Comments on: Chet Zar

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:10:55 +0000

Thanks, OZ! Here's Chet Zar's MyArtSpace page and the interview.

By: OZ

OZ — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:20:44 +0000

There is an interview with Chet Zar on the Myartspace blog. You can find it on the list at http://www.myartspace.com/interviews.

By: Leo Plaw

Leo Plaw — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:53:20 +0000

I had the pleasure of meeting Chet and seeing his wonderful artwork at his Strychnin Gallery exhibition in London this year. He explained some of his motivations about his artwork. You can read more about it on my blog. http://leoplaw.com/2008/06/15/chet-zar/

By: Emily Man

Emily Man — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:24:00 +0000

SIGNING @ Orbital Comics: American Artist CHET ZAR , 14th June 2008, 3-5pm

Addresss: Orbital Comics, 148 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0LB UK

This will be a rare chance to meet makeup effects artist, sculptor, painter, digital effects artist and creature designer in the niche field of Special Makeup Effects CHET ZAR in London, at Orbital Comics.

Heâ€™ll be signing and giving away a limited number of Catalogues, and there will also be a limited edition catalogue for sale on the day which features 13 all new pieces of art as well as a few older pieces and includes a forward written by Adam Jones. Bring down your portfolioâ€™s and heâ€™ll give you advice on starting a career in art and design.

Zar has also applied his talent for creating monsters, and other characters, to a career in movie special effects, creating sculptural prosthetic make up and effects for films like
FANTASTIC 4 – sculpting and painting for ‘The Thing’
HELLBOY- Hellboy arm design, sculpture and painting
PLANET OF THE APES – ape design, sculpture and painting.
X Men 3 – creature design.

When you look at Chet Zarâ€™s paintings, you will realize an inescapable truth: We are the monsters.

The Ugly American show premiers in London, 13th June in the Strychnin Gallery London – 65 Hanbury Street – London E1 5JP (www.strychnin.com)

By: oakling

oakling — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:35:57 +0000

a good sendup of the “painter of light,” old whatsisface. thomas kinkade.

this guy is clearly not just the opposite in emphasizing “dark,” or in painting figures rather than landscapes, but also in being able to really communicate feelings and arresting expressions and complicated stories in just one figure…. i’ll hold my tongue about my opinion of kinkade’s work.

By: kleist

kleist — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:48:18 +0000

“a good sendup of a certain franchise gallery painter”….Todd Schorr?

By: Daniel van Benthuysen

Daniel van Benthuysen — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:57:22 +0000

And exactly how am I supposed to get to sleep tonight!?

By: Hazard

Hazard — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:38:36 +0000

I LOVE Chet Zar! That’s so cool to see him on your blog. I didn’t know he worked in movies and stuff, but now it’s obvious. Cool!

By: =shane white=

=shane white= — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:04:12 +0000

…mixed with Dave Cooper and Basil Wolverton. :)

Good lineage for gruesome!

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By: =shane white=

=shane white= — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:02:13 +0000

I dig his work.It has the feel of Oscar Chichoni.

http://chichoni.com/site/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=77