The Dark Art of Chad Savage

My Heart’s a Graveyard Baby

Chad — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:24:55 +0000

My wife’s favorite band is HIM, and they have a song called “Passion’s Killing Floor”, for which the chorus is:

My heart’s a graveyard, baby
And to evil we make love
On our passion’s killing floor
In my arms, you won’t sleep safely
And of lust we are reborn
On our passion’s killing floor

So I painted this for her for Valentine’s Day:

Win My Art / Products from the Rue Morgue Podcast

Chad — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:18:08 +0000

It’s no secret that I’m a vocal supporter of Rue Morgue Magazine, Rue Morgue Radio and the Rue Morgue Podcast. This week the Podcast has an array of my artwork and products as prizes for a contest – click through for the details.

It’s October, So That Means NEW ARTWORK!

Chad — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:37:46 +0000

I have 3 new paintings that’ll be showing in Chicago soon at Gallery Provocateur and the Kosart Gallery: Shadow Man 2, Dapper Jack and Autumn Harvester. Enjoy (Click the thumbnails to see the images)!

Shadow Man 2 Art Print

The Shadow Man has many eyes and ears, and not all of them are his own.

8" x 10" Signed & Numbered Art Print. Archival-quality ink/paper. Large watermark/copyright statements DO NOT appear on actual print.

Dapper Jack Art Print

Like they say - the clothes make the pumpkin.

8" x 10" Signed & Numbered Art Print. Archival-quality ink/paper. Large watermark/copyright statements DO NOT appear on actual print.

Autumn Harvester Art Print

The Harvester reaps whatever he can, wherever he can. When he's about, it's best to stay out of the fields - your soul is delicious.

8" x 10" Signed & Numbered Art Print. Archival-quality ink/paper. Large watermark/copyright statements DO NOT appear on actual print.

Maleficium Dark Art Exhibition, Chicago, October 2011

Chad — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:58:43 +0000

I am very pleased to announce that I’ll have artwork in the first ever Maleficium Dark Art Exhibition at the new Kosart Gallery, sponsored by Kosart Effects and The Horror Society. I am doubly pleased to be exhibiting with several other Chicago-based dark artists. Full details at http://www.kosartgallery.com/maleficium-dark-art-exhibition.html

Featured Artist at QuantumMuse.com

Chad — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:21:34 +0000

My artwork is featured this month at Quantum Muse, the Science Fiction and Fantasy website.

I’ll Have Art In MF Gallery’s 9th Annual Halloween Art Show, Brooklyn, NY

Chad — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:57:44 +0000

MF GALLERY’S NINTH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN ART SHOW
Opening Party / Halloween Costume Party: Saturday October 8th, 7-10pm
MF Gallery: 213 Bond St. Brooklyn, NY 11217

MF Gallery Kicks Off The Halloween Season With The Ninth Annual Halloween Art Show!

There’s a chill in the air and leaves are starting to fall from the trees… It’s that time of year again for curators Martina and Frank Russo to dig up the most ghoulish Halloween Art… Art that will spook even the most hardened trick-or-treaters!

This year’s Halloween event features legendary cartoonist Peter Bagge, (Hate Comics) GWAR frontman Dave Brockie, (a.k.a. Oderus Urungus) the haunting imagery of Patrick “Star 27″ Deignan, Toxictoons by Eric Pigors, anatomically eerie work by Scott Holloway, and more creepy art by: Drew Maillard, Joe Simko, GOON, Joanna Mulder, Edith Lebeau, Jeremy Hush, Matthew Kirscht, Paul Romano, Scarecrowoven, Chad Savage, Fernando Carpaneda, Eric Richardson, Christine Benjamin, Bob Scott, Martina Secondo Russo and Frank Russo; plus a Vintage Halloween installation by Kathleen Hayes.

FULL DETAILS HERE

Things That Go Bump In The Night : Gallery Provocateur, Chicago : October 2011

Chad — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:29:51 +0000

I’ve participated in this annual Dark Art Show every year since it was at Echo Gallery, gotta be close to 10 years now. It’s always an excellent show, and I’m always pleased to be a part of it. This year it’s awesome to see my good friend Joseph Larkin not only participating, but gracing the ad above!

Full details at the Gallery Provocateur website.

New Painting – Raptor 5 : Corvus

Chad — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:08:50 +0000

Created for the NECROPOLIS Dark Arts Group Show at the Congregation Gallery in Los Angeles which opened a few hours ago.

