The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

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Adi Granov- Ep. 233 Feb 16, 2022

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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/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

Jon Beinart: Toddlerpillars and NFTs- Ep. 232 Feb 09, 2022

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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: @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

Bruce Mitchell- Ep. 231 Jan 26, 2022

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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: 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

Jamie Wells- Ep. 230 Jan 19, 2022

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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: @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

Dan Fisher- Ep. 229 Jan 12, 2022

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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 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

Steven Zapata- Ep. 228 Jan 05, 2022

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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 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

DAS Year End Groupisode- Ep. 227 Dec 29, 2021

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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

Chet Zar Solo- Ep. 226 Dec 15, 2021

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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

Gabe Leonard: Getting Outside of Your Comfort Zone- Ep. 225 Dec 01, 2021

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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 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

Bobby Chiu- Ep. 224 Nov 24, 2021

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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: 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

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