Chet Zar

Zar was born in San Pedro, California. His interest in the "darker" aspects of art began as a young child, described as a "natural fascination with all things strange fostered within himself a deep connection to horror movies and dark imagery."{{cite web|url=http://www.chetzar.com/about-bio-chet-zar.html|title=Chet Zar Biography|accessdate=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504212113/http://www.chetzar.com/about-bio-chet-zar.html|archive-date=4 May 2011|url-status=dead}} He spent his entire childhood sculpting, drawing and painting. In high school, Zar began his work in the makeup effects industry, gaining full-time employment a year after graduating.{{Cite web

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| title = Last Call with Chet Zar

| publisher = Alterati.com

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After years of being unimpressed with politics in the film industry, Zar took the advice of horror author Clive Barker, and decided to pursue his passion of producing original works and oil painting.{{Cite web

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| publisher = Underground Art Union

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Zar's works vary according to the medium he is using. His interest in art and horror movies led to a career in the motion-picture industry. His contributions to the industry were in the form of sculpture and make-up effects. Zar designed and created prosthetic effects for such movies as The Ring, Planet of the Apes, and Darkman.{{Cite web

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His canvassed works are generally oil-based portraits. He considers his works to be extensions of his doodles, and describes the figures in his art as "very ugly and freakish on the surface" while still retaining "innocence about them".{{Cite web

| publisher = beinArt Surreal Art Collective

| title = Chet Zar

| url=http://beinart.org/chet-zar-monsters-inherit-earth-2/

| accessdate = 2008-01-09}} In addition to creating digital animations for Tool's live shows, Zar has created his own DVD of digital loops, entitled Disturb the Normal. His 'animated paintings' are made using Lightwave 3d and Adobe After Effects.{{Cite web

| publisher = OPi8.com, Ltd

| title = Vision Featured Artist: Chet Zar

| url=http://opi8.com/vision/88

| accessdate = 2008-01-09}}

On December 18, 2007, Tool released a DVD for their single "Vicarious",{{Cite web

| work = Guitar World

| date = 2007-11-15

| title = Tool Vicarious DVD Coming Dec. 18

| url=http://www.guitarworld.com/article/tool_vicarious_dvd_coming_dec_18

| accessdate = 2008-01-09}} which contains a documentary with an appearance by Zar as a key member of the "Vicarious" video team.{{Cite web

| publisher = FourthEye.net

| date = 2007-12-21

| title = Vicarious DVD Review

| url=http://www.fourtheye.net/?p=951

| accessdate = 2008-01-09}}

On 2010, he made the album cover artwork for Charred Walls of the Damned's self-titled album.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chetzar.com/2010-charred-walls-of-the-damned.html |title=Charred Walls of the Damned Album Cover (2010) - Chet Zar |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509050414/http://www.chetzar.com/2010-charred-walls-of-the-damned.html |archive-date=2017-05-09 |url-status=dead }}

In 2015 a documentary directed by Mike Correll examines the life and career of Chet Zar titled I Like to Paint Monsters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4132230/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|title = Chet Zar: I Like to Paint Monsters|website = IMDb}}

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{{Reflist|2}}

• [http://www.chetzar.com Chet Zar Homepage]
• [https://beinart.org/blogs/articles/chet-zar-monsters-inherit-earth Chet Zar: And The Monsters Inherit The Earth]
• [https://beinart.org/collections/chet-zar Chet Zar's paintings at Beinart Gallery]
• {{IMDb name | id=0953318 | name=Chet Zar}}
• [http://chetzar.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art]
• [https://beinart.org/blogs/articles/interview-with-chet-zar Beinart Gallery interview with Chet Zar]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517011312/http://www.creepmachine.com/interviews/chet-zar.html Creep Machine interview]
• [http://www.salival.fr/groupe/iczar-eng.htm Salival.fr interview]

• 2012 - [http://beinart.org/about/beinart-publishing/ Black Magick: The Art of Chet Zar]
• 2008 - [http://chetzar.bigcartel.com/product/ugly-american-catalog/ Chet Zar - Ugly American]
• 2007 - [http://beinart.org/about/beinart-publishing/ Metamorphosis]

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Category:1967 births

Category:American horror artists

Category:Living people

Category:Sculptors from Los Angeles

Category:American special effects people

Category:American album-cover and concert-poster artists