Original Robert Mars Art, depicting Kate Moss.
 
This past year Mars has expanded on his body of work with abstract compositions. This body of work strikes a balance between chaos and control. Employing concepts rooted in abstract expressionism, Mars begins with multi-coloured paint layers of loose and dynamic brushstrokes on vintage newspaper. Choosing to sometimes highlight and sometimes obliterate this record of events acts as rebellion to structure and order.
 
More recently, Mars’ artwork has shifted toward the culture of celebrity, and he is strikingly attuned to the fact that these instantly recognizable and larger than life personalities continue to resonate not only with contemporary American culture, but with a worldwide market.
 
Robert Mars ability to manipulate both the color and wordplay of vintage printed material has earned him reference with the likes of Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Richard Diebenkorn, among other masters from the School of Pop.  Through the application of a rich color palette and tongue in cheek attitude, Mars’ paintings evoke a vintage quality of design 

The vintage newspaper is a bridge to the events of the past; anchoring the work in history. The dialogue between the layers of colour; the events glimpsed through the paint; sets the palette for the final composition.

To apply order to the chaos Mars precisely cuts the painted newspaper into predetermined patterns. Based on traditional quilt patterns from American history, the mix of handcraft and the meditation of time contained in that often overlooked folk art, these tessellations echo the backgrounds utilized in his representational body of work. As he rebuilds the composition he keeps structure, composition, and color in mind. The process of discovery and sense of resolution is the result of reconstructing these compositions.
 
Original
Mixed Media on Board
Image Size 90 x 90 x 10 cm
Overall Framed Size (including the frame) 99 x 99 x 10 cm
 
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