The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

Shawn Barber- Ep. 280

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode I finally chat with my friend and master oil painter/tattooer Shawn Barber! We discuss tons of stuff such as: how Shawn got started as an...

Joe Vaux- Ep. 279

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I get to chat with the amazing Joe Vaux! Joe is a painter, animator, storyboard artist, director (for the animated TV show "Family Guy") and...

Josh G- Email Marketing for Artists- Ep. 278

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak to friend of the show Josh G. We speak all about email marketing for artists as well as some thoughts about AI. This is a super info...

Chad Savage- Ep. 277

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Chad Savage about him and his business Sinister Visions! We talk about his normal. sheltered childhood, his 'genetic' love of Ha...

Sugar That Rocks- Ep. 276

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Elisa and Scott Baxa, the creators of Sugar That Rocks, a small business they created that makes amazing cookies with dark art a...

David Stoupakis- Ep. 275

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I talk to my old friend and amazing painter David Stoupakis. We talk about our work for the upcoming H.R. Giger Tribute Group Show at Copro ...

Tom Taggart- Ep. 274

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak to artist Tom Taggart (Ep. 125) to catch up with him and his art life. We talk dogs, why I have been away from social media, his fav...

Troy Hughes- Ep. 273

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak to musician, dark art collector and YouTuber, Troy Hughes (aka @TJH3113). We talk about how he started his popular YouTube channel, ...

Travis Louie- Ep. 272

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview my old friend Travis Louie. We have fun catching up and talking about things like morticians wax, being an art teacher, working ...

Brandon Grafius- Ep. 271

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview religious scholar and horror fan, Brandon Grafius! We talk about his childhood as a horror fan, how horror relates to religion, ...

Brandi Milne- Ep. 270

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview my old art friend Brandi Milne. Brandi and I started out fine art careers around the same time and she has gone on to become a r...

Gabe Leonard And Josh Breckenridge- Ep- 269

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I start the new year off with a fun conversation with my friends Gabe Leonard and Josh Breckenridge. We discuss our journey in the NFT space last year...

End of the Year Minisode - Ep. 268

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I wanted to share a small discovery I made regarding one way you can protect your artwork from being used as AI training data with this shor...

Michael M Hughes- Ep. 267

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview writer and occult scholar (and creator of the Bind Trump ritual) Michael M. Hughes. We discuss how he got interested in magick a...

A.I. Artpocalypse? Meats Meier- E. 266

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak to Meats Meier about A.I. in art and all of its implications! This is an important topic that everybody needs to understand regardle...

Tim Molloy- Ep. 265

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak to New Zealand artist Tim Molloy. We discuss his childhood growing up in an art supporting family, creating comics/zines as a kid, T...

Paul Komoda- Ep. 264

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we catch up again with the amazing Paul Komoda! We discuss his new sketchbook, his life since the pandemic, his mystical experience of findi...

A.L. Crego- Ep. 263

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview prolific GIF artist and photographer A.L. Crego. We discuss his life as an artist in Spain, his involvement in street art, how h...

Steven Zapata's Argument Against Image AIs- Ep. 262 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I have artist Steven Zapata on again- this time to talk about an extremely timely and important subject: AI. Steven recently created a reall...

Mitch Horowitz- Ep 261 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak once again to the amazing Mitch Horowitz to talk about his new book "Uncertain Places: Essays on Occult and Outsider Experiences" (g...

Jon Beinart, Tim Molloy and Christopher Ulrich- Ep. 260 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak with artists Jon Beinart, Tim Molloy (creators of the Toddlerpillars NFT project) and Christopher Ulrich about their new Toddlerpill...

Dan Kelley- Ep. 259 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview artist, tattooer, collector and art curator Manhands Dan Kelley. We talk about his life in a small town as a creative kid, getti...

Steve Niles- Ep. 258 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview my pal, horror comic writer Steve Niles! We talk about growing up in the 70s, working with Richard Matheson, pitching ideas to m...

Zombie Death Bots: Anatomy of a Solo Show- Ep. 257 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I am solo discussing what goes into creating a successful solo art show using my next show, "Zombie Death Bots", as an example. It's a short...

D.W. Frydendall- Ep. 256 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview multi-talented dark artist, D.W. Frydendall! We talk about his working in comics, working at Screambox, painting, OBE's, Ghosts ...

Mitch Horowitz- Ep. 255 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview writer, lecturer, magician and occult historian Mitch Horowitz! We discuss his new book "Daydream Believer", mind metaphysics, v...

Mike Bracken- Ep. 254 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Mike Bracken- aka The Horror Geek- about his hilarious YouTube horror movie review show, Sick Flicks. It's my favorite show on Y...

