Dark Art Society Podcast

This week's guest is multi disciplinary Dark Artist, Spinestealer (aka: Johnny Weiss aka: Spooky Jack)! We discuss her time in high school as the weird goth kid scaring the teachers, spending all of her time in art class, growing up catholic, fully embracing the Dark Artist moniker, weird art projects like giving people flowers on a unicycle, developing a career in fine art, the inspired creation of Spooky jack and lots more! Spinestealer is a fun person to talk to and this is another great episode! Also a quick art life update. Spinestealer's links: https://www.instagram.com/spinestealer/ https://www.patreon.com/Spinestealer/posts https://www.facebook.com/Spinestealer-204230282933724/ Spooky Jack's links: Patreon.com/spookyjack Instagram.com/skeleton_spooky_jack The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Off

This week I interview non-binary artist Rachel Britton (twin sibling of K. Britton, last week's guest). Rachel is a super talented, creative and digital photographer with a super dark twist! We discuss gender identity, drag, going to college, mathematics, dysmorphia, BDSM, twin telepathy and much more! A super interesting and fun interview Also a quick art life update, and synesthesia word of the week. Rachel's links: Instagram: instagram.com/racbripho GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/a57e7c57 Shirts: racbripho.threadless.com Zines & prints: https://www.etsy.com/shop/psychsockets Psychedelic phone grips: instagram.com/psychsockets Portfolio: rachelbrittonphoto.com "Drain" Video: https://youtu.be/oGrn-CmcGOw The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com T

This week I interview non-binary artist K. Britton (and their sibling, Rachel Britton, for a couple minutes in the beginning. Rachel is next week's DAS podcast guest). K. is an extremely talented fine artist, drag artist, illustrator and overall super creative person! We discuss their love of drag, being a non-binary artist, leaving their day job for a full time art career, expressing gender identity through their fine art, and lots more! Really great interview with a super talented artist. Also a quick art life update, and synesthesia word of the week. K.'s links: GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpkayleeframetheirart ETSY: http://dekayleeshop.etsy.com THREADLESS: http://dekaylee.threadless.com YOUTUBE (where you can see my old work and timelapses!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCkmbf6shOd90IEYPrSriwg SOCIAL MEDIA: Drag: https://www.instagram.com/mannequindragartist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mannequindragartist/ Fine Art: https://www.instagram.com/nonikbritton/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nonik

This week I interview artist and musician Wendy Gadzuk. We talk about about her young life as a creator, living in Joshue Tree, curating shows and helping run a gallery, being a musician and playing in bands, her creative process, her oracle deck and upcoming book and tons more! This is a long one! Wendy is a great artist and active member and contributor to the Dark Art Society community and super fun to talk to! Also a quick art life update, and 3x synesthesia words of the week. Wendy's links: Website - www.wendyleegadzuk.com IG - @wendy_lee_gadzuk @motordead.ca @andalusiaroseband @stonelevitation @glimmerhawkvintage - I sell vintage clothing on Etsy, too Music: https://andalusiarose.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/stonelevitation The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society W

This week I interview awesome dark artist Eric Messinger. We discuss his fascination with monsters and how he creates them, how his monsters "visit" him during the creative process, having great art teachers, the mysterious nature of art making, working in graphic design, flying under the radar, the madness of growing up in the 70's and tons more! Lots of reminiscing about the old days in this episode. A really fun one!!! Also a quick art life update, and 2x synesthesia words of the week. Episode starts at 10:31 Eric's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericmessingerart Eric's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheArtofEricMessinger1 Eric's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-ApZ9bAMBfsHnwOujfTSw The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com T

This week I interview the incredible Dutch artist Iris Compiet. We talk about creating her book "Faeries of the Faultlines", her career in graphic design, her path to becoming a fine artist, her philosophy about creating artwork, deciding follow her own vision and a lot more! This is a really great episode with tons of great advice for artists! Also a quick art life update, and the synesthesia name of the week. Episode starts at 07:16 Iris’s links: https://iriscompiet.art The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981

This week I interview Dark Artist Tania Pomales. We talk about her beautifully colorful dark artwork, her secondary job as a teacher, her struggles with depression, mediation, opening an art gallery and a lot more! This was an awesome conversation it gave me a lot of insight to her artwork. I’ve been wanting to get Tania on the show for some time now and the wait is finally over! Also a quick art life update, and the synesthesia name of the week. Episode starts at 08:16 Tania’s links: https://linktr.ee/taniapomalesart The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=13462

