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Featured Artists
Karina Akopyan
Born in Moscow, Russia into a family of Armenian origin. She moved to England at the age of fifteen to finish her GCSE’s and study art. Being torn between fine art and illustration Karina decided to study Illustration as it gave her a chance to do more figurative drawing. Karina graduated with BA Illustration from Kingston University. Karina’s work is still strongly influenced by Russian culture. She currently lives in London and works as a freelance artist and illustrator.
Inspired by theatre, fetishism and history, Karina Akopyan's figures are the expression of emotions and states of awareness, made up memories, sex fantasies and secret aspirations. Evoking, in this sense, the Jungian conception of the unconscious as a dynamic rebalancing of the rational psyche through collective archetypes, the oneiric symbols in Karina's work form a mise en scène of the universal problems of birth, curiosity, grief, carnal temptation, sin, betrayal, pain, illness, search for enlightenment, purification and death.
karina-akopyan.com
Born in Moscow, Russia into a family of Armenian origin. She moved to England at the age of fifteen to finish her GCSE’s and study art. Being torn between fine art and illustration Karina decided to study Illustration as it gave her a chance to do more figurative drawing. Karina graduated with BA Illustration from Kingston University. Karina’s work is still strongly influenced by Russian culture. She currently lives in London and works as a freelance artist and illustrator.
Inspired by theatre, fetishism and history, Karina Akopyan's figures are the expression of emotions and states of awareness, made up memories, sex fantasies and secret aspirations. Evoking, in this sense, the Jungian conception of the unconscious as a dynamic rebalancing of the rational psyche through collective archetypes, the oneiric symbols in Karina's work form a mise en scène of the universal problems of birth, curiosity, grief, carnal temptation, sin, betrayal, pain, illness, search for enlightenment, purification and death.
karina-akopyan.com
Jason Atomic
Born in England in 1967. Jason Atomic is an artist inspired by a love of underground cultures, scenes and fashion tribes, he investigates and documents them in his sketchbooks and diaries as quick, clean line drawings. This love of fashion has led to collaborations with labels Charles of London, Yes!Future! & Milkboy Tokyo.
His speedy drawing style led to the development of live portrait sketching performances in galleries, night clubs and art events around the world, during which he makes life-size full-length sketches of his willing victims in marker pen on long rolls of paper. In 2008 he set an un-official world land/speed record for portraiture at The National Portrait Gallery, London. He has curated art shows on occult & comic book themes such as Magick Eye, Hail To The King and Image Duplicator.
More recently, upon discovering that an anagram of his name is Satanic Mojo, he has embarked on a multi-platform collaborative project of that title. Inspired by cults, conspiracy theories and the counter culture.
jasonatomic.co.uk
Born in England in 1967. Jason Atomic is an artist inspired by a love of underground cultures, scenes and fashion tribes, he investigates and documents them in his sketchbooks and diaries as quick, clean line drawings. This love of fashion has led to collaborations with labels Charles of London, Yes!Future! & Milkboy Tokyo.
His speedy drawing style led to the development of live portrait sketching performances in galleries, night clubs and art events around the world, during which he makes life-size full-length sketches of his willing victims in marker pen on long rolls of paper. In 2008 he set an un-official world land/speed record for portraiture at The National Portrait Gallery, London. He has curated art shows on occult & comic book themes such as Magick Eye, Hail To The King and Image Duplicator.
More recently, upon discovering that an anagram of his name is Satanic Mojo, he has embarked on a multi-platform collaborative project of that title. Inspired by cults, conspiracy theories and the counter culture.
jasonatomic.co.uk
Kid Banano
Brian Butler
Nicolas Castelaux
Billy Chainsaw
Born and raised in Birmingham. Inspired by the onset of punk, in the late 1970s he escaped factory life and moved to London to work for Siouxsie and The Banshees. On parting company with the group in the mid-90s, Chainsaw became editor-in-chief on one of Paul Raymond’s adult publications (the American version of Club International). Fast-forward almost two decades to May 2012: now a Hove resident, Chainsaw showed his art publically for the first time at an underground open house. His entire collection of mixed-media canvases and upcycled, bespoke ceramics completely sold out. It was a life-changing experience for Chainsaw, who immediately decided that art was his true calling.
Subsequently, he has exhibited in numerous group shows in such far-flung locations as Brighton and Los Angeles, and staged a month-long solo show at London’s prestigious Horse Hospital gallery. His other achievements include creating an exclusive fabric design for cutting edge design company Charles of London; a range of merchandise for legendary experimental filmmaker/artist Jeff Keen’s retrospective at the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery; art for indie superstars The Fall’s 13 Killers album; and contributions to the book Cut Up! An Anthology Inspired By The Cut Up Method Of William S. Burroughs And Brion Gysin.