Frau Sakra- Ep. 253 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview dark artist Frau Sakra (AKA The Saks). We talk about her childhood interest in pushing her art to the extremes, wanting to becom...

Gabe Leonard- Ep. 252 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I talk to official "friend of the show", artist Gabe Leonard. We talk about his recent experience at conference on blockchain and NFTs and o...

Andreas Nagel- Ep. 251 The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview German artist Andreas Nagel. We talk about Dark Art lack of popularity in Europe, his childhood as an artist, his bad art colleg...

Richard Ingersoll- Ep. 250

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview artist Richard Ingersoll. We discuss his early life as a young artist, being in a touring band, deciding to become an oil painte...

Xsullo Pt. 2- Ep. 249

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week is the return of digital artist Xsullo. We discuss his life as a "digital nomad" and his recent move, his collaborated NFT with Chevrolet, h...

Talking Dy5topia With Mike Correll- Ep. 248

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I get together with DAS co-founder and director of "Chet Zar: I Like To Paint Monsters" director Mike Correll to talk about my new book "Dy5...

Norman Cabrera- Ep. 247

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak to my old makeup effects pal Norman Cabrera. We talk about his own film projects including his new video "Electrified Brain" by meta...

CSaros- Ep. 246

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Swiss artist/musician CSaros. We talk about his life in Switzerland, living as a full-time artist, creating graphic design, bone...

Samuel Araya- Ep. 245

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I have a great conversation with digital/traditional dark artist Samuel Araya. We talk about the blackouts in Paraguay (where he lives). bei...

Dehiscence- Ep. 244

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview digital dark artist Trinley Dorje AKA: Dehiscence! We talk about her upbringing in Canada, her young interest in making "roadkil...

Mikey Rotella- Ep. 243

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak to makeup effects sculptor Mikey Rotella. We talk about his upbringing in New Jersy, going to art school, moving to LA and getting i...

Martin Darkside- Ep. 242

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview dark artist Martin Darkside about his intriguing dark still life paintings, his life growing up in Yorkshire, his love of art an...

Randy Ortiz- Ep. 241

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview super talented dark artist/illustrator Randy Oritz. We talk about him starting out in architecture) because he believed what eve...

Bronwyn Lorelei- Ep. 239

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week i interview artist Bronwyn Lorelei. We talk about how she got into art, being an introverted extrovert, being an excellent student in school...

Slowing Down- Ep. 238

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's podcast is just me talking about a big life change for me- I'm slowing down! The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Becom...

Xsullo- Ep. 236

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Nick Sullo of the husband and wife digital art team Xsullo. We talk about his childhood artwork, getting into visual effects, da...

DAMNENGINE- Ep. 235

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I speak to digital 3D artist from Dennis Sibeijn who also goes by the name of DAMNENGINE. We discuss his growing up in the Netherlands drawi...

Ben Conallin- Ep. 234

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Australian artist Ben Conallin. Ben is a newer artist on the scene. Despite having only been digitally painting for the last 3 1...

Adi Granov- Ep. 233

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Jon Beinart: Toddlerpillars and NFTs- Ep. 232

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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)...

Bruce Mitchell- Ep. 231

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Jamie Wells- Ep. 230

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 cop...

Dan Fisher- Ep. 229

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 tat...

Steven Zapata- Ep. 228

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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!!!...

DAS Year End Groupisode- Ep. 227

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Chet Zar Solo- Ep. 226

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Gabe Leonard: Getting Outside of Your Comfort Zone- Ep. 225

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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:...

Bobby Chiu- Ep. 224

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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, g...

Linnea Strid- Ep. 223

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Swedish realist painter Linnea Strid! We talk about how her parents were supportive of her artistic inclinations, her bad experi...

Jeremy Schott/ Dark Art Emporium- Ep. 222

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview creator and owner of The Dark Art Emporium, Jeremy Schott! We learn about Jeremy's background in film, music and starting his Lo...

Gary Pressman/Copro Gallery- Ep. 221

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Kamila Mlynarczyk- Ep. 220

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Canadian dark artist Kamila Mlynarczyk (aka woodedwoods on Instagram). We discuss her early childhood in Poland, emigrating to C...

Chaos- Ep. 219

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Thomas Negovan- Ep. 218

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest is art dealer, collector, author, musician, book publisher, art historian, film maker (among other things), Thomas Negovan of Centur...

Spinestealer- Ep. 217

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 weir...

Rachel Britton- Ep. 216

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 digit...

K. Britton- Ep. 215

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 DA...

Wendy Gadzuk- Ep. 214

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 hel...

Eric Messinger- Ep. 213

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview awesome dark artist Eric Messinger. We discuss his fascination with monsters and how he creates them, how his monsters "visit" h...

Iris Compiet- Ep. 212

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview the incredible Dutch artist Iris Compiet. We talk about creating her book "Faeries of the Faultlines", her career in graphic des...

Tania Pomales- Ep. 211

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Dark Artist Tania Pomales. We talk about her beautifully colorful dark artwork, her secondary job as a teacher, her struggles wi...

Christian Perez- Ep. 210

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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, ta...

Andrew Hawkins- Ep.209

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 di...

Mirs- Ep. 208

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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....

Bryan Mark Taylor- Ep. 207

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Gabe Leonard Part 3- Ep. 206

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 b...

Gabe Leonard Part 2- Ep. 205

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Josh Breckenridge- Ep. 204

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 p...

Sadan Vague- Ep. 203

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

Thomas Kuntz- Ep. 202

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview automaton super genius Thomas Kuntz! We talk about his monster kid childhood, growing up in Arizona, becoming a garage kit sculp...

Jim Pavelec- Ep. 201

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview the incredibly talented Dark Art painter Jim Pavelec! We talk about being an art kid, his love of fantasy and horror, going to a...

Chris Mars Ep. 200

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For this very special episode 200(!!!)I interview legendary Dark Art pioneer (and co founder/drummer of the indie punk band The Replacements), Chris M...

Ron English- Ep. 199

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview the legendary artist, painter, musician and "Godfather of Street Art", Ron English!!!! We talk about his early years as a vacuum...

Simon Boswell- Ep. 198

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview BAFTA-nominated British film score composer, conductor, producer and musician, Simon Boswell! Simon's career spans over 30 years...

Mike Fisher- Ep. 197

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's interview is with multi disciplinary artist Mike Fisher for another crossover episode with hi Anyway, Whatever Podcast! Mike has done TONS...

Adam Dougherty- Ep. 196

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's interview is with the incredibly talented Adam Dougherty. We discuss his love of 50s and 60s monster stuff, his parent's love of Halloween...

Mark Covell- Ep 195

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview an artist whose work I greatly admire, Mark Covell. Mark is a storyboard artist and associate producer at Family Guy and also a...

Charles Ratteray- Ep. 194

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview artist Charles Ratteray. Charles does a lot of work in the film industry as a storyboard artist and I totally love his loose, sk...

Drawing From Experience (with Shane Izykowski)- Ep. 193

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we do our first "crossover" episode with Shane Izykowski's excellent art podcast "Drawing From Experience"! Shane and I are both sharing thi...

Gio Nakpil- Ep. 192

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview the incredible digital sculptor Gio Nakpil! Gio has worked on tons of blockbuster films and currently works on the Adobe Medium ...

Lélia Wattez- Ep. 191

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview French sculptor Lélia Wattez! We discuss her unusual path to creating creating her incredible creature sculptures, growing up i...

Rob Freitas- Ep. 190

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's interview is with an old makeup effects pal of mine, master mold maker Rob Freitas! Rob has worked on TONS of amazing films and is regarde...

Mike Correll 2021- Ep. 189

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For the first episode of the new year I catch up with my old co-host of The Dark Art Society Podcast, Mike Correll. To make this episode special we re...

Allen Williams- Ep. 188

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview the legendary Dark Artist Allen Williams (and his wife Vicki says hello). I'm a huge fan of his graphite and paint work and was ...

Brian Brown- Ep. 187

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview prolific painter, tattoo artist and Dark Art Society member Brian Brown. We talk about his life growing up in a family of 14 kid...

Kris Kuksi- Ep. 186

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode I interview fine artist Kris Kuksi. You are probably familiar with his totally unique style of fine art sculpture that is often copied bu...

EGO- Ep. 185

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview tattoo artist turned full time fine artist, Ego Shoreclay. We talk about his childhood influences, getting into tattooing, getti...

Brad Gray- Ep. 184

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview Brad Gray, a fantastic painter and Dark Artist living in Ireland. We discuss his path to fine art, traveling the world with his ...

Matt Levin- Ep. 183

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview my old sculptor pal Matt Levin. We discuss his roundabout way of becoming a sculptor who specializes in creatures, moving to LA,...

Steve Cleff- Ep. 182

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview artist, DAS member and creator of the Friday Night Dark Art Jam, Steve Cleff. We discuss his unique approach to creating his unu...

Derek Hess- Ep. 181

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another legend on this week! Derek Hess! We talk about all kinds of things including his (highly recommended) documentary "Forced Perspective", his ta...

Wes Benscoter- Ep. 180

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week my guest is the legendary Wes Benscoter!!! Wes was a big inspiration for me when I was starting to think about having a painting career so t...

Dug Stanat- Ep. 179

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I interview creature sculptor Dug Stanat. We discuss a wide range of topics, from the esoteric to the highly technical! We talk about Dug wo...