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Exhibition Info . . .
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Admission is FREE and Open to the Public Nov 2 ALL ages welcome! (though due to dark theme and content of this show, attendee discretion is advised). Costumes & Creative Attire optional. Wine & Cheese served on Nov 2nd (must present valid ID to drink wine).
Artwork will be for sale (unless marked NFS). All major credit cards will be accepted. We will he holding a Raffle on Nov 2nd for Charity to benefit Little Friends Inc! All proceeds from the raffle will go to Little Friends and will feature prizes ranging from signed prints, books, comics, masks, figurines, and other great prizes donated by the artists!!
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
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Art & Theater Teachers:
If you are interested in scheduling a presentation by J. Anthony Kosar at your school, or a field trip to Kosart Effects Studios & Gallery with a special tour of the MALEFICIUM Dark Art Exhibition, and information on our classes and workshops offered, please contact us HERE
Journalists, Bloggers, & News Outlets:
If you are interested in doing a story about this one-of-a-kind show and would like to request a press release about the MALEFICIUM Dark Art Exhibition, and/or would like to schedule an interview with J. Anthony Kosar and/or any of the exhibiting artists, please contact us HERE
Local Businesses:
If you are interested in placing a poster for the MALEFICIUM Show in your storefront window, and/or would like a stack of postcards to help promote the show, and/or would like to donate something to our raffle at the exhibition opening on November 2nd to promote your business, and/or would like to be a sponsor of this event and/or any future events held at Kosart Effects Studios & Gallery in Westmont, IL,
Thank you!!
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Content � Kosart Effects Studios, LLC unless otherwise stated. Artwork � their respective Artists. Characters & Licenses � their respective owners. All rights reserved. |
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Please join us for the
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
1pm to 10pm
Costumes & Creative Attire Optional.
Admission is FREE!
At
Click HERE for Directions
The MALEFICIUM Exhibition runs
November 2nd through November 30th.
Gallery hours (Nov 3 to Nov 30) by Appointment Only.
Please call to schedule an appointment: 630.310.8353
MALEFICIUM is a Latin term meaning "mischief" and is used to describe black magic and the dark arts. The name was selected to represent this exhibit as a metaphor for the Halloween inspired artwork.
The image used (above) for the
Third Annual MALEFICIUM Dark Art Exhibition:
This original oil painting will be on display for the duration of the 2013 MALEFICIUM Show. Image courtesy Jim Pavelec.
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Vincent Proce
Vincent Proceworks in the gaming & comics industry as an Illustrator, concept artist & art director. He is a frequent contributor to Magic The Gathering and Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. He has also worked on such titles as Mortal Kombat, Psi-Ops, Stranglehold, Frank Beddor's Hatter M. He is currently an art director at Wargaming.net. Visit Vincent's Website: www.vincentproce.com
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Travis Lewis
 After ten years in photography, Travis Lewis has finally been able to pursue his true passion and talent as a fine artist. His work's breadth includes sci-fi, fantasy, portraiture, and island art. Working in graphite, digital, pencil, and oil mediums. All with an original and daring eye that transcend reality and twist perceptions. Visit Travis' Website: www.travislewis.com
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David Richardson
 Born September 10, 1981, in Greeley Colorado, raised in Loveland Colorado, David began drawing and sculpting at a very young age. He was brought up in a home where art was highly accepted and his creative mind had free reign. He began creating creatures of the unknown and unseen while still in elementary school. Then, in high school, he started working in art studios around Loveland where he was immersed in all aspects of sculpture and the lost wax process. Since then, David has been published in Amazing Figure Modeler Magazine, Churn an art & music magazine, Gothic Beauty Magazine, and featured on Keith Wigdor Presents Surrealism Now and has shown in many art exhibits. David's art is featured in both public and private collections throughout the USA, as well as England, Canada, Russia, Hong Kong, and Australia. His sculpture has even been recognized by the great and talented movie director, Guillermo Del Toro. David celebrates diversity through his art, working in many different mediums. He has worked with celebrities, Clive Barker and even the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Embracing life-death-rebirth, David's sculptures are very primordial in thought and have very powerful significance. David has dug down into his unconsciousness to unearth deep-seated emotions and thoughts, bringing them to the surface of his reality and giving them life and permanence on Earth. Visit David's Website: www.daverichardsonart.com |
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Chad Savage
 Chad Savage is a leading Dark Artist with his work featured in books and magazines, and as a web designer, manages nearly 200 dark websites. This one-man creep machine works in a dark, spider-filled office presided over by a one-eyed scarecrow, creating dark art, logos, websites, fonts, graphic design and more for the horror, Halloween & haunted attraction industries. Visit Chad's Website: www.sinistervisions.com |
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Melita MISSMONSTER Curphy
 Melita Curphy aka MissMonster is an independent artist working out of Chicago. Her work ranges from shirt and apparel design to cast resin sculpture/masks to leather working and costume construction to toy design. Melita's main passion is doll making since it allows a combination of a variety of skills. You can see and buy her work at www.missmonster.myshopify.com |
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Peter Chan
 Peter Chan began his professional career as an illustrator and concept artist for Imaginism Studios. He illustrated the children's book series The Familiars by Harper Collins, to be made into an featured film by Sony Pictures Animation. As an illustrator, he has also worked on trading cards properties such as Mars Attacks and Star Wars: Galactic Files produced by Topps. Recently, he has started his fine art career and has exhibited around North America. He recently finished his first solo exhibition LOOPS in Toronto and will be having a solo exhibition in Los Angeles with Copro Gallery in June 2013. His current work explores the ideas of escapism and coming back to what once was. The repetition and roller coaster spirals in his current series of work LOOPS dictate how he feels about nostalgia and the malleability of memory, each loop signifying how things can repeat and yet change during each variation. Visit Peter's Website: www.peterchanart.com
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Rich Klink
 Rich Klink is an artist based just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. An early fascination with Santa Claus and his toy making elves led him to a lifelong love of making "things". Early influences of Wizard of Oz and King Kong (1933) contributed to the playful approach to his work. Visit Rich's Website: www.mistaklink.com
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Jeremy Wilson
 Jeremy Wilson was born in 1986 in Manhattan, New York, and since his mid teens has been interested in illustration and fine art. Wilson studied fine art at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut. His interests range from romanticized history to horror illustration. Strange fantasy, unsettling horror, and eerie folklore are the subjects Wilson is devoted to. His images create a mystery, which allows not just a first glance and impression, but a lasting image. Wilson's client list includes Fantasy Flight Games and Cryptozoic Entertainment LLC to name a few. Wilson has most recently exhibited at the Showcase show at IlluxCon 4, 5, and 6, and at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live, Richmond Illustrators show 2012, and "Illumination of Imagination" at Six Summit where his painting; "Halo Mage" won best in show. Wilson's paintings are internationally owned and collected. Wilson currently resides in beautiful-yet hauntingly-old Richmond, VA. Visit Jeremy's Website: www.jeremywilsonart.com
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Aaron Miller
 Aaron Miller is an illustrator and designer with over 10 years of experience. He has worked with clients such as AEG, Fantasy Flight Games, Wizards of the Coast, and Catalyst Games. His design experience has been working on projects for clients such as Hyatt, Komatsu, and Land-O Lakes. Aaron has had his work featured in Imagine FX Magazine, Blue Canvas Magazine, and SPECTRUM: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. From illustration, design, and project management Aaron is a powerhouse of talent. Visit Aaron's Website: www.aaronbmiller.com
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David Stoupakis
 David Stoupakis is an American surrealist/gothic artist. He primarily paints with oils on either board or canvas. Much of his inspiration comes from discarded antique photos of children that he unearths. David likes the idea of giving the child a new world to live in out of the dusty box in which he first found it. He is also often inspired to paint his love and partner of over eight years, Aprella. "I couldn't tell you exactly why I chose to create paintings other than I know that I need to create paintings in order to feel complete." He has also done artwork for Korn's album "See You on the Other Side" and Haloburn's debut album. Visit David's Website: www.davidstoupakis.com
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