Discovered an artist by the name of Robert Mars this week from America.I love this blokes work, and like myself he is from a graphics/streetwear background. There are a few other themes we share in common. I grabbed this info from his website www.robertmars.com. Enjoy!!
My work is a chronicle of Americana. I am determined to capture the independent aesthetic of the
not-so-distant past that has been replaced by homogenized corporate culture and standardized cityscapes.
Industrial design, graphic design, architecture, vintage neon and mid-century icons all render important roles
in my work.
My paintings employ layers of color, subtly collaged printed matter from the 1950’s and 1960’s, and stark, black
imagery. Remote, indistinct landscapes capture the once poetic, and now nearly lost highway strips of the
American past. Formerly the promise of hope and prosperity; these icons are now a sign of desperation and ruin.
I have shown in galleries in Tokyo, Munich, Portland, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, Aspen, Vancouver,
Melbourne, Boston, London and Atlanta
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