Logo
Menu
  • home
  • About
  • Peter Mars
  • contact

Peter Mars artwork

Peter often creates a handful of works in each series, focusing on a theme. Our online gallery includes sample works from 14 of these series, but we have many more pieces to offer.

Browse the online gallery to see what resonates for you. Bright colors? Iconic imagery? Layers upon layers? Once you get a feel for what you like, reach out to Barbie Gazdik, who will guide you through the process of choosing the perfect piece for your collection.

Batman • Wonder Woman • Queen Elizabeth • Strip Poker • Marilyn Monroe • Muhammad Ali • Alice’s Tea Party • Alice Drink Me • Alice with Little Door • Alice with Playing Cards • Alice with Caterpillar • Eiffel Tower • Elvis • John Dillinger • Random Works

  • All15
  • Alice Drink Me1
  • Alice with Caterpillar1
  • Alice with Little Door1
  • Alice with Playing Cards1
  • Alice's Tea Party1
  • Batman1
  • Eiffel Tower1
  • Elvis1
  • John Dillinger1
  • Marilyn1
  • Muhammad Ali1
  • Queen Elizabeth1
  • Random Works1
  • Strip Poker1
  • Wonder Woman1
Random Works Random Works
Alice Drink Me Alice Drink Me
Batman Batman
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman
Alice with Little Door Alice with Little Door
Alice with Playing Cards Alice with Playing Cards
Alice with Caterpillar Alice with Caterpillar
Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower
John Dillinger John Dillinger
Elvis Elvis
Alice's Tea Party Alice’s Tea Party
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali
Marilyn Marilyn
Strip Poker Strip Poker
Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth

Peter Mars is a leader in Chicago’s pop art movement, working in what he describes as “that area where nonsense and popular culture so frequently meet.”

Silkscreen combined with hand painting is Peter’s medium of choice, and he frequently layers images, one on top of the other, on paper or canvas.

“Right away I loved the feeling of working with silk and ink, and that sense of excitement never seems to fade. I love the high spinning sound you hear when you pull the ink across the silk. But most of all, I love that final breathtaking moment when you lift the screen from the paper and the image appears, as if by magic!”

Sometimes in his work, Peter incorporates iconography from his youth, including Casper the Friendly Ghost, Popeye, the Eiffel Tower, and Coca-Cola. He has painted superheroes like Wonder Woman and Batman, and he loves depicting classic icons like Marilyn Monroe, Barack Obama, and Elvis Presley. “It is fun to play with photos of celebrities and juxtapose them in unfamiliar ways. For this public figure you think you know so well, here is another way to see them.”

Shows like the Oprah Winfrey Show have featured Peter; his artwork is in the personal collections of Sheryl Crow, Nate Berkus, Michael Jordan, Betsey Johnson, Sandra Bernhard, and more.

©  Mars Gallery. All rights reserved. Site by Sandra Mars