Dark Art Society Podcast

This week I speak to makeup effects sculptor Mikey Rotella. We talk about his upbringing in New Jersy, going to art school, moving to LA and getting into FX, moving from the mold department to the sculpting department, making halloween masks, the current state of the makeup effects industry and tons more! Mikey is a really talented and upbeat dude and we had a really great conversation! website: https://www.mikeyrots.com/ Instagram: @mikeyrots Our sponsors: Beautiful Bizarre: www.beautifulbizarreartprize.art The Skull Shoppe: SkullShoppe.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 Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www

This week I interview dark artist Martin Darkside about his intriguing dark still life paintings, his life growing up in Yorkshire, his love of art and horror films as a child, dyslexia, the concept behind his dark still life paintings and tons more. Lots of technical oil painting talk in the 2nd half. Another great episode! Also, a quick art life update Our sponsors: Beautiful Bizarre: www.beautifulbizarreartprize.art The Skull Shoppe: SkullShoppe.com Martin's Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdarksideart1 InPrint: https://www.inprnt.com/profile/hellknight666/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkside.art Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MDarksideArt Twitter: https://twitter.com/Martin_Darkside 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 super talented dark artist/illustrator Randy Oritz. We talk about him starting out in architecture) because he believed what everybody told him about art- "you can't make a living as a fine artist"), creating iconic movie poster illustrations for Mondo, showing in galleries and online platforms being the new galleries, having artist block, the art life struggle, NFTs and lots of talk about sleep paralysis/shadow people! This is a great episode, especially if you are into the sleep paralysis phenomenon! Also: a short art life update and new sponsor!!!!! DAS sponsors: Beautiful Bizarre: www.beautifulbizarreartprize.art The Skull Shoppe: SkullShoppe.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 Society Podcast is now av

This week i interview artist Bronwyn Lorelei. We talk about how she got into art, being an introverted extrovert, being an excellent student in school, the meaning behind her shocking artwork, living in different parts of the country and world, her experience with NFTs, getting banned on Twitter (and how NOT to!), and lots more! Super fun and enjoyable conversation! Also, a quick art life update and Skull Shoppe sponsorship! Join out Patreon at the $5 level (patreon.com/darkartsociety) and get a chance to win a free skull every month! (only 1 skull per person) http://skullshoppe.com/ Bronwyn's links: Website/ Shop http://Bronwynlorelei.com Patreon https://patreon.com/bronwynlorelei OBJKT https://objkt.com/profile/bronwynlorelei/created Foundation https://foundation.app/@bronwynlorelei 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: instag

This week's podcast is just me talking about a big life change for me- I'm slowing down! 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 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQBJayd-dfarbUOFS5m7hQ DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2022

This week I interview Nick Sullo of the husband and wife digital art team Xsullo. We talk about his childhood artwork, getting into visual effects, dark art, getting into fine art, working on films, freelancing, NFTs, his unusual digital art technique, his wife's art direction and input, and tons more! Nick is a super nice guy and super talented artist who is helping to push art into the future! Website: https://www.xsullo.com/ Twitter: @Xsullo IG: @xsullo SuperRare: https://www.superrare.com/xsullo NiftyGateway: https://www.niftygateway.com/marketplace/artist/10113 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.c

This week I speak to digital 3D artist from Dennis Sibeijn who also goes by the name of DAMNENGINE. We discuss his growing up in the Netherlands drawing as a child, learning on a computer from a young age and eventually creating 3D animated loops to use for his job as a VJ, interning and getting a job as a motion graphics designer, freelancing, the dark art community on Twitter, creating dark art digitally, working in NFTs and much more! Super nice guy, talented artist and I had a great time speaking with him! DAMNENGINE links: https://lynkfire.com/DAMNENGINE 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/2gMNUf

This week I interview Australian artist Ben Conallin. Ben is a newer artist on the scene. Despite having only been digitally painting for the last 3 1/2 years he has been creating some truly unique dark art. We talk about his early life and later start becoming an artist, his family art history, practicing relentlessly to teach himself how to digitally paint in a relatively short period, his artistic inspirations, working in the gaming industry, having a day job as a personal trainer, getting to create a TOOL gig poster, and lots more! Ben is a super nice dude and we had a really fun conversation! 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 chat with artist Adi Granov. We talk about his childhood growing up during the Bosnian war, being forced to flee to America, going to art school, getting his first job for Nintendo, working at Marvel comics, helping to revive the Iron Man series, subsequently working on the Iron Man film, Working with TOOL and much more! It's an incredible artist with an incredible life story. Also: A quick art life update and new Patreon subscribers Adi's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adigranov/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1020085202278111 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/2