Although Chainsaw admits his first great love was American comic-books, since his early teens, the self-taught artist has been fascinated by the unknown (in its myriad forms), along with masks, the movies, and the magickal weirdness of the number 23. They’re ever-present elements in his mixed-media pop art, which also reference such diverse sources as cartoon surrealism, tattoos, and Lucha Libre (masked Mexican wrestling). However, Chainsaw’s primary driving force is William S. Burroughs – perpetually employing the beat author/artist’s “open your mind and let the pictures out” adage whenever he’s creating art.
koolkrakenincorporated.com
Born and raised in Birmingham. Inspired by the onset of punk, in the late 1970s he escaped factory life and moved to London to work for Siouxsie and The Banshees. On parting company with the group in the mid-90s, Chainsaw became editor-in-chief on one of Paul Raymond’s adult publications (the American version of Club International). Fast-forward almost two decades to May 2012: now a Hove resident, Chainsaw showed his art publically for the first time at an underground open house. His entire collection of mixed-media canvases and upcycled, bespoke ceramics completely sold out. It was a life-changing experience for Chainsaw, who immediately decided that art was his true calling.
Subsequently, he has exhibited in numerous group shows in such far-flung locations as Brighton and Los Angeles, and staged a month-long solo show at London’s prestigious Horse Hospital gallery. His other achievements include creating an exclusive fabric design for cutting edge design company Charles of London; a range of merchandise for legendary experimental filmmaker/artist Jeff Keen’s retrospective at the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery; art for indie superstars The Fall’s 13 Killers album; and contributions to the book Cut Up! An Anthology Inspired By The Cut Up Method Of William S. Burroughs And Brion Gysin.
Although Chainsaw admits his first great love was American comic-books, since his early teens, the self-taught artist has been fascinated by the unknown (in its myriad forms), along with masks, the movies, and the magickal weirdness of the number 23. They’re ever-present elements in his mixed-media pop art, which also reference such diverse sources as cartoon surrealism, tattoos, and Lucha Libre (masked Mexican wrestling). However, Chainsaw’s primary driving force is William S. Burroughs – perpetually employing the beat author/artist’s “open your mind and let the pictures out” adage whenever he’s creating art.
koolkrakenincorporated.com
Joe Von Cobra
Aidan Cook
Grand Dame
Iluá Hauck da Silva
Jinx Dawson
Espira
Espira was born in 1974 in England. Brought up in very strict family of the Mormon Church, in the British countryside, he was educated to become a faith missionary, from a very early age. But he gradually turned his back to religion in order to become a self-taught artist and settled in London in the early 1990's. The encounter, within his work of his visionary aestheticism and his transgressive iconography takes the spectator to a dangerous and apocalyptic world. His work is considered as an attack against contemporay culture with wild black comedy.
espira.deviantart.com
Espira was born in 1974 in England. Brought up in very strict family of the Mormon Church, in the British countryside, he was educated to become a faith missionary, from a very early age. But he gradually turned his back to religion in order to become a self-taught artist and settled in London in the early 1990's. The encounter, within his work of his visionary aestheticism and his transgressive iconography takes the spectator to a dangerous and apocalyptic world. His work is considered as an attack against contemporay culture with wild black comedy.
espira.deviantart.com
DnA Factory
Dennis Franklin
Izaskun Gonzales (with Tobias Wrong)
Ella Guru
(born May 24, 1966) is an American painter and musician living in London, United Kingdom. She was a member of Mambo Taxi and the Voodoo Queens. In 1999, she became one of the founding members of the Stuckist art movement. Ella recently completed a series of paintings of the 22 major arcana cards in the Tarot, using familiar faces from the art & performance scene as her models.
ellaguruart.com
(born May 24, 1966) is an American painter and musician living in London, United Kingdom. She was a member of Mambo Taxi and the Voodoo Queens. In 1999, she became one of the founding members of the Stuckist art movement. Ella recently completed a series of paintings of the 22 major arcana cards in the Tarot, using familiar faces from the art & performance scene as her models.
ellaguruart.com
Barry William Hale
Henry Hate
Graham Humphreys
Born in Gloucester, England, 1960, Graham studied graphic design and illustration at Salisbury College of Art from 1976 to 1980.
Throughout the 1980s he worked extensively with Palace Pictures, designing and illustrating UK movie campaigns including the ‘The Evil Dead’ and ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’. During the same period he produced numerous illustrations for the New Musical Express.
Since the 1990s Graham has worked in close association with 'The Creative Partnership', a film promotion company based in Soho, London.
