Press Release from Vincent Castiglia:

Triptykon: Eparistera Daimones – Featuring Album Art by HR Giger and Vincent Castiglia

Vincent Castiglia is honored to announce the release of the Official ‘Triptykon’ Limited Edition, available exclusively through www.VincentCastiglia.com

This painting commemorates the advent of the musical colossus, Triptykon, and the momentous collaboration between Triptykon, H.R. Giger, and Vincent Castiglia on Eparistera Daimones.

The forthcoming debut album by Triptykon, the group founded by former leviathan. Remarkably, the album will also feature the epic artwork by renowned Swiss artist H.R. Giger and New York-based surrealist Vincent Castiglia.

In an exceptionally rare gesture, HR Giger has granted Triptykon the use of his dramatic painting ‘Vlad Tepes’ (work no. 412, 200 x 140 cm, acrylic on paper on wood, 1978). It is the artist’sfro first authorized appearance on an album cover in 17 years, and the second time he collaborates with Warrior (following Celtic Frost’s ‘To Mega Therion’ album in 1985).

Vincent Castiglia contributes Triptykon, a specially created portrait of the members of the group, painted in the artist’s own blood (86 x 86 cm, blood/iron oxide on archival paper, 2009). As Castiglia aptly put it, the amalgamation of works by HR Giger, Vincent Castiglia, and Triptykon on ‘Eparistera Daimones’ forms a creative btriptych in itself.

‘We feel deeply privileged to be able to adorn our very first album with the work of two artists we respect enormously. To us, their astonishing contributions convey significant symbolism both with respect to our personal frame of mind as well as for this particular album and its history.’ – Tom Gabriel Warrior

Triptykon: Eparistera Daimones – Limited Edition of 666, 18 x 18 inches, USD$60 + USD$12 shipping in the US (insured).

Tryptikon Website

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The largest exhibition of Imaginary Realism in the Netherlands opens on Saturday the 13th of March. This new edition of Dreamscape features over forty artists representing contemporary expressions of Magical Realism, Fantastic Realism, Surrealism and Visionary Realism. On exhibit are paintings, drawings and sculptures made by new great masters and emerging talent. During the vernissage on the 13th the book Dreamscapes 2010 will also be presented.

Once again Dreamscape introduces the latest developments in the field of Imaginary Realism with success. The vernissage from the previous Dreamscape exhibition attracted over a thousand visitors. The upcoming Dreamscape exhibition is introducing a subtle shift from the traditional to more playful, dark and illustrative sides of the movement. Traditional Imaginary Realism is represented by international masters such as Victor Safonkin (also the guest of honor of the Dreamscapes book), Lukas Kandl, David Bowers, Siegfried Zademack, Herman Smorenburg and Gerard Di Maccio. The new dark side of the movement can be found in the works of Steve Mitchell, Frank C. Hauser, Jan Tervoort and Pedro de Kastro. Historical tales, Bosch scenes and bizarre visions are reflected in the work of Micha Lobi, Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk (Cirque de Pepin), Patrick Woodroffe, Gil Bruvel, Jef Bertels and Tomek Setowski. The Dreamscape exhibition offers all of this and much more, from the ambiguously cute figures of Shiori Matsumoto, Escher-like worlds of Peter Gric, and masterly drawings of Laurie Lipton, to surprising work by newcomers Pit and Menunana. Both websites www.cabinodd.com and www.imaginaryrealism.com offer a good foundation and survey of the Dreamscape artists, as well a full list of those participating.

Dreamscape is organized by Marcel Salome (Imaginary Editions) and Ella Buzo (Cabinodd Collections). Both have joined forces in developing the Dreamscape concept, driven by a large and growing network of collectors and artists. Dreamscape strives to provide a representative image of artists who have achieved the techniques of the old masters and also expose the varied styles of Imaginary Realism. This upcoming exhibition is a fusion of renowned and emerging talent; its unique perspective is a simple ‘must see’ for anyone interested in Imaginary art.

During the vernissage on Saturday, March 13, the book Dreamscapes 2010 will be presented featuring the Russian artist Victor Safonkin as guest of honor. Safonkin’s fiery painting technique and imagination are well established within the field. The publication, issued by Imaginary Editions, features sixty eight international artists, forty of which are participating in the exhibition. Both the Dreamscape exhibition and book launch Saturday, March 13th at 14.00. The opening is free and the exhibit can be viewed up until March 21. Don’t miss it!

