▁the ▁middle ▁class ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 6 0 s , ▁Bry an ▁was ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁ ▁the ▁popular ▁culture ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁and ▁place . ▁Low ▁budget ▁Sci - Fi ▁and ▁horror ▁mov ies , ▁Super ▁hero ▁com ic ▁books , ▁Mad ▁Magazine , ▁sur real ist ▁art ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁psych ed el ic ▁work ▁of ▁Z ap ▁Com ix ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Robert ▁Cr umb ▁and ▁Robert ▁Williams ▁were ▁all ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁est h etic ▁and ▁psych ological ▁mix ▁surrounding ▁him . ▁These ▁influ ences ▁combined ▁with ▁significant ▁political ▁events ▁( which ▁included ▁The ▁Red ▁Sc are , ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ) ▁sh aped ▁and ▁promoted ▁an ▁early ▁political ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁affect ▁the ▁style ▁and ▁content ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁Le aving ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Bry an ▁studied ▁architecture ▁at ▁Cal ▁Poly ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁begin ▁study ▁at ▁Ot is ▁Art ▁Institute . ▁While ▁comple ting ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree , ▁Bry an ▁shared ▁a ▁house ▁and ▁studio ▁with ▁Carlos ▁Al mar az ▁and ▁Frank ▁Rom ero . ▁Al mar az ▁and ▁Rom ero ▁along ▁with ▁Roberto ▁De ▁La ▁Ro cha ▁and ▁Gilbert ▁Lu jan ▁founded ▁the ▁influ ential ▁Ch icano ▁artist ▁collect ive ▁Los ▁Four . ▁ ▁Al mar az ▁introduced ▁Bry