Date: Saturday, October 19
Address: Paul Artspace, 14516 Sinks Rd, Florissant, MO, 63034
Media: Architecture / Urban Design, Painting, Social Practice / Community Art or Engagement
Studio Features: Child-Friendly, Hablamos Español, Outdoors, Restroom, Refreshments, Work For Sale
Claudio Rico, Soul reverberation, 2018, spray paint on concrete. Courtesy the artist. 
Claudio Rico, Pop Deluxe, 2018, spray paint on concrete. Courtesy the artist. 
Claudio Rico, Rooh-ster, 2018, spray paint on concrete. Courtesy the artist. 
Claudio Rico, Esperanza, 2019, spray paint on concrete. Courtesy the artist. 
Claudio Rico, Cocktail, 2019, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy the artist. My artwork it is both a “remix“ of pop and abstract styles with dynamic high energy brushstrokes and colors.
On my artwork i paint animals representing the wild and subconscious side of the humanity and sometimes i paint them to represent the ideal we wish to reach. Also an important part of my artwork are the pre-Hispanic elements, important symbols of Mexican culture and the heritage my ancestors left.
The reality is that most of my artwork does not has a background with a direct review of any part of society, however i do art that can be used as a way to inspire others to be the best version of ourselves, better parents, better citizens, better human beings. It is a reminder for you to choose to flow and to allow yourself to be free, free to cry, to laugh, simply to BE, and... at the moment i do it for others i can recognize my own humanity and i allow my own truth to finally settle down.
