Chet Zar: I Like to Paint Monsters

Chet Zar is one of the best visionary artists ever. His ability to create worlds are unmatched by anyone right now. This documentary goes into great depth about his life, and why he does what he does. An extremely inspiring documentary for anybody who is also into this type of so called "dark" art. This documentary also does a great job of pulling in people who can give excellent insight on Chet's work such as Guy Aitchison, Big Gus, and Alex Gray. If you have any interest in the art work of Chet Zar, then I Like To Paint Monsters is a must watch. Knowing what we now know about Chet Zar, his works seem to have much fuller meaning. These are not just monster paintings, they are much more than that!

Chet Zar doesn't just paint monsters. Chet paints emotion; pain, suffering, reflection, happiness, joy, etc. You can see it in their eyes, in the deep lines on their faces, in their expressions. His paintings convey a story so human yet seemingly from another world. This is an intimate, in depth look at one of todays greatest surrealist visionary dark artists, Chet Zar. From early childhood Chet has had a fascination with monsters. He worked in the movie/video industry from a very young age until branching out to pioneer his own personal and unique style of art. In this well made documentary you will follow Chet, and his friends and family, along that path to the successful artist that he is today. You will also see much of the art that Chet has created over the years and some insight into his process. This Documentary is highly recommended for art fans everywhere.

This documentary really hit home for me.I found his obsession with all things creepy very familiar..He had a drive even as a small child to create and it shows .If his artwork scares you at all..watch this movie and you will see way more than just monsters on canvas,you will see so much humanity,sadness ,humor and kindness as well as beauty. The emotions of his creatures are seen in the squinted eyes and curled lips,the colors and shadows of their environments. Each painting has a story and as a viewer I found myself wanting to know more.Chets ability to touch the viewer with his imagery is unique . Some of his creations are truly sad and appear to be very lonely ,nicely done Mr Zar.

I have been a long time fan of Chet's, and have been lucky enough to acquire an original sculpture and painting, as well as numerous prints and a couple of his production sculptures.

I had been dying to watch this documentary, and just a few weeks ago I ordered from Amazon and watched as soon as it arrived.

It gives so much background about Chet growing up and really shows you where his inspiration for his art comes from. I enjoyed every minute of it and learned a lot of new things about Chet that I didn't already know. What was reconfirmed is how humble and nice of a person Chet is.

The documentary was very well put together and it had high production value. Even the cover is a piece of art that looks so cool on my shelf! Easy 10!

A art documentary that offers profound insight from the often enigmatic genre of Dark Art.

More than just "Horror/Monster Art," it's a glimpse into the Dark Side of the human experience.

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