Location of the Dreamscape exhibition: Loods 6 Bagagehal KNSM laan 143 1019 LB Amsterdam The Netherlands Opening hours 13 – 21 March 2010: Monday – Friday: 13.00 – 18.00 Saturday and Sunday: 11.00 – 20.00 Entrance: 3 euro, except the opening on March 13 from 14.00 – 18.00 More information: www.cabinodd.com / www.imaginaryrealism.com

Participating artists: Arnold Jongkind, Bodi, Daniel Merriam, David Bowers, Frank C. Hauser, Gerard Di Maccio, Gerd Bannuscher, Gil Bruvel, Helene Terlien, Herman Smorenburg, Igor Grechanyk, Imke Meester, Jake Baddeley, Jan Tervoort, Jef Bertels, Jose Parra, Karol Bak, Laurie Lipton, Leon Keer, Lukas Kandl, Menunana, Micha Lobi, Michael Whelan, Ole Ahlberg, Olivier Zappelli, Pit, Patrick Woodroffe, Pedro De Kastro, Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk, Peter Gric, Shiori Matsumoto, Siegfried Zademack, Sjaak Kieft, Steve Mitchell, Tomasz Alen Kopera, Tomek Setowski, Ton de Kruijk, Ton Haring, Victor Safonkin, Yu Sugawara

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New book available in the beinArt Online Shop:

‘Imagine The Imagination’

This book aims to show the variety of contemporary surreal art including almost 100 works in different media: traditional painting and drawing, digital painting, fractals, photo-manipulation, photography, mixed media, sculpture, traditional prints, and more. The collection will be classified in 3 groups: Visions, Dreams and Nightmares, all this mental manifestation has been the source of inspiration for this revolutionary movement since the 1920s. The mind gates are open to explore the deepest of the subconscious in this visual dialogue with the “other”, in the omnipotence of dream, in the disinterested play of thought.

Including Reinhard Schmid, Amy Kollar Anderson, Arif Bahtiar, Steve Smith, Bogdan Zwir, Janelle McKain, Bernard Dumaine, NoMe Edonna, Alessandro Fantini, Robert Steven Connett, David Whitlam, Kris Kuksi, Joe MacGown, Otto Rapp, Leo Plaw, Deborah Valentine, Miguel Tio, Adam Scott Miller, Tassos Kouris, Dariusz Skitek, Pete Hamilton, Suzzan Blac, Renaldo Renaldo (Rens Ink), Pedro De Kastro, Jon Beinart, Joseph Larkin, Ben Tolman, Ton Haring and many more.

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News from Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule:

A new s p o o l of luscious SilKMilK is about to be launched into the world from Melbourne. With the theme of Alchemy and HermAphrodites, spool #4 has an epic 184 pages of visionary art and magickal writings, 80 in full colour including pull-out, and a DVD with 1 hr film and 2 hrs audio. There are 70 contributors!

The Melbourne launch features performances by Wendy Rule, Kestral, Giselle Sibyl (tribal fusion dance); and Orryelle with MetaMorphic Ritual Theatre and metamusical ensemble (percussion, violin, cello, voices, electronica, didge). Plus alchemical installation and contributors’ art exhibition, at The Alchemist Bar, 361 Brunswick St, Fitzroy (Melbourne, Australia).

Tuesday, the 16th of February, at 8pm

Entry $5 or $30 with Mag & DVD

For more information including the full contents, previews, and ordering info, visit the Crossroads website.

This launch event is also Orryelle’s last Melbourne performance before heading for India then Alchemical Europe tour with the Austrian glass-blower Epic.

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News from JaSunni Productions:

Dark Discoveries is a 64 page, full-color, slick quarterly publication, catering to the best in dark fantasy, science fiction and horror in fiction, film, comics and other media. The premiere issue debuted in March, 2004 and we have done more than 14 issues to date.

Currently the magazine is available in over 600 stores throughout the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the U.K. Our direct subscriber base is close to 200 nationally and overseas.

To celebrate our fifth anniversary, we completely revamped our website and the magazine, adding color, deeper content, redesigning the layout and broadening our focus with a spotlight on movies, TV and comics – featuring great articles, outstanding fiction, exclusive interviews and beautiful artwork.

