realities and fantastical other worlds which transport us into a surreal and exciting universe. By appropriating an array of sourced vintage ephemera, Maria seeks to overwhelm us with her compositions by combining vivid and seductive colours with powerful and often humorous imagery. Best known for her intricate surreal landscapes, pin-up portraits and 3D boxed works, the viewer often experiences a visual and sensory overload from the hundreds of carefully cut-out found elements culled from her huge collection of vintage paraphernalia. Influenced by the extraordinary colours of Hitchcock films shown in Technicolor and sci-fi TV shows such as Land of the Giants and Planet of the Apes, these heroes from the past have been altered by combining and blending other found imagery scavenged from different eras, thus inviting the viewer into her strange and peculiar world. Rivans’ collages have a firm running theme of vintage Hollywood films, B Movies and TV trash. The screenplays of vintage films such as, The Birds, Mildred Pierce and Tarzan, have been rewritten and reinvented, resulting in newly collaged screen plots which intertwine throughout her body of work, spinning bizarre and dreamlike tales. The Pin-up series has been evolving rapidly. Each individual movie star develops their own firm identity, as if they were a solid memorable character starring in one of Rivans’ invented scripts. These leading ladies have been highly influenced by strong female actors like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford who made a huge impression on Rivans when she was a child. The Pin-up characters hold qualities of women who are particularly empowered and have recently been named after famous women explorers and inventors. Maria exhibits her work across the UK as well as internationally - New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Europe. Most recently she had a solo show at the Saatchi Gallery, London and showed with Christies for their ‘Out of the Ordinary’ sale. 'Lady Valentina’ is the campaign image for both London and Milan Affordable Art Fair. 'Carina' was the face of the Scoop International Fashion Show held at the Saatchi Gallery May 2015. Nordea Private Banking selected ‘Scarlett’ to head their campaign for Stockholm Affordable Art Fair.
Maria Rivans / 마리아 리반스

마리아 리반스의 콜라주는 초현실과 우주를 넘나드는 환상의 세계에 대한 탐구를 담고있다. 과거에 사용된 단명자료들, 예컨대 시간이 지난 홍보물, 입장권, 브로슈어, 영수증 등의 자료 배열을 통해 생생하고 마음을 이끄는 색으로 강력하고 익살스러운 이미지를 만들어 낸다.

마리아 리반스의 작품으로 가장 잘 알려져 있는 초현실 풍경화, 핀 업 초상, 3D 박스 시리즈 작들은 그녀의 빈티지 자료 콜렉션 가운데에서 추려진 수백가지 요소들을 통한 콜라주 기법으로 시각, 감각적 자극을 불러일으킨다.

이 작품들은 ‘거인의 나라’,’ 혹성탈출’과 같은 천연 공상과학 류 프로그램에 등장할만한 알프레드 히치콕 영화의 독특한 특성에 영향 받아, 과거의 주인공들과 각각 다른 시대 속 의 이미지들의 결합으로 기이한 세상을 창조해 낸다.

리반스의 콜라주 작품들은 고전 헐리웃 영화, B급영화, 삼류 TV 프로그램들을 주제로 구성되어있다. 콜라주 기법으로‘새’, ‘밀드리드 피어스’, ‘타잔’과 같은 고전영화들을 재해석, 재창조하여 그녀 작품 전체를 통틀어 기이하고 꿈 같은 동화세계로 엮어낸다.

마리아 리반스의 작품은 더욱 깊어져 핀업 시리즈로 나타난다. 작품에 등장하는 영화배우들은 마리아 리반스만의 색을 담아 각각의 정체성을 발전시키는데, 리반스의 어린시절에 영향을 주었던 베티 데이비스, 조안 크로포드에 착안해 강인한 여성상을 재창조해낸다. 핀업 작품에 나오는 대상들에게 유명 여성 탐험가, 발명가들의 이름을 붙임으로써, 마리아는 여성들에게 새로운 권한을 부여한다.

마리아 리반스의 작품은 영국을 넘어 뉴욕, 홍콩, 싱가포르, 유럽 등지까지 전세계에서 전시되고 있다. 가장 최근에는 런던 사치 갤러리에서 개인전을 했으며, 크리스티의 ‘평범을 넘어서’ 경매 세일에도 출품하였다. 런던과 밀라노 어포더블 아트페어에서 ‘Lady Valentina’ 작품이 포스터 이미지로 사용되었으며, 2015 사치 갤러리에서 주관한 Scoop 국제 패션쇼에서도 ‘Carina’ 작으로 주 포스터에 등재되었다. 스웨덴 노디아 은행은 ‘Scarlett’ 작으로 스톡홀름 어포더블 아트페어에 캠페인 이미지로 홍보되기도 하였다.
   
Profile
BORN
1986
1983
1965 Romford Essex UK
Brighton Polytechnic, 3 Dimensional Design, BA Hons Degree
East Ham Technical College, Foundation in Art & Design
Artist Biography Featured Exhibitions
Saatchi Gallery, London 2015
Christies London, Out of the Ordinary 2015
Will’s Art Warehouse, Hong Kong, Singapore 2015
LA Gallery, Soho, London. Joint show with Bonnie and Clyde 2014
Will’s Art Warehouse, London, Hong Kong, Toronto 2014

COMMISSIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION
Penguin Book Publishers, book jacket for ‘Heart of Darkness’ 2012

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Affordable Art Fair Milan headed the main press campaign, 2016
Christies London, Catalogue, Out of the Ordinary, 2015
Scoop International Fashion Show, Saatchi Gallery, London, Headed campaign, 2015
Nordea Bank, headed campaign Stockholm Affordable Art Fair, 2015
Affordable Art Fair Battersea 2014 headed the main press campaign
Front cover ‘Public Art’ magazine, Korea, 2014
The Financial Times, Oct’10
The Times, Sunday Culture Magazine Oct’10
Time Out magazine, Oct ‘08
The Times newspaper, Oct ‘08

 


   
   
작가 소개
BORN
1986
1983
1965 Romford Essex UK
Brighton Polytechnic, 3 Dimensional Design, BA Hons Degree
East Ham Technical College, Foundation in Art & Design
작가 약력 Featured Exhibition
Saatchi Gallery, London 2015
Christies London, Out of the Ordinary 2015
Will’s Art Warehouse, Hong Kong, Singapore 2015
LA Gallery, Soho, London. Joint show with Bonnie and Clyde 2014
Will’s Art Warehouse, London, Hong Kong, Toronto 2014

COMMISSIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION
Penguin Book Publishers, book jacket for ‘Heart of Darkness’ 2012

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Affordable Art Fair Milan headed the main press campaign, 2016
Christies London, Catalogue, Out of the Ordinary, 2015
Scoop International Fashion Show, Saatchi Gallery, London, Headed campaign, 2015
Nordea Bank, headed campaign Stockholm Affordable Art Fair, 2015
Affordable Art Fair Battersea 2014 headed the main press campaign
Front cover ‘Public Art’ magazine, Korea, 2014
The Financial Times, Oct’10
The Times, Sunday Culture Magazine Oct’10
Time Out magazine, Oct ‘08
The Times newspaper, Oct ‘08