In “Peeling Bodies”, Chris Dyer allows the sun to be aloft, shinning upon coating layers of the human existence, reaching the end where we are all equally nurtured from earth’s roots.

Dyer creates what appears to be an enlarged surface meanwhile he has parted and layered in 5 different undercoats of color representatives of the tragic car accident that ironically made this piece possible. The artist placed such emphasis on the peeling of his body due to his friend’s confession that while the accident, he was there mostly spiritually while his body felt as if it was opening and exploring. In the background, the superfluous sun in monochromatic shades of yellow and orange with visionary eyes melting away imply the existence of 

God in this piece. In part, nature takes an extrinsic role as it nurtures us, only providing a foreground to arise from and leaving the rest up to the human existence and God himself, which in the end might be why the artist magnified the sun.

The tone of this piece is vibrant, lighthearted and energetic and energetic, as only by looking at it, a sense of calmness is felt with pure playfulness. The tone is beguiled by the artist himself, a man who seems to take life as it comes, while making the best of his day with an amiable personality and a peaceful soul.