We also are involved in publishing books, and recently brought out The Bleeding Edge: Dark Barriers, Dark Frontiers, featuring unpublished work from Ray Bradbury, John Shirley, William F. Nolan, Jason V Brock, Joe R. Lansdale, Richard Matheson and others. The cover and art (artwork is available in the Deluxe edition only) are by Kris Kuksi. Another book is scheduled for mid-2010 entitled The Devil’s Coattails. The book is available from the JaSunni Shop.

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News from Alessandro Fantini:

A deluxe edition of Alessandro Fantini’s book, “The Sinovial Gaze”, is now available.

Page Count 141 pages, full-color, available from Lulu.

“Alessandro Fantini’s imagination knows no bounds: his visions have their own story, their own world and their silent messages… a truly singular creation.” – Jean Michel Jarre, world-wide renown composer, author of million-selling albums such as “Oxygene” and “Equinoxe”.

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Direct Art Magazine will be featuring Ben Tolman’s art in their Winter 2009 edition.

Ben Tolman grew up in a family of what he calls “super-hard-core” Mormons in Rockville. He spent his childhood in a decidedly non-Mormon way: doodling demons, ghouls, and a grab bag of creepy-crawlies in his many sketchbooks. “That was my thing when I was a kid, drawing monsters,” says Tolman, “Me and my friend Bobby, that’s all we did. I’d go over to his house after school every single day, and we’d just sit there and draw monsters.”

Ben Tolman is also one of 50 Artists featured in Metamorphosis 2.

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Device Volume II: RECONSTRUCTED

Featuring 16 internationally renowned sculptors whose compulsive craftsmanship, distinct vision and mechanical fascination makes for an imaginative and arresting collection of work.

Using popular culture imagery and objects to explore such themes as mythology, nature, inner fantasy and technology. Artists featured include Greg Brotherton, Steve Brudniak, Christopher Conte, Nemo Gould, Stephane Halleux, Tom Haney, Kris Kuksi, Mike Libby, Paul Loughridge, Michihiro Matsuoka, Jeremy Mayer, Rich Muller, Olivier Pauwels, Andrew Smith, Lewis Tardy, and Jud Turner, with the foreword written by Gareth Branwyn.

Device volume II: RECONSTRUCTED is now available online via Device gallery.

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Artist, Nathan Spoor’s has been featured on the cover of the August edition of BL!SSS magazine.

BL!SSS magazine is an action sports world magazine, with a cultural link to art and music. Nathan is also having an exhibition: “Age of Reason” at the Goodform Salon in LA.

The Exhibition opens on the 29th August, and will be showcasing some of his most recent works.

“Age of Reason” 29th August 09

Goodroom Salon

725 Fairfax Ave

Los Angeles

Ca 9004

United States

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The Deluxe Signed Edition (75 copies available) of ‘The Bleeding Edge‘ will soon be available.

‘The Bleeding Edge,’ edited by William F. Nolan and Jason V Brock, is a deluxe hardcover art book with cover and interior art by Kris Kuksi (right) and a foreword by S. T. Joshi.

‘The Bleeding Edge’ contains original, never before published works by Ray Bradbury, Gary A. Braunbeck, Jason V Brock, Christopher Conlon, Norman Corwin, Cody Goodfellow, Earl Hamner, George Clayton Johnson, Nancy Kilpatrick, Joe R. Lansdale, Richard Matheson, Richard Christian Matheson, Lisa Morton, Kurt Newton, William F. Nolan, Dan O’Bannon, Frank M. Robinson, John Shirley, James Robert Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem, and John Tomerlin.

Follow this link to pre-order the Deluxe Signed Edition.

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‘Assembled Artifacts’

Open at Device Gallery from July 18 – August 29

Featuring works by Christopher Conte, Stephane Halleux, Michihiro Matsuoka, Jeremy Mayer, Rich Muller, Oliver Pauwels, Lewus Tardy and Jud Turner.

The ‘Device Vol. 2‘ art book features all of the exhibiting artists as well as many others.

Device Gallery

1815-B Main Street

San Diego, CA 92113

USA

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“Your work has layers of meaning, yet seems to revolve around some central female focus. Could you tell us a little about the meanings that go into your work?”

“I believe good art is the effective interlocking the concept with the medium, the artist’s creative process, and how this relates to the audience.

“Each of my paintings start as a collage. The collage suits my desire to cram as much as possible into one single picture plane. What I like about painting the collage in trompe l’oeil is that I preserve the separateness of each the fragments. Through painting the layers, the complexity of the external world can be revealed, as is the internal world of personal identity.”

