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chet zar

nobody is as good or as bad as you think they are

About Me

i am an artist. i paint in oils and paint and animate digitally as well. i also work in the film industry as a makeup effects sculptor/designer, but i am trying to forget about that part of my life. you can see all of my work @ www.chetzar.com also, you can post and share your own work on the chetzar.com forum . thanks for all the supportive emails. they are much appreciated!i try to answer them all but lately the sheer volume has gotten to be too much for me to handle. so if you don't hear back from me, that's why. i will do my best.click on the banner to purchase my prints, t-shirts and my animated DVD, "Disturb the Normal" (featuring previously unavailable 3D animation used in TOOL's live shows) if you want to put my banner up and help spread the bad news, just copy and paste this code into your profile: " cols="40" rows="4"

My Interests

art (frazetta, beksinski, rockwell, giger, phil hale, james zar, cam de leon, christopher owen, mark ryden, m.c. escher, bosch, mort drucker, etc, etc, etc), music, rain, film, creative subversion in general, paranormal phenomena, deserted streets, abandoned buildings, astral projection, lucid dreams, chemtrails, monty python, philosophy, otter pops, spirituality, meditation, computers, death, songwriting, 3d animation, vegetarianism, my family

I'd like to meet:

beksinski

Music:

nomeansno, devo, dead kennedys, fugazi, camper van beethoven, mike watt, minutemen, firehose, jello biafra, 400 blows, daniel johnston, ice-t, ninja academy, primus, ac/dc, led zeppelin, the beatles, wesley willis, lard, the mars volta, the who, rush, dillinger escape plan, thrall, removal

OH! and check out my sons band!

Movies:

dawn of the dead (original), night of the living dead (original), memento, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, zombie, the french connection, american beauty, brothers quay

Television:

how it's made, the dog whisperer, countdown

Books:

the book (on the taboo against knowing who you are), tao te ching, the talisman, the stand, death scenes, any bridgeman anatomy books, encyclopedia anatomica, (anything on anatomy for that matter), books of blood

Heroes:

alan watts, jello biafra, joseph campbell, j. krishnamurti, mike watt, leichen zar

My Blog

"Ugly American" Solo Show Preview

Here are the latest happenings regarding my next and last solo show of the 2008, "Ugly American" (which opens Friday, June 13th at Strychnin Gallery in London): The online preview is officially up: ht...
Posted by chet zar on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:50:00 PST

"Ugly American" solo show in the U.K.

My next solo show (and last one for 2008, thank god) will be at Strychnin gallery in London. The title is "Ugly American", and I will have 13 new pieces for it. It opens on June 13th. There is also a ...
Posted by chet zar on Wed, 21 May 2008 05:08:00 PST

New Interview at ArtNouveauMagazine.com

I really like this one:http://www.artnouveaumagazine.com/may-june/art-chetzar.h tml...
Posted by chet zar on Sat, 17 May 2008 12:38:00 PST

"We Are The Shadows" preview link

Here is a preview link up for my upcoming show, "We Are The Shadows". The photos are just snapshots and the  pieces look even better in person. I have incorporated a new heavily layered glazing t...
Posted by chet zar on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:51:00 PST

Power in Numbers show- 3 original paintings @ $100 each!

I will have 3 small pieces in the "Power in Numbers" charity group show. It opens this saturday at Nucleus Gallery in Alhambra, CA. All works for the show must be 5x7" (yes, inches) and all pieces are...
Posted by chet zar on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:46:00 PST

"Transgressions" group show in NYC

Next group show: Transgression: Grand opening group exhibition Shawn Barber, Colin Christian, HR Giger, Michael Hussar, John John Jesse, Travis Louie, Dan Quintana, David Stoupakis, Chet Zar &...
Posted by chet zar on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:42:00 PST

New Artwork From James Zar

New artwork posted from my father, James ZarAnd why not add him while you are at it? He is a brilliant painter and super cool dude.http://www.myspace.com/jameszarThanks!Chet...
Posted by chet zar on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:02:00 PST

Carnivora show in L.A. at L’imagerie Gallery

My painting, "It’s in the trunk", will be on display in the "Carnivora: The Dark Art of Automobiles" show at the grand opening of L’imagerie Gallery on May 3rd, 2008. You can get more info...
Posted by chet zar on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:53:00 PST

HyperCoSMic Painting Jam

Visionary artists Alex and Allyson Grey had a live painting performance at Club 740 in Los Angeles. Painting on stage with them were renowned tattoo artist Guy Aitchison and his wife, multimedia artis...
Posted by chet zar on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:44:00 PST

Hellboy 2 correction

Let me correct that last Hellboy 2 blog entry- 'Cathedral head" was based on a concept and design by director Guillermo Del Toro with input by Mike Mignola. I also had some creative input as well as s...
Posted by chet zar on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:08:00 PST