To celebrate the launch of The SK8room, the first online platform to promote fine art skateboards, the brand teamed up with Belgian artist ROA, who created three unique visuals for the SK8room’s first production. Each of the 3 decks (Decay 1, 2 & 3) are printed on 7 ply Canadian maple and measure 80 x 20cm. Each of the 3 versions are a limited edition of 125 signed in the deck boards and 25 hand signed decks. You can purchase the decks here.
Nothing is Heavy & Scratch Records Present
Black Wizard and YOB
This Weekend!1
Posted In Apocalyptic Blues,Art,Doom,Events,Features,Illustration,Music,Painting,Sludge
Thank god I am an Instagramhoor, because if I hadn’t checked it in the spare minute I had I wouldn’t have seen what fucking awesome shit was going down in my hometown of Vancouver today and tomorrow! Nothing is Heavy and Scratch Records are putting on a couple of art and music showcases at Interurban Gallery in the downtown eastside, and not only will you be able to admire the work of infamous artists like Alison Lilly (who put me on to these events), Bonnie Dobbin, Sab Kay, Gam Strudwick and Dena Lazerenko, but you will also be enjoying to extremely dope lineups! Friday features Black Wizard with War Baby, Astrakhan and Wilt, and Saturday features the legendary YOB with Alda and Harrow. Anyone who has toured through Vancouver knows that your audience is 150% with you and would literally bring the house down if their weed smoking wasn’t keeping them in check, so these shows are going to be off the hook. If you are in the vicinity this weekend make sure to head over to Interurban and say hi from CVLT Nation!
CVLT Nation X TOMBS t-shirts Now in Stock!0
Posted In Art,Collections,CVLT,Fashion,Features,Illustration,Independent
CVLT Nation is excited to announce that our limited edition TOMBS t-shirts are now in stock! Holy Mountain Printing outdid himself with these tees, and every detail of the intricate Viral Graphics design is captured in this awesome print. These tees are printed on the standard CVLT Nation body with a special edition TOMBS inner neck label and our logo on the back. This is some sweet fucking merch, and you are only going to find it here in the CVLT Store! There are only a few left so run and get yours now…plus check out some photos after the jump!
In this crazy fucked up world we live in, a good dose of dark humor goes a long way. This is why our favorite tumblr right now is Bargain Bin Blasphemy. It’s full of classic record covers re-worked from a corpse paint prospective! Let’s all find the light in the darkness and have a laugh. Peep many sinister album covers after the jump!
CVLT Nation
Artist to Artist Interviews
Natvres Mortes Vs. Rainbath0
Posted In Art,Features,Illustration,Interviews
At this year’s Eternal Warfare Records Fest you will have the chance to talk to two of the most prolific illustrator/musician/tattooists out there right now. To celebrate their participation at the Salem, OR, fest from March 29th to 31st (aka this weekend), Bryan Proteau of Natvres Mortes Illvstration and Rueben Sawyer of Rainbath Visual agreed to interview each other.
This is Part II of the interview: Natvres Mortes Illvstration Interviews Rainbath Visual
I know you’ve read a lot of works by Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare. What impact has this had on your artwork and your process? What role does the Occult play in the modern world?
Crowley stands as more of a teacher figure for me, while Spare is a inspiration visually. The biggest impact for me was re-evaluating why I create and how it plays a role in accordance to my will. Every act is indeed a magickal one. The role the occult plays in modern society is the awakening of the true human spirit in this dying age. This awakening is a glance towards the infinite and the flame in every man’s heart. The world is dramatically changing, and we cannot progress with strictly the means of staying horizontal.
CVLT Nation
Artist to Artist Interviews
Rainbath Vs. Natvres Mortes0
Posted In Art,Features,Illustration,Interviews
At this year’s Eternal Warfare Records Fest you will have the chance to talk to two of the most prolific illustrator/musician/tattooists out there right now. To celebrate their participation at the Salem, OR, fest from March 29th to 31st (aka this weekend), Bryan Proteau of Natvres Mortes Illvstration and Rueben Sawyer of Rainbath Visual agreed to interview each other.
This is Part I of the interview: Rainbath Visual Interviews Natvres Mortes Illvstration
What inspires your current body of work?
This is a difficult question to answer because I’m inspired by so many different things these days. The original concept when I started Natvres Mortes was to tap in to how nature was represented in art in ancient times. I was highly inspired by the time in history when science and magic were seen as almost the same thing, new animals were being discovered and the fear of the unknown and the brutality of nature was sometimes depicted in a manner that was altogether bizarre. I know that’s a really weird specific thing to build my illustration around, and so many more modern influences have crept in since then.