This week I speak to an old artist friend, Jon Beinart. Jon is a successful artist and gallery owner and has been on the podcast once before (Ep. 117) but he wanted to come on to speak about the NFT world. His NFT project "Toddlerpillars" has been hugely successful, and Jon has a lot of experience with NFTs. Worth a listen whether you are interested in NFTs or not! This was a great and interesting conversation. Also, new subs and a quick art life update. Jon's links: https://toddlerpillars.com https://twitter.com/toddlerpillars https://twitter.com/chimerapillars https://jonbeinart.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 Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsoc

This week I interview my old pal Bruce Mitchell. Bruce is an artist in the field of makeup effects and has also carved out a niche for himself in the fine art/dark art world with his intricately detailed functional " art masks". We discuss his childhood in northern California, interning to get his foot in the door of the film industry, his specialty career in makeup effect, his fine art masks and how he creates them and lots more! This is a super fun one. We get pretty nerdy! Bruce's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conceptual_executioner/ Bruce's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bruce.d.mitchell 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: SoundCl

This week I catch up with the incredible dark artist/DAS member Jamie Wells! We talk about being a super shy kid growing up and how art helped her cope, choosing an artistic path, becoming a successful Twitch streamer, our mutual love of bugs, getting into NFTs and tons more! Another great conversation with a great artist! Jamies links: NFT Twitter: https://twitter.com/visiblejamie Insta: https://www.instagram.com/visualjamie/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/VisualJamie Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualjamie Website: https://visualjamie.com/ Jamie: (@visiblejamie) | Twitter twitter.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 Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @da

This week I speak with dark art painter and tattooer Dan Fisher. We have a great conversation about his art beginnings, from drawing as a kid, his tattoo apprenticeship and employment in the tattoo industry, his love of tattooing, his unusual fine art painting technique, the unique "entities" he paints and tons more! Dan is a great dude and super fun to talk to. I know you will enjoy this one! www.Danfisherart.com https://www.facebook.com/Danfisherart/ https://www.facebook.com/artist.danielfisher/ https://www.instagram.com/danfisherart/ https://danfisherart.bigcartel.com https://danfisherart.threadless.com https://www.patreon.com/DanFisherart 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 p

Happy New Year! We start off 2022 with an AMAZING interview with artist Steven Zapata. Lots of shop talk in the first half....and then it goes DEEP!!! Definitely one of the most insightful interviews we have had in quite a while. We go into the weeds about the spiritual and magickal nature of art! Steven is an incredible artist and extremely articulate and offers a ton of valuable info that I know everybody is going to love. This episode is an auspicious start to the new year! Steven's Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/stevenzapataArt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenzapata_art/ Website: https://www.stevenzapata.com/ Art station: https://www.artstation.com/steven-zapata 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 Pod

This week we try something new for the last episode of the year- the first ever Dark Art Society Group Chat! We discussed too many things to name here but it was a really fun conversation worth listening to. 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 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2021

This week I do another solo episode discussing ideas for the future, NFTs, building the DAS YouTube channel, getting back into digital art as well as some ranting. This is my 2nd solo podcast. I think it came out okay considering I'm not much of a talker. Chet's social media links: Website: www.chetzar.com Youtube: @chetzar Instagram: @chetzar Twitter: @chetzar Patreon: @chetzar 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 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2021

Friend of the show Gabe Leonard stopped by this episode to help me test out my new video set up and talked about what we have both been going through: trying to new things and getting outside of our comfort zones. This is a pretty loosey goosey episode with talk about NFTs, blockchain, becoming a YouTube content creator, creating multiple revenue streams for the artist, and lots more! Gabe is always a super fun and informative conversationalist. Also- an art life update and new subs. 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 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 creature/character designer Bobby Chiu! We talk about his move from Taiwan to Canada at 2 years old, growing up as an art kid, going to business college and then art college, building his character design studio and getting his big lucky break in the film industry, starting Schoolism….as well as some esoteric topics like communicating with the dead in dreams, reincarnation, paranormal experiences and lots more! This is a great 2 hr episode!!! Also- a quick art life update. Bobbys links: Website: https://www.imaginismstudios.com Instagram: @digitalbobert Schoolism: https://www.schoolism.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 Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: S

This week I interview Swedish realist painter Linnea Strid! We talk about how her parents were supportive of her artistic inclinations, her bad experience with art school, her subsequent success in the REAL art world (where it matters!), her unusual painting techniques, how she creates her paintings and tons more! Another fun and great conversation with a super talented painter! Also- a quick art life update. Linnea's links: Instagram: @yourfavouritecolor TikTok: @linneastrid_art Shop: storenvy.com/linneastrid 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&refi

This week I interview creator and owner of The Dark Art Emporium, Jeremy Schott! We learn about Jeremy's background in film, music and starting his Long Beach dark art gallery. Another great and fun interview! Also- an art life update Jeremy's Dark Art Emporium Links: www.darkartemporium.com https://www.the4thhorsemanlbc.com www.carsexlbc.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 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 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2021