To read the interview in its entirety visit the Hi Fructose site.

Right: ‘The Plague: An Allegory about Dating’ by Carrie Ann Baade, 16 x 20 inches, oil on panel, 2009

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Dominic Rouse was awarded first place in the Digitally Enhanced section of the inaugural Xto Nude Image Awards for his series, ‘Growing Pains‘.

His work will be exhibited in the Xto Winners group show at the Farmani Gallery in DUMBO, NYC. The Grand Prize will be awarded to one of the exhibiting artists at the opening reception on July the 8th.

Dominic Rouse also has an upcoming traveling exhibit in the USA.

Follow the links to view his recent interviews in Traversing the Orient Magazine and MyArtSpace.

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The Invisible College - 5th edition

Edition five of the Invisible College is now availible. The publication features the artwork of Amanda Sage and Leo Plaw. There is also a three page interview with Leo.

The Invisible College is a publication is dedicated to the emerging cultural forces of our times, and to anchor these cultural groups into perspective within the continuum of the twin streams of the Bohemian & Acadian memes. The magazine came into being about two and half years ago as there seemed to be a serious gap in the magazine/journal world for publications that was tracking and recording what has been evolving in the world of arts and consciousness.

The idea is to present art, poetry, tales, interviews and reviews in such a way to lift consciousness, and to engage the reader to consider alternatives to the current cultural systems that have now peaked and are now in decline. As artist and poets have been in the forefront of the various struggles and movements in society from time out of mind, journals and magazines in recent centuries have become an important part of the documenting process and have served as a focal point and organizing organ of the various aspects of what seems to be transpiring in current times.

The Invisible College evolved out of Earthrites.org and the associated Turfing blog. There was a prototype magazine being developed on Earth Rites, and Turfing is a running social and arts commentary blog. It was Robert Venosa, Martina Hoffmann or maybe Mike Crowley that suggested it should evlove into a pdf magazine. After 2 issues, it went into printing via Lulu.com. It came out rather rapidly at first, and now has slowed down a bit. We are going to keep going with the print on demand situation until we can find funding to print. The Invisible College has had some amazing artist, poets and writers grace its pages. You can go to the Invisible College web page for free downloads of the web versions and also to find a link to order a printed copy of The Invisible College.

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News from Delvin Solkinson (elfintome):

Celestial Culture Bridge – Planetary Arts Network Grid Link

Dreaming of a media platform promoting now over 100 artists from 30 countries and creating a bridge between major art culture hubs worldwide, the next chapter in the Galactik Trading Card Oracle Complex program is a release of a 6 shard microset available from the beinArt online shop.

The microset includes art from masterful artists on five continents:

Ernst Fuchs, Europe (Fantastic Art); Brigid Marlin, Europe (Imaginary Realism); Wolfgang Grasse, Oceania (Religious Art); Minae Takada, Asia (Fantasy Art); Alex Grey, North America (Visionary Art); and Moises Llerena, South America (Shamanic Art)

With packaging art by Andrew Gonzalez, North America (Visionary Art) and Robert Venosa, North America (Visionary Art)

Art essays by Erik Davis and Prof. Phil Rubivov Jacobson

Affirming the creation of the new planetary culture is about integrating language groups, this new set includes: English, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Polish and Spanish.

The limited edition cards are printed on post-consumer paper with biodegradable, wood cellulose based post-plastic laminant.

There are also two holograms and a few full decks available.

The project is volunteer run. Please support this non-profit arts project by purchasing cards, hosting a microgallery display at your event, helping distribute, finding retail stores to stock cards, or adding our weblinks to your site.

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Press Release from Delvin Solkinson:

Celebrating the novelty of the emerging global arts movement is a new limited edition Galactik Trading Card Hologram featuring three visionary art works from Luke Brown of Spectral Eyes and design from Phong and Aaron Rix of Pod Collective.

Compatable with all the galactic trading cards to come before, these make a perfect addition to art card collections. They also work well as single cards to grace your fridge or altar, make a special gift to a friend or bring wonder to the eyes of an ally.

These holograms are available at Elfintome and other visionary art markets.

In addition a few full out-of-print 52 card decks have come back into play as a fundraiser for the project.

Brought to you by Dew Press, a non-profit arts organization supporting the evolution of the creative imagination and the growth of global art culture.

