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The work of Maria Rivans is known for its mash up of surrealism meets pop art. Her scrapbook like collages with their 1950s pop culture references have all the playful delight of an early Paolozzi, mixed with the strange surreality of a Dali, and brought up to date with a certain sophistication and quirky aesthetic, unique to Rivans. The reference series was first released at the artrepublic Art Yard Sale on Sunday 5th June 2016, in which some of the biggest names in the contemporary art world came together in Brighton’s Jubilee Square, giving fans the chance to buy from the artists directly. ‘The Reference Series 8’ places different landscapes next to one another an idealised tropical shoreline a photograph of Brighton’s Pavilion Gardens a 1950s pin up girl watering plants and layers botanical drawings over the top. There is an intentional crudity to the blocky composition, capturing the aesthetic of early pop art images, while revelling in a modern minimalism an antithetical blend which Rivans has so masterfully managed to unite.
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