Chile is inspired by the way the elements change surfaces and structures over time. Rusting metal, eroding
paint, and saltwater misted sun-beached wood are examples. Realism is not important to him. Even when his art
contains imagery his intention is to create moods and feelings and cause emotion with his painting, not express
a reality.
A quote from Chile... “I want people to have an opinion about my art. I don’t care if they love it or hate, I
just want them to notice it.”
Concordia University in Irvine, CA is where he obtained his degree in fine arts. It was his professor, Ben
Marxhausen, who taught him how to meld the essential element and discipline of composition with the dynamics of
his own expression.
Chile was born in Abilene, TX in 1970 and now lives in Southern California with his wife and their three girls.
He will never stop painting.
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