On the “City Lights” series “Speaking of Art,” local artists share insights into their influences, processes and experiences in town. Chris Veal is an Atlanta visual artist specializing in murals and canvas painting, with a particular bent toward politically and socially galvanizing pop art messages in his bright text-and-graphic images.
“Subjects I tend to focus on range from addiction, pollution, traffic, current events,” says Veal. He favors bold outlines and iconographic, often comic-strip-like representations that pop and immediately transmit provocative ideas and attitudes to the viewer.
“When I was younger, I was always the kid that was drawing in class and getting in trouble for drawing, and I never really got out of that phase,” Veal admits.
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