Rico Gatson is a Brooklyn-based multimedia artist, who grew up in Riverside, California. His work is influenced by optical art ("op art.) and early 20th-century Russian Constructivist propaganda posters, and through his bold geometric compositions.

Rico Gatson is a Brooklyn-based multimedia artist, who grew up in Riverside, California. His work is influenced by optical art ("op art.) and early 20th-century Russian Constructivist propaganda posters, and through his bold geometric compositions.

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Rico Gatson is a Brooklyn-based multimedia artist, who grew up in

Riverside, California.

His work is influenced by optical art ("op art.) and early 20th-century Russian

Constructivist propaganda posters, and through his bold geometric compositions, he highlights the complexities of Black life and its impact on American popular culture.