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Press Release from Copro Gallery:

Copro Gallery Art Fair NYC

Old Skool VS. New Skool – Pulse Contemporary Art Fair NYC

The Juxtapoz Factor (Juxtapoz School) NYC book launch

March 5 through March 8, 2009

Copro Gallery, in our debut appearance at Pulse NY is excited to present Old Skool Vs. New Skool, a mix of pioneering Old Skool artists contrasted against another generation of New Skoolers who are direct beneficiaries of the artistic breakthroughs spearheaded by Robert Williams, Robert Crumb and Rick Griffin.

This exhibition organically grows from an art movement that has been documented and promoted by best selling art magazine Juxtapoz. Laguna Art Museum recently featured and validated Juxtapoz's support and influence of this skill-based pop surrealist movement with a block buster exhibition curated by Meg Linton of Otis college of Art and Design. Following this with a just released historic catalogue In the Land of Retinal Delights – The Juxtapoz Factor (Juxtapoz School) Copro Gallery will be hosting the East Coast Launch and book signing on the first day of Pulse.

On display will be: R. Crumb's, "Fritz The No Good", the entire long lost "City Of The Future" from Zap 0,  Robert Williams most famous and controversial painting "Appetite for Destruction" (below right,)  Rick Griffin's masterpiece of cross hatching "OMO Bob" and much more. These important artists helped bust down the underground door for a new generation and movement of fresh artists with a brand new style.

 
These New Skool artists ranging from visionary Lola, Nathan Spoor, Dan May (below right) and Laurie Lipton of London to New York artists Martin Wittfooth, Ron English and Travis Louie will present their latest work.  We hope you join us for this museum quality exhibition and book signing event.

Copro/Nason Fine Art has changed it's name to CoproGallery

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Fair Hours

Thursday, March 5:

Press and First Access: 9am – 10am

VIP Private Preview: 10am – 12pm

Open to public: 12pm – 8pm

Friday, March 6: 12pm – 8pm

Saturday, March 7: 12pm – 8pm

Sunday, March 8: 12pm – 5pm

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PULSE – New York Pier 40, 353 West Street @ West Houston

New York, NY 10014, Booth – C-11

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Anne Bachelier and CFM Gallery present…

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"The Phantom of the Opera" / "La Fantôme de l'Opéra"

Text by Gaston Leroux, Illustrations by Anne Bachelier

Bi-Lingual (English and French)

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"The Phantom of the Opera" is the quintessential 'Gothic' tale. It recounts the love triangle between Christine Daaé, a beautiful innocent, Raoul, the future Count of Changny, and Erik, the deformed, twisted "Phantom of the Opera" who inhabits the nether regions of the Opéra Garnier (The Paris Opera House)…

This book is the fourth major literary collaboration between Anne Bachelier and CFM Gallery and follows such previous successes Princess of Wax, Rose Daughter (A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast), and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Once again, Anne Bachelier's beautifully vivid artwork illuminates a classic story as never before imagined.

- Synopsis by Neil Zukerman

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Above Right: "Death of the Phantom" / "La Mort du Fantôme"

Original Oil on Paper Illustration from "Phantom of the Opera"

24 x 18 inches – 2009

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Below Right: "The Phantom" / "Le Fantôme"

Original Oil on Paper Illustration from Phantom of the Opera

24 x 18 inches – 2009

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Updates from Kris Kuksi:

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Heavy metal giants Sepultura's new album titled 'A-Lex' is in stores now wherever music is sold and features many Kuksi sculpture detail shots throughout the sleeve.

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Kris Kuksi and Andrew Jones will be exhibiting together at the Meta Gallery located in the historic Distillery District of Toronto, opening May 15th and up until June 14th.

Meta Gallery

107-37 Mill St.

Toronto, ON

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Above Right: 'A-Lex' album sleeve

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Below Right: Kuksi's latest sculpture, 'Sanctuary of the Bewildered' mixed media assemblage, 38" h x 36" w x 16" d, 2009

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'MirrorRealms' is a new first edition 178 page hardcover book with poems by UK poet Anthony David Pritchard and 37 full color reproductions of paintings by Karena A Karras.

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Things are either dark, or they glow

and do not last;

they choke and sputter gracious in the bedraggled blacks

like chimney sweep heads detached,

while the sky has its back to the world…

-from 'Sylvia Blue' by Anthony David Pritchard

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'MirrorRealms' is available through Lulu.

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