Adam Mars

Adam Mars (born 1981 in Orange County, CA, USA) is a contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, CA, USA known for his text-based brick paintings, which address the contemporary social experience. He has been referred to as "the Ed Ruscha of the Internet age."[1]

Mars completed his BA at UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA in 2003 and his MFA at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA in 2007. His work has been shown at Torrance Art Museum, Laguna Art Museum, and Cal State Long Beach.[2] Mars’ works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Art and History and the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. His work has also been featured in numerous publications like the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and LA Weekly.[3]

In 2014, Mars created a public billboard as part of LA><ART's public art initiative LA Public Domain.[4] The billboard, installed on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA displayed one of Mars' most iconic witticisms, I Loved You, Then I Googled You.[5] In 2016, he produced a series of nine unique digital billboard images for the city of West Hollywood and WEHO Arts. The images were displayed above 9039 Sunset Blvd.[6] One image, I Need a Ticket to Guns N' Roses in 1986, sparked rumors that the entire original Guns N' Roses lineup would be reuniting for their shows at Dodger Stadium.[7]

Mars has also worked on album art and costume design for musicians like the Epsilons featuring Ty Segall and the Growlers. His cosmic hand painted suits were worn by the Growlers at Growlers Six Festival in October 2017.[8] He also designed the Growlers' costumes for their headlining performance at Beach Goth in August 2018 and their Beach Goth tour. [9]

In July 2018, Mars published a collection of coming-of-age stories called Unreal for Real through New Future Books. The comedic book is based on the wildest adventures from the artist's life and was described by LA Weekly's Arts Editor, Shana Nys Damnbrot, as "an empathetic memoir of emblematic angst and the earnest, if off-kilter, pursuit of happiness."[10]

Mars is a contributor to Matador Network and has worked with the underground art collectives STATION and LEAF,[11] as well as created prints for Double Dutch Press and LA><ART.

Mars exhibits with Los Angeles-based gallery River Gallery.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "15 Things to Do This Weekend in L.A. - Los Angeles Magazine". lamag.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Adam Mars | GUSFORD | los angeles". gusfordgallery.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ↑ http://tribelamagazine.com/salient-sunday-adam-mars-lets-us-inside-funhouse/
  4. ↑ "LA><ART". laxart.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Adam Mars: Once Upon a Time, We Weren't Stalkers | GUSFORD | los angeles | Art Museums, Arts & Culture | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly". laweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. ↑ http://www.weho.org/residents/arts-and-culture/visual-arts/art-on-the-outside/electronic-billboards-on-sunset-blvd
  7. ↑ http://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/157169-official-gnr-social-media-update-discussion/?page=582
  8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba7B9P6nM63/?taken-by=losgrowlers
  9. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BmKHPHynt2s/?taken-by=adammarsart
  10. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl0qY7yheDY/?taken-by=shananys
  11. ↑ "Adam Mars - Matador Network". matadornetwork.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  12. ↑ https://www.arivergallery.com/upcoming
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