James Zar
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James Zar is an American
artist
notable for his oil-based, fantasy art
. Although his works vary, his primary subject matter is still life
. He is the stepfather of painter and digital animator Chet Zar
.
Born in San Pedro, California, Zar originally studied as an actor. His friend and mentor
, Keith Finch, inspired Zar to pursue fine art
.
United States
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
notable for his oil-based, fantasy art
Fantasy art
Fantasy art is a genre of art that depicts magical or other supernatural themes, ideas, creatures or settings. While there is some overlap with science fiction, horror and other speculative fiction art, there are unique elements not generally found in other forms of speculative fiction art...
. Although his works vary, his primary subject matter is still life
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
. He is the stepfather of painter and digital animator Chet Zar
Chet Zar
Chet Zar is an American artist notable for his dark visual art, make-up effects, and digital animation. He is most widely known for his work with Tool's music and live videos. He is the stepson of American fantasy artist James Zar.-Life:Zar was born in San Pedro, California...
.
Born in San Pedro, California, Zar originally studied as an actor. His friend and mentor
Mentor
In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.When Athena visited Telemachus she...
, Keith Finch, inspired Zar to pursue fine art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
.