“Why are the figures faceless?” painter Mark Kostabi asks rhetorically about his artwork. “It’s a universal language free of racial limitations and a reflection of society’s fear of individuality.” La Jolla’s Martin Lawrence gallery, on the other hand, isn’t afraid to mount a Kostabi exhibition like the one going on through April 30 – a case in point is the pictured oil painting called “Chemistry,” featuring an icy depiction of a male and the fiery countenance of the female counterpart. Kostabi’s artwork has been exhibited everywhere from New York to Rome, and his efforts have yielded some pretty serious rewards – two years ago, he sold a sculpture for $265,000. He also produces a weekly cable TV show and has designed album covers for Guns ‘N’ Roses (“Use Your Illusion”) and The Ramones (“Adios Amigos”). Figures the Estonia-born Kostabi would go into the latter subspecialty at some point, as he’s a composer himself. See this, though, and be quick about it. MARK KOSTABI: Martin Lawrence Gallery, 1111 Prospect St., Mondays-Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sundays noon-5 p.m. (858) 551-1122, martinlawrence.com.