Mexico Atomico! Mexican Pop Retro Kitsch Art and Design

Mexico Atomico! was inevitable - an amalgamation of Vic Atomic's art style and the many sources of visuals from the motherland that beg incesant interpretation. It is a rich culture with no lack of colorful and universally-recognizable iconography, whether plucked from the Aztec or Mayan civilizations; traditions such as Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead); popular (and revered) institutions like lucha libre (wrestling) and tiltillating burlesque shows; iconic mainstays from religion (Virgen de Guadalupe), folklore (El Chupacabras), and art from classic muralists (Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros); and the celebrated, plebeian (maybe), sometimes vulgar, but decidedly notorious comic book art.

Add atomic art to the mix and POOF! - Mexico Atomico!

So, the next question is...

Ah, the joy! Creatively speaking, I consider "atomic art" my retro-futuristic utopian infusion of never-realized technological naiveté expressed in nonsensical illustrated joy... Flying cars! Robot maids! Jet packs! - This was the promising world-to-be that did not happen, with all the glitter and glamour of delicious design+technology for fabulous everyday living!

"Atomic" and "atomic art" in my body of work are simply pointers to the era, vision, and technology from which I draw whatever inspiration can be found in this my art. I use the terms playfully and gleefully; you will hardly find any serious matter here, only silly, zany, FUN "stuff." The art is meant to make you look at it in disbelief - "Is this for real? Is this 'art'?" It is meant to make you smirk, smile, and hopefully, enjoy it precisely for what it is. Fun.

Paper, canvas, digital, whatever - Vic Atomic does what he does best. Contact me (VicAtomic@hotmail.com) and let us discuss your ideas!