Freelancing for Tartan Films, he designed such campaigns as Miike Takashi's 'Audition', Rob Zombie's 'House of 1000 Corpses', Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato's 'Party Monster' and Alejandro Jodorowsky's re-release of 'El Topo'.
More recently, Graham has been working with Nucleus Films (including: ‘Grindhouse Trailers: volumes 1,2 , 3 and 4’, ‘Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide’ and ‘Video Nasties - Draconian Days’), Arrow Films (including: ‘Frankenhooker’, ‘Slaughter High’, ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’), Odeon Entertainment (including: ‘Witchfinder General’, ‘Blood On Satan’s Claw’, ‘The Asphyx’), Hammer Films (‘The Woman In Black’ special limited edition ‘classic Hammer’ poster and ‘Hammer At The Vault’ - The Flicker Club’s Hammer Horror film season poster).
Current work includes commissions from the British Film Institute (DVD covers for archive releases of classic ‘Childrens Film Foundation’ films, and a new poster for a the 1930’s classic ‘A Farewell To Arms’), cover art for the ‘Death Waltz Recording Co.’ limited edition vinyl releases of cult soundtracks (including ‘Zombie Flesh Eaters’, ‘House By The Cemetery’ and ‘City Of The Living Dead’ and ‘The Beyond’). Graham was delighted to be involved in ‘The H.P. Lovecraft Bronze Bust Project’, ‘The Edgar Allan Poe Bronze Bust Project’ and now ‘The Bram Stoker Bronze Bust Project’.
grahamhumphreys.com
Born in Gloucester, England, 1960, Graham studied graphic design and illustration at Salisbury College of Art from 1976 to 1980.
Throughout the 1980s he worked extensively with Palace Pictures, designing and illustrating UK movie campaigns including the ‘The Evil Dead’ and ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’. During the same period he produced numerous illustrations for the New Musical Express.
Since the 1990s Graham has worked in close association with 'The Creative Partnership', a film promotion company based in Soho, London.
Freelancing for Tartan Films, he designed such campaigns as Miike Takashi's 'Audition', Rob Zombie's 'House of 1000 Corpses', Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato's 'Party Monster' and Alejandro Jodorowsky's re-release of 'El Topo'.
More recently, Graham has been working with Nucleus Films (including: ‘Grindhouse Trailers: volumes 1,2 , 3 and 4’, ‘Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide’ and ‘Video Nasties - Draconian Days’), Arrow Films (including: ‘Frankenhooker’, ‘Slaughter High’, ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’), Odeon Entertainment (including: ‘Witchfinder General’, ‘Blood On Satan’s Claw’, ‘The Asphyx’), Hammer Films (‘The Woman In Black’ special limited edition ‘classic Hammer’ poster and ‘Hammer At The Vault’ - The Flicker Club’s Hammer Horror film season poster).
Current work includes commissions from the British Film Institute (DVD covers for archive releases of classic ‘Childrens Film Foundation’ films, and a new poster for a the 1930’s classic ‘A Farewell To Arms’), cover art for the ‘Death Waltz Recording Co.’ limited edition vinyl releases of cult soundtracks (including ‘Zombie Flesh Eaters’, ‘House By The Cemetery’ and ‘City Of The Living Dead’ and ‘The Beyond’). Graham was delighted to be involved in ‘The H.P. Lovecraft Bronze Bust Project’, ‘The Edgar Allan Poe Bronze Bust Project’ and now ‘The Bram Stoker Bronze Bust Project’.
grahamhumphreys.com
Shaky Kane
Andrew Labanaris
Félix Labisse
(March 9, 1905 – January 27, 1982) was a French Surrealist painter, illustrator, and designer. Known for his occult, demonological and erotic themes. Labisse is one of the ‘lost surrealists’ over shadowed by his contemporaries thanks to a dearth of English language information regarding his life and work which is rarely to be seen outside of France and Belgium.
felixlabisse.com
(March 9, 1905 – January 27, 1982) was a French Surrealist painter, illustrator, and designer. Known for his occult, demonological and erotic themes. Labisse is one of the ‘lost surrealists’ over shadowed by his contemporaries thanks to a dearth of English language information regarding his life and work which is rarely to be seen outside of France and Belgium.
felixlabisse.com
Garry Leach
Steven Johnson Leyba
Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba (Church Of Satan) is a ritualistic, shamanistic painter of Mescalero Apache ancestry. His art is equal parts satanic, holistic, radical, political, and extremely personal. Utilizing various media, Leyba creates a celebration of the sacred and profane. Paint mixes with collage, beadwork, and DNA making bold statements about the world we live in and constantly questioning the very nature of Art.
