The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

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Erik Gist- Ep. 143 Dec 11, 2019

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In episode 143 I interview artist/illustrator/painter/teacher Erik Gist. We cover his career as an illustrator and teacher, his involvement with Watts Atelier, being a monster/horror geek, working with Guillermo del Toro, breaking into and working on comics, art reps, working in gaming, blurring the line between fine art and illustration, makeup effects, his thoughts on the motivations of dark artists and lots more! Erik is smart and well spoken so this was a really enjoyable podcast to record. Also: the Art Life update and I answer The 5 Questions. Interview starts at about 26.13 Erik's website: http://www.erikgist.com Erik's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e.m.gist/ Chet Zar's Threadless shop: https://chetzar.threadless.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

Adam McCarthy- Ep. 142 Dec 04, 2019

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In episode 142 I interview painter/art director for video games Adam McCarthy. We talk about his career in the gaming industry, his recent excursions showing the gallery scene, his painting process, his days as a singer of the symphonic black metal band Sothis, moving from video game artist to art director at a big video game company, managing artists vs. being an artist, and more! Also: the Art Life update and I answer The 5 Questions. Interview starts at about 30:42 Adam's website: http://www.amccarthyfineart.com/ Adam's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/AdamMcCarthyArtwork/ Adam's Instagram: @ac_mccarthy The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

Terry Wolfinger- Ep. 141 Nov 27, 2019

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In episode 141 I interview another digital artist- the super talented Terry Wolfinger. We discuss having tons in common, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, his origins as an artist, being a metal head artist kid, going to CalArts, working on an early Amiga computer, getting his first animation job, being an art director for one of the first video game magazines, the early days of photoshop and painting with a mouse (!), working at Stan Winston studios, Rick Baker, Sebastian Kruger, Mort Drucker, The Road Warrior and more! Terry is a super nice dude and it was a pleasure interviewing him. Also: the Art Life update and I answer The 5 Questions. Interview starts at about 22:30 Terry's personal FB page: https://www.facebook.com/terry.wolfinger Terry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrywolfinger Terry's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerryWolfinger Terry's BigCartel shop: https://wolfinger.bigcartel.com Terry's email: wolfingerstudio@gmail.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

Meats Meier- Ep. 140 Nov 20, 2019

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In episode 140 I interview my old friend, digital artist Meats Meier. We discuss the origins of his name, growing up amongst Mormons in Utah, being an art kid in that environment, getting into digital, getting his first big break in the gaming industry, working with Tool and Puscifer and lots more! Meats doesn't really do interviews so I was lucky that he granted us this! I am a huge fan of his work and this episode is a great one! Also: the Art Life update and I answer The 5 Questions. Interview starts at about 16:11 Meats' personal FB page: https://www.facebook.com/meats Meats' Instagram: @meats Meats Twitter: @MeatsMeier The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

Tony Champ- Ep. 139 Nov 13, 2019

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This week I interview another Aussie!!! Dark artist and tattooer Tony Champ joins me for the interview. We discuss our love of Frazetta, Tony's work in martial arts, his career in illustration prior to becoming an art teacher, tattooing, acrylic VS oils, the virtues of painting monsters and more! Also: the Art Life update and I answer The 5 Questions. Interview starts at about 22:22 Tony Champ Facebook page: search Anthony Champ and or Tony Champ Art Tony Champ Instagram: @drawblood For prints or commissions PayPal: tonychampart@gmail.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

Mow Skwoz- Ep. 138 Nov 06, 2019

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This week I interview Australian artist Mow Skwoz. We discuss being an art kid and artist in Perth, Australia, moving to America, meeting and marrying Kevin Rutmanis from The Cows/Melvins/Tomahawk, serial killers, the beauty of viscera, mutual friend Mackie Osborne, the weirdness of LA and lots more! Also: the Art Life update and I answer The 5 Questions. Interview starts at about 22:58 Mow Skwoz Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/m.skwoz/ Mow Skwoz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mmowskwozz/ The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

Luke Chueh- Ep. 137 Oct 30, 2019

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This week I interview my old friend artist Luke Chueh. Luke and I started in the Cannibal Flower/LA art scene at around the same time. We discuss his life at art school in central California, his struggle with drug addiction, his subsequent recovery (and 9 years of sobriety), social media, how he got his start with art, showing during the old Cannibal Flower days, oil painting techniques, under painting, pop screens, his podcast and lots more! This interview goes over 2 hours and it was great catching up with Luke!!! Also: the Art Life update and I answer The 5 Questions. Interview starts at about 21:58 Luke’s personal website: www.lukechueh.com Luke's Facebook: Facebook.com/lukechuehart Luke’s Twitter and Instagram: @lukechueh The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

N.C. Winters- Ep. 136 Oct 23, 2019

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This week I interview master of the gig poster, N.C. Winters! We talk about how he wound up in San Diego County, how he got started doing gig posters, inherent creativity, how to make a living as an independent artist, the value of hard work, and lots on the business of art! This is a really great discussion that hits on lots of important points for anybody considering a career in the arts. Also: the Art Life update and I answer The 5 Questions. Interview starts at about 17:04 N.C. Winter's website: http://ncwinters.com N.C.'s Instagram: www.instagram.com/ncwintersart The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

The Dark Art Society Group Show- Ep.135 Oct 16, 2019

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This episode is a live recording from the first official Dark Art Society Group Show at Copro gallery! I interview a bunch of artists from the show, Gary from Copro gallery right in the heart of the main gallery room! Needless say there is a lot of background noise from people talking in the gallery but you can still hear the interviews pretty well. It's a really fun episode!!!!! Also: the DarkArtSociety.com website launch, the Art Life update and I answer (four of) The 5 Questions. Interviews start at about 26:23 The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by the amazing Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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 2019

Mike Correll- Part II- Ep. 134 Oct 09, 2019

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In episode 134, I catch up with Mike Correll again. Mike is the director of "Chet Zar: I Like To Paint Monsters" and the guy I started this podcast with, but he left a while back to start a new life on the road in an RV. Mike talks about the struggles of road life, his successes on the road, the goodness of people all across the United States, scary road stories, his realization about how much resources he was using while living in a "stick and brick", The Steamboat breaking down, positive and negative synchronicities and much more! It's been a while since I spoke to Mike so it was great catching up. We tried to capture the essence of the old format of the show for this episode, so there is no art life update, new subscriber update or 5 questions this week. We just got right into like we used to. Oh, and as Mike mentioned, here is the link to request "Chet Zar: I Like to Paint Monsters" on Netflix: https://help.netflix.com/en/titlerequest Also, Bryan Kilgore was sick this week so I did the editing of the show (in case you notice anything weird). Mike's Patreons: Patreon.com/landofenchantmenttours Patreon.com/emailsfrominfinity Mike's web store: NRGcreations.bigcartel.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar, with mixing and mastering by Bryan Kilgore of Kilgore Sound; find him on Instagram and Twitter (at)kilgoresound, or his website www.kilgoresound.com 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/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 2019

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