The Sleeper

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.

From CHUK Art - Print Gallery

Sakura Leah

Leah and I had our first anniversary yesterday. This piece "SakuraLeah" is one I painted as a gift for her birthday. It incorporates some of her preferred symbolic imagery.

Its been an adventurous year. Here's to many more.

From CHUK Art - Print Gallery

Art Available - The Lotus of Life and Death

‎"All the world is the dream of Brahama, and when Brahama awakens, the dream concludes."

I've had alot of interest in my latest piece "The Lotus of Life and Death". It represents 70 hours of work over the past 6 months and is the first piece I've done that I feel begins to capture my perspective on universal reality in metaphoric form.

The work is available as a large 18x24 canvas print (200$) or a 12x16 card stock print (60$). Both are coated in a durable hand-applied epoxy finish and are framed. Anyone interested in ordering one should contact me at chukart22@gmail.com. Thank you, your patronage is appreciated.

18x24 Framed Canvas Print:

From The Lotus of Life and Death

12x16 Framed Card Stock Print:

From The Lotus of Life and Death

The Lotus of Life and Death

It is complete. Finally.

The inscription on the back of each print reads:

"All the world is the dream of Brahmana, and when Brahmana awakens, the dream concludes."

From The Lotus of Life and Death

The Lotus - completion of the Buddha

From The Lotus of Life and Death

The Gateway

Here's some images of that idea I was going on about:

From The Gateway (1)

From The Gateway (1)

I have a bizarre obsession with efficiency. The concept of my producing art to sell... its not... its not about several things. Its not really about money, that's what contract work is for. Its about the proliferation of visual ideas, in more of a way than just a passing glance. It is also about value. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to make alot of money doing this, but its not a "goal". I don't really have a goal with this, as it turns out. Its just an interesting project and a path to walk my feet down.

Anyway, I digress. I like the concept of "original works" but few people want to buy large canvases or expensive things, and those that do tend to want well, original works. So I'm experimenting with hybridizing. In this case, I've created 3 hue shifted variants of a print, burned holes to create an tiered effect, and layered it with 2 part epoxy. It took a few hours of time, but I'm very happy with it. I am EXTREMELY happy with the epoxy overall. I'm going to be epoxying many many more things in the near future... the "gazing through liquid" effect it has on the art is just very very satisfying to the eyes.

-CHUK

NEM & Neon Armour present "Legends of the Underground" Body Art Show!

I will be in attendance on Saturday the 3rd at this show, showing large pieces and selling paintings/prints!

***NEM & Neon Armour present***

"Legends of the Underground" Body Art Show!

DAVID MACK, JAMES O'BARR,
PETER STEIGERWALD and BILL SIENKIEWICZ

DJ SONIQ of SONIQ ARMADA

LIVE Body Painting and Art Show!

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Walking distance from the Con!

21+ $10

Come lay witness to some of the comic industries most amazing artists transforming beautiful women into dazzling, painted works of Art! Proceeds benefit the Mkyuni Foundation, dedicated to enriching the lives of underprivileged children through music and the arts.