Born and raised in Manitoba, Rick Rosario is currently completing his Art History degree with a studio component focusing on painting at the University of Manitoba. Prior to this venture he has devoted over 10 years as a Graphic Designer and Art Director for various magazines throughout Canada.

“I continue to focus on portraiture and figurative paintings to explore the human condition. I hope to capture an aesthetic that creates psychological tension between the viewer and the subject. There is a mirror experience when people are experiencing portrait and figurative paintings... hopefully the observer connects with the work and is provoked by questions of the self, absurdity of existence and the irony and beauty of life experiences.”

Most works are oil on canvas, however acrylic and spray paint can be found integrated in his work. The choice of medium, dimension and subject matter focus on connecting the observer to communal states of consciousness.

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