Since 1989, Steven Leyba has produced 14 handmade books, huge volumes of bound works on canvas. Forms of these have been published by Last Gasp and Coyotel Press in books containing commentary by William S. Burroughs, H.R. Giger, Poppy Z. Brite, Clive Barker, and Genesis P-Orridge. He has been the subject of media attention for his controversial approach and subject matter, and in 2002 a documentary was made about the artist titled, Unspeakable:The Life & Art of Reverend Steven Johnson Leyba.
His works are multi-media explorations into the souls of both individuals and society as a whole. They are liberating, honest, and organic in experience, void of any censorship and defiant against those who would attempt it. Look for his own documentary, What is Art? Inside the Mind of the Artist as They Speak the Truth.
Leyba's artwork has been collected by Vincent Price, William S. Burroughs, Stephen King, Clive Barker, David Cronenberg, H.R. Giger, Cornell University, A.I.M. (American Indian Movement), Genesis P'Orridge, Lydia Lunch, and the Black Panther Party.
stevenleyba.com
Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba (Church Of Satan) is a ritualistic, shamanistic painter of Mescalero Apache ancestry. His art is equal parts satanic, holistic, radical, political, and extremely personal. Utilizing various media, Leyba creates a celebration of the sacred and profane. Paint mixes with collage, beadwork, and DNA making bold statements about the world we live in and constantly questioning the very nature of Art.
Since 1989, Steven Leyba has produced 14 handmade books, huge volumes of bound works on canvas. Forms of these have been published by Last Gasp and Coyotel Press in books containing commentary by William S. Burroughs, H.R. Giger, Poppy Z. Brite, Clive Barker, and Genesis P-Orridge. He has been the subject of media attention for his controversial approach and subject matter, and in 2002 a documentary was made about the artist titled, Unspeakable:The Life & Art of Reverend Steven Johnson Leyba.
His works are multi-media explorations into the souls of both individuals and society as a whole. They are liberating, honest, and organic in experience, void of any censorship and defiant against those who would attempt it. Look for his own documentary, What is Art? Inside the Mind of the Artist as They Speak the Truth.
Leyba's artwork has been collected by Vincent Price, William S. Burroughs, Stephen King, Clive Barker, David Cronenberg, H.R. Giger, Cornell University, A.I.M. (American Indian Movement), Genesis P'Orridge, Lydia Lunch, and the Black Panther Party.
stevenleyba.com
Laugingindio
Manko
Steven Vincent Mitchell
Savage Pencil
Born Leeds, West Yorkshire, June 1951) Notortious British underground comix legend a.k.a Edwin Pouncey.
Savage Pencil is well known for his contributions to magazines such as Sounds ( "Rock'n'Roll Zoo", etc. ), Forced Exposure and The Wire.
He has illustrated record sleeves for bands such as The Fall, Big Black, Sonic Youth, Wiseblood and Rocket From The Crypt amongst others.
Working alongside fellow artist Chris Long he is part of live painting performance art group ‘Battle Of the Eyes’
savagepencil.com
Born Leeds, West Yorkshire, June 1951) Notortious British underground comix legend a.k.a Edwin Pouncey.
Savage Pencil is well known for his contributions to magazines such as Sounds ( "Rock'n'Roll Zoo", etc. ), Forced Exposure and The Wire.
He has illustrated record sleeves for bands such as The Fall, Big Black, Sonic Youth, Wiseblood and Rocket From The Crypt amongst others.
Working alongside fellow artist Chris Long he is part of live painting performance art group ‘Battle Of the Eyes’
savagepencil.com
James ‘Gunsho’ Quigley
James Quigley — aka Gunsho — is an American-born cartoonist. His art has appeared in the form of record covers, shirt designs, comics, skateboard graphics, and animation for the likes of Heroin Skateboards, Hidden Fortress Press, Eyeball Comix, Night Watch Studios, and PORK Magazine.
In recent years he has gained a certain notoriety for his ongoing series of screen-printed posters ‘Gunsho's Demonology’ which sets out to create contemporary interpretations if the 72 goetic demons of The Lesser Key Of Solomon.
gunsho.us
James Quigley — aka Gunsho — is an American-born cartoonist. His art has appeared in the form of record covers, shirt designs, comics, skateboard graphics, and animation for the likes of Heroin Skateboards, Hidden Fortress Press, Eyeball Comix, Night Watch Studios, and PORK Magazine.
In recent years he has gained a certain notoriety for his ongoing series of screen-printed posters ‘Gunsho's Demonology’ which sets out to create contemporary interpretations if the 72 goetic demons of The Lesser Key Of Solomon.
gunsho.us
Beatrice Schleyer
Kat Toronto
