![]() When I think about my childhood, I I remember my mom letting me explore and letting me draw on the walls of my room these were free and happy good times. I'd draw, make things out of construction paper, and listen to music. My mom recognized it early on and would let me stay home from school and be creative. I've had this compulsion, this little demon in me, driving me to be creative. I grew up in Corona, CA, Where the streets have no name HA! - my childhood was cool when I wasn’t in school > -) Thinking back, I've always felt this innate drive and have looked at things differently as a result. Tell me about your childhood, where did you grow up? Were you always inclined to make art? In what is Viveros’ most accomplished and personally inflected body of work to date, the artist has infused new characters, energy, and life, into Dirtyland evolving to meet its next iteration with new strength, power and courage. These survivors are depicted wearing Viveros’ signature helmets and headgear, which are inspired by interests from the artist's childhood such as Lucha Libre, Dia de Los Muertos, and military organizations. The Good, The Bad & THE DIRTY highlights characters from Viveros’ fictitious DirtyLand, an alternate universe filled with strong irreverent female warriors, relishing in post-victory rule. Read on below for an interview with Viveros on his new show. ![]() The feminine figures Viveros conjures in his new body of work exude a combination of beauty, brawn, and refusal, symbolizing the inviolable strength and power of the survivor. The Good, The Bad & THE DIRTY will be Viveros’ inaugural solo exhibition at Spoke Art, in which he will be exhibiting paintings, detailed drawings, sketches, one-off hand embellished prints and more. Spoke NYC is currently showing The Good, The Bad & THE DIRTY, a solo exhibition by Brian M.
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