Dark Art Society Podcast

This week I interview Copro gallery owner Gary Pressman. We talk his early days of art collecting, coming up in the early LA punk scene, working at the original Copro Gallery location, moving Copro to Bergamot Station, the Copro art community, advice for artists and tons more! Another great interview! Also- an art life update and the synesthesia word of the week. Copro Links: Website: www.coprogallery.com Instagram: @coprogallery 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

This week I interview Canadian dark artist Kamila Mlynarczyk (aka woodedwoods on Instagram). We discuss her early childhood in Poland, emigrating to Canada, drawing monsters from a young age, her disappointment in art school, creating her amazing dark art dolls and the switch to drawing as a fine artist, her new book on Kickstarter "I can be myself when everyone I know is dead..." (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eonbooks/i-can-be-myself-when-everyone-i-know-is-dead) and tons more! This is another really great episode!!! Also- an art life update, listener email and the synesthesia word of the week. Kamila's Links: Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eonbooks/i-can-be-myself-when-everyone-i-know-is-dead Instagram: https://instagram.com/woodedwoods/ 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

This week I try something different- just me on the mic. I talk about the "Chaos" show experience and offer some extremely positive reflections on the Dark Art movement. 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's guest is art dealer, collector, author, musician, book publisher, art historian, film maker (among other things), Thomas Negovan of Century Guild. We discuss his career trajectory from his lower middle class background in Chicago to antique dealer to art dealer and now book publisher, the 20 year journey of researching and creating his latest book "Le Pater- Alphonse Mucha's Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism", symbolist art, the modern state of art galleries and a ton of other stuff! He will be coming back on again because I could have kept going for another 2 hours easily! Also a quick art life update. Interview starts at 8:46 Thoms Negovan's links: IG: @centuryguild and @thomasnegovan Website: https://centuryguild.net All of Century Guild's books (Including "Le Pater") https://centuryguild.net/collections/books 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

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: