"ALMOST EVERY IMAGE HERE IS A LINK, SO BE SURE TO EXPLORE!!
I'M PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN MEETING ARTISTS FROM ALL WALKS AND PROFESSIONS.
SCULPTORS, ILLUSTRATORS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, MODELS, EXTREME PERFORMERS AND GENERALLY ALL WHO SHRUG OFF THE IGNORANT, JUDGING EYES OF "NORMAL" SOCIETY ON A DAILY BASIS, TO PASSIONATELY PURSUE WHAT THEY WERE BORN TO DO."
I'M HERE TO NETWORK AND MAKE CONNECTIONS... SO CONTRACTS, COMMISSIONS AND COLLABORATION PROPOSALS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
NOW, WITH THAT SAID...
LOVE MOST, THE UNUSUAL....BIZZARE...AND MACABRE. BY NO MEANS IS THIS A COMPLETE LIST, BUT SOME OF THESE THINGS INCLUDE......
T R U T H
(NO MATTER HOW HARD & UGLY IT MAY BE.)ART - SIDESHOW FREAKS AND EXTREME PERFORMERS -
FETISH FASHION
- TATTOOS - PIERCINGS - GOTHIC/ INDUSTRIAL MUSIC AND CULTURE - NEW YORK PIZZA - THEOLOGY - PHILOSOPHY - THE SUPERNATURAL - CLASSIC SCI-FI AND HORROR MOVIES - BURLESQUE SHOWS - THE FASCINATING SCIENCE OF DEATH - SWEATY LATEX, FUR AND FEATHERS - NEWPORT CIGARETTES - UNUSUAL TAXIDERMY - PICKLED CRITTERS - MY PENIS - SILVER RINGS & DISTURBING THINGS.
"Today, young men on acid realize that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves....... HERE'S TOM WITH THE WEATHER!"
WTF IS "GOTH" ANYWAY?!?!?!
I HAVE DREAMED OF SOMEDAY OWNING SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWROOM. (minus the preserved severed heads of course) THERE, AMONGST WALLS OF BOOKS NESTLED IN BREATH-TAKING CHERRY WOOD, I COULD DISPLAY EVERYTHING FROM MY OWN ART WORKS TO BOTTLED SPECIMEN AND COMPLETELY BIZARRE ARTIFACTS AND INSTRUMENTS OF FASCINATION, PAIN AND TORTURE.
IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE MUTTER MUSEUM , BE SURE TO PRY OPEN THE JARS ON THE DUSTY SHELVES & CABINETS ABOVE FOR A DARING PEEK INTO ITS MANY WONDERS.
Among many of my favorite subjects to read about, is that of the OCCULT.
One very elusive book, apparently WELL worth the trouble is
THE NINE GATES OF THE KINGDOM OF SHADOWS
Men have been known to KILL simply to OWN A COPY. But of course, you don't have to take MY word for it.
MUSIC
I keep myself on a wide and eclectic diet of INDUSTRIAL - GOTH - METAL - 90's HIP HOP - AMBIANCE - SELECT SOUNDTRACKS and MORE....
Groups like MINISTRY, SISTERS OF MERCY, THE CURE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, KORN, MARILYN MANSON, LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, SKINNY PUPPY, WUMPSCUT, ANDROID LUST , BAUHAUS, RAMMSTEIN, FEAR FACTORY, TOOL, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, DIAMONDA GALAS, LYDIA LUNCH, THE DANNY ELFMAN ORCHESTRA, FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, DEAD CAN DANCE, MOZART and BETHOVENCan ALL be found in my iPod along-side...BIG DADDY KANE, NOTORIOUS B.I.G., WU-TANG CLAN, LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND, GANG STARR, DAS EFX, BLACKSHEEP, GRAND MASTER FLASH, LL COOL J, KRS-1, D NICE and A TRIBE CALLED QUEST.
THE GREAT VINCENT VAN GOGH, LIKE MANY ARTISTS OF HIS TIME, WAS SAID TO OFTEN SEEK A DEEPER INSPIRATION FROM THE PALE, GREEN ELIXIR OF...
IN FACT, IT WAS THROUGH ONE OF ITS' FABLED "MOMENTS OF CLARITY" IN WHICH HE VOLUNTARILY SACRIFICED HIS OWN EAR WITH A RAZOR BLADE AS AN OFFERING OF HIS LONG IGNORED ADMIRATION TO HIS SECRET CRUSH.
MOVIESNothing kills my urge to finish a film more than BAD ACTING.
I fuckin' HATE bad acting.In fact, the ONLY thing I hate MORE than bad acting...are movies thathave absolutely NO other purpose than to make a quick buck at thebox office.
These are the "Shake-N-Bake" films based solely on big explosions, bad one-liners, the occasional tit and all the "hot for the moment" wrestlers,models and celebrities, who's only purpose in the film is to drawmillions of lowbrow, tasteless, and ape-like crowds and their hordes ofillegitimate young and all of their cellphones, to the theater.Having studied film-making, as well as growing up on a steady filmdiet all my life, It doesn't take a scholar to know EVERY filmmakerwants to make millions off their film... I simply respect MOST, those whocare above ALL ELSE, about the END PRODUCT.Directors like Quenton Tarentino, James Cameron, Tim Burton, StanleyKubrick, Oliver Stone, Roman Polanski, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the HughesBrothers, Chris Cunningham, Floria Sigismondi and Francis FordCoppola just to name a few.
RECOMMENDED SHORTS & VIDEOS
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Honestly, I don't watch much TELEVISION, but when (and if) I do I HAVE AN INTENSE DRIVING NEED TO LEARN. (i.e: Discovery, TLC, National Geographic, History, Nature, Occult, Paranormal and FORENSICS .) I sometimes enjoy dodging and weaving through the bombardment of images, skewed realities and filtered half-truths, but unlike most, I'm cautious not get pulled into the IDIOT BOX.
If I don't, the next thing I know... my channels flicker like a strobe light and I'm becoming subconsciously conditioned by every misleading message it tries to feed me.
(DO YOURSELF A FAVOR. CLICK ANY ONE OF THESE INSTEAD.)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTARIES
ARTISTIC INFLUENCES
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY books make up the majority of my library, both for reference AND inspiration. I like to support my favorite artists by buying their "gallery" titles. They make for great conversation as well.
Artists like WAYNE BARLOWE, H. R. GIGER , NIRASAWA, BROM and more.
Many of you have been asking whether or not I sculpted the anatomical figure in the background.Well... the answer is NO.The artist responsible for this incredible work of genius is an 18th Century wax sculptor by the name of CLEMENTE SUSINI .
Fans of the Metal group DIMMU BORGIR will no doubt recognize the image from their album cover art. It wasn't, however, until my good friend Paul had eagerly introduced me to a copy of one of the most shockingly beautiful books to ever grace my shelves today, that I came to know his work.
The book titled, ENCYCLOPAEDIA ANATOMICA , details the extensive collection of anatomical wax figures on display in MUSEO LA SPECOLA in Florence, Italy.
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