This week I speak to tattooer and painter Christian Perez. We discuss his journey to becoming a full time tattooer, his road to becoming a painter, tattooing at Hope gallery, dealing with a troubled childhood….and then things start to get weird! This is one of those interviews that ends up veering into the supernatural in a big way! Christian shares some truly scary paranormal experiences (and I do as well!) in this episode and you know how much I love talking about this stuff! Also a quick art life update, and the synesthesia name of the week. Episode starts at 10:16 Links: Instagram ~ christian1perez Face book - christian perez Website - Christianpereztattoo.com Shop site - Hopegallerytattoo.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art

This week I speak to producer, writer and active DAS community member about a new documentary he is producing called "Mental Health and Horror". We discuss how he worked his way up the ladder from online journalist to movie producer, the important role that horror films play in the mental health landscape, developing a strong production team and tons more! This is a great episode about a great topic and I think "Mental Health and Horror" is going to be an important documentary! It is currently being Kickstarted and you can support it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mhhorrordoc/mental-health-and-horror-a-documentary Also a quick art life update, and the synesthesia name of the week. Episode starts at 9:18 Links: Support the "Mental Health and Horror" Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mhhorrordoc/mental-health-and-horror-a-documentary Mental Health and Horror website: https://www.mentalhealthhorrordoc.com Mental Health and Horror Instagram: https://instagram.com/mentalhealthandh

This week I interview my old art pal Mirs. Mirs created the successful couture enamel pin company called Almost Amusing with her partner Brian Warner. We talk about her early days as a child growing up in Germany, her experience of enlisting into the Marines to pay for her art school, getting a a degree, and her grassroots approach to starting Almost Amusing! I'm a huge fan of her artwork and aesthetic (cover image is an awesome portrait she made of me years ago) and I was happy to finally have her on the show!!!!! Also a quick art life update, and the synesthesia name of the week. Episode starts at 9:09 Mirs links: Almost Amusing Website: https://almostamusing.fun/ Almost Amusing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almostamusing Mirs Inastagram: https://www.instagram.com/pseudo5/ Brian Warners Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/es.ay.de/ The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patr

This week's guest is painter Bryan Mark Taylor. Bryan is truly a master of his craft. His incredible paintings have won international awards and been shown in museums all over the world. He has been featured in magazines such as Fine Art Connoisseur, Plein Air, Southwest Art, American Art Collector, Imagine FX, and American Artist Workshop magazines. This dude is legit! We had a fantastic conversation about all things art. Bryan is a super nice guy and excellent conversationalist. If you love art, you are gonna love this one! Also a quick art life update, and the synesthesia name of the week. Episode starts at 10:05 Bryan's social media links: Website: www.bryanmarktaylor.com Instagram: bryanmarktaylor Vision X Live Conference: www.visionxlive.com art conference July 16-18 Online Classes: https://www.sentientacademy.com/courses?Instructor=Bryan+Mark+Taylor Bryan's plein air equipment company: www.stradaeasel.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the

I brought Gabe back on again to talk about one of the most important subjects for anybody wanting to make a living full time with their artwork- the business of art. Gabe is one of the most successful artists I know personally and we had so much fun last week that it seemed like a good idea. Definitely one not to miss if you are looking to go pro in the fine art feild! Also, check out his YouTube live streams where he paints and talks about art, the art business and his own personal artistic journey. They start every Friday at 3pm on his YouTube channel: @gabeleonardart Also a quick art life update, and the synesthesia name of the week. Episode starts at 10:30 Gabe Leonard social media links: Website: www.gabeleonard.com/ Youtube: @gabeleonardart Instagram: @gabeleonardart Twitter: @gabeleonardart The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Insta

This episode marks Gabe Leonard's 2nd appearance on the DAS podcast and we discuss working with galleries. Gabe has been a successfully artist making a living from his art for over 20 years and his insights about the art world are invaluable for anybody looking to get into the fine art business. Also, check out his YouTube live streams where he paints and talks about art, the art business and his own personal artistic journey. They start every Friday at 3pm on his YouTube channel: @gabeleonardart Also a quick art life update, and the synesthesia name of the week. Gabe Leonard social media links: Website: https://www.gabeleonard.com/ Youtube: @gabeleonardart Instagram: @gabeleonardart Twitter: @gabeleonardart The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The

This week I talk crypto with an old friend of mine, Josh Breckenridge. Josh is an artist, musician, songwriter, engineer, music producer and one the people who helped get me interested in cryptocurrency. This episode is dedicated to discussing cryptocurrency and blockchain technology but we talk about other stuff too. A really fun an informative episode! Also a quick art life update, new subscribers and the synesthesia name of the week. Josh Breckenridge social media links: Twitter: JoshCreating Instagram: @Josh_Breckenridge Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-with-our-arms-to-the-sun-podcast/id1360024100 Twitch: www.twitch.tv/WoattsMedia The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety o

This week I interview the brilliant dark art sculptor Sadan Vague!!! We talk about life in Ukraine, spending stolen money on his first block of clay when he was a little kid, creating work for the “Contemporary” art scene, deciding to become a sculptor, going to college (twice), living on little money in order to be able to put all of his energy into his own work and lots more! Excellent conversation from one of the most original and unique sculptors in the dark art genre! Also a quick art life update, new subscribers and the synesthesia name of the week. Interview starts at around 7:45 Sadan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SadanVague?s=20 Sadan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sadan_vague/ Sadan on ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/sadania?fbclid=IwAR2B-MrMSj4WN1cjGFb2YsiS-ZFkXhBK_ayMaY_BDIfip0xs1dpay2wgE3o The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark

This week I interview automaton super genius Thomas Kuntz! We talk about his monster kid childhood, growing up in Arizona, becoming a garage kit sculptor, sculpting for the toy industry, creating his first automaton and becoming a fine artist, silent films, the occult and Magick, Disneyland, his friendship with Maila Nurmi (Vampira) and tons more! This super fun conversation lasted over 2 hours and I could have easily kept going another 2! Also a quick art life update, new subscribers and the synesthesia name of the week (Gabe/Gabriel). Interview starts at around 7:45 Thomas’s Instagram: @haxanthrobo The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud:

This week I interview the incredibly talented Dark Art painter Jim Pavelec! We talk about being an art kid, his love of fantasy and horror, going to an art college that didn't teach anything about representational art, graduation and then finding proper instruction at Watts Atelier, becoming a fantasy illustrator, getting burnt out and leaving to pursue his own fine art and tons more! Jim is a super nice painter of demons and we had an excellent chat! Also a quick art life update, new subscribers and the synesthesia name of the week. Interview starts at around 7:45 The Ars Goetia Kickstarter Tarot Project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arsgoetiademontarot/ars-goetia-tarot-deck Jim's Website http://www.arsgoetia.net Jim's Instagram and Twitter: @jim_pavelec The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official

For this very special episode 200(!!!)I interview legendary Dark Art pioneer (and co founder/drummer of the indie punk band The Replacements), Chris Mars! This was the ultimate guest I wanted to have for episode 200 and thanks to Chris and his amazing wife Sally for coordinating it, we were able to make it happen! We discuss his previous life as a musician, leaving that career for a life as a painter, Learning how to paint, working in a prop shop, our mutual love of dark art and "monsters", the monsters as a symbol of the outsider, how he makes his short art films and animations, being a "monster kid" of the 60's and tons more! This is one of the more conversational interviews we have had on here and honestly, it exceeded my high expectations!!! Happy episode 200!!! Also a quick art life update, new subscribers and the synesthesia word of the week. Interview starts at around 7:45 Chris Mars Website https://www.chrismarspublishing.com Chris Mars Instagram: @chrismarsart Chris Mars Facebook: https://www.fac

This week I interview the legendary artist, painter, musician and "Godfather of Street Art", Ron English!!!! We talk about his early years as a vacuum cleaner salesman, how he left the "thug life" for a career as an artist, his work ethic, his views on art school and the highbrow art world and surprisingly, NFT's!!! This interview went all over the place...just the way I like it! Also a quick art life update, new subscribers and the synesthesia word of the week. Interview starts at around 7:45 Ron's website: http://www.popaganda.com Excellent Ron English documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inz7e4J7fOs&t=1615s The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following pla

This week I interview BAFTA-nominated British film score composer, conductor, producer and musician, Simon Boswell! Simon's career spans over 30 years and 150 films and he has worked with a diverse array of artists such as Elton John, Dolly Parton, Dario Argento, Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), 23 Skidoo, Richard Stanley, Clive Barker, Alejandro Jodorowsky....the list is endless! We had a great conversation that covered a ton of topics. I really had a great time and made a new friend!!! Also a quick art life update, new subscribers and the synesthesia word of the week. Interview starts at around 9:22 Simon's Website: https://www.simonboswell.com/shop Simon’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimonBoswellOfficialFanClub/ Simon on Bandcamp: https://simonboswell.bandcamp.com Simon on Instagram: @simonboswell.composer Simon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesimonboswell The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s