Hey guys,
It is such an interesting thing to try to put yourself in the space of another artist in an effort to relate to their work....especially an artist such as Chris Mars. He evidentally must find great aesthetic pleasure in creating the grotesque images as vehicles for his spiritual messages. Why would an artist prefer to paint ugliness in an effort to display beauty rather than simply paint what is normally accepted as beautiful? IMHO, he is using outward images that usually don't get much admiration or communication from the world, and making the viewer force himself to confront that outward image in order to look for the deeper and more truthful meaning underneath. Now, that's a very brave approach as it may not garner broad or immediate acceptance. However, by the looks of his growing popularity, it must be working or his prices wouldn't be going up so high. What a noble and unique undertaking. Maybe, the world might be a bit less superficial and more understanding if his messages are both seen and understood. It takes a creative being to change the status quo. In many ways, along with the "Heaven" here on earth, we do also have a "Hell" founded in ignorance and the resultant fear or unwillingness to understand. That's a heavy area for most people to confront and Chris has found his way to help us confont it. Bravo.

"And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." Paul McCartney