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 I am determined to capture the independent aesthetic of the not-so-distant past that has been replaced by homogenized corporate culture and standardized cityscapes.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.

www.robertmars.blogspot.com

You can see my work at the following gallery sites:
hubertgallery.com/
maugermodern.com/
kiddersmithgallery.com/
www.artdepartmentgallery.com/
www.artmoderngallery.com/
guestroomgallery.com/

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Joined:
May 2006
Hometown:
07733
I am:
Male and Taken
Occupation:
Pixel & Paint
Website:
Robert Mars' Paintings