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FALSE x CVLT Nation Limited Edition T-shirts Available Now!1
Posted In Art,CVLT,Events,Fashion,Features,Illustration,Independent
Today is a fucking rad day because we got our limited edition collabo t-shirts in from FALSE, and they look amazing! If you don’t know about this awesome Singapore-based clothing brand, now is the time to find out – Le Messie and Amanda make everything by hand, and individually hand silkscreen their tees together so that each one is a work of art, check out the interview we did with them here. Plus, as a brand we see eye-to-eye with their anti-system and anarchist politics; they disseminate a lot of important information in the form of articles and documentaries, and they are pro-small business and pro-artisan creators! The t-shirt itself is already super nice, a lightweight, combed cotton American-made tee, and then FALSE’s silkscreening skills are off the chain. This is a super limited design, only a few are available in the CVLT Store and on FALSE’s webstore Anti Anti, so they are going to go quick! Check them out after the jump, as well as a rad video below documenting the process of making a FALSE t-shirt!
Making of a FALSE T-Shirt 2013 from FALSE TV on Vimeo.
Delicate Horror…
Dylan XVX4
Posted In Art,Illustration
Dylan Garrett Smith is Dylan XVX, an artist whose haunting creations have fascinated me for a long time and about whom a post is long overdue! His aesthetic is one of delicate horror – he does’t hammer you with violence and spew blood and viscera all over you, rather he hints at the possibility with menace in his fine lines and threat in his details. Dylan XVX’s work speaks to the aftermath of horror, when the bloodflow has slowed to a languid drip and the flesh is cold. This isn’t to say that his work is devoid of movement – it just has a coldness to it, and the movement is like a winter wind raising the hairs on the back of your neck. It’s funny though, because the two prints I own of his, “Belial” and “The Eyes Satisfied,” are tea-stained and painted in warm colors, but they still retain the iciness of the imagery despite their warmth. Dylan XVX is creative in his offerings – his shop carries silkscreened prints, framed paintings and most recently (although sadly sold out) broaches that look like mini framed artwork to pin on your chest, and he has also done little crucified teeth on wooden crosses. He has done a lot of exhibitions around the country the past couple of years, and currently has a piece up until 4/20 at Gristle Tattoo + Art Gallery in Brooklyn as a part of their Philias: Loved to Death group show. He has worked with bands, clothing companies and vegan bakeries, and as I look through his work I can see how it has grown over time. After the jump, check out a selection of his work, and make sure you stay in his loop because his specialty pieces sell out quick!
Plugged Into Lucifer…
FARRON Loathing
Art Spot Light!2
Posted In Art,Black Metal,Illustration,Music,Painting
From the unknown depths of filth comes an illustrator that is able to conjure the chaos of Hades and show you how beautiful it can be. He goes by the name of FARRON Loathing and when you look at his work, his blackened artistic passion punches you in the neck! Each line he draws tells a cryptic story that holds meaning. To me, it seems like FARRON creates in a way that asks the viewer to go deeper into his art than what you see on the surface. What I really dig about his work is not only his otherworldly subject matter, but also his use of space – his composition is on point! His imagination is plugged into Lucifer’s left hand, so therefore he is always able to come up with some shit that makes me say, unholy hell, how did he think of that? FARRON is not only an illustrator, he is an all around creative anti-human that does what he does because it’s in his nature. For instance, for the new NAILS cover he created, it seemed like he combined his painting skills with graphic design to come up with a unique and classic album cover. It doesn’t stop there – he also directs videos for & is the frontman of Lighting Swords of Death. Now back back to his art – check out a huge gallery of FARRON Loathing’s work after the jump…don’t be afraid if your eyes start to bleed!
These days, everyone’s an artist. At least everyone thinks he is. Of course it’s good that art has been evolving and multiplying but seriously – who doesn’t have at least 5 annoying friends that claim to be in art and media ?
Sometimes, there are artists that prove that it is good to express yourself. Germany does actually have alot of these young people. CVLT Nation is now introducing you to a few of them. This is the first episode of ”CVLT Nation introducing young artists from Germany” and it’s about a guy called Tobias Tietchen. He’s from Hamburg in the very north of Germany and does different kind of arts. I had a chance to talk to him and this interview is what I got out of him. But what is he doing ? His art can be described as a mix of illustration, drawing (oldschool) and design. Let’s just stop the talking for now and you can look at the art yourself. Deal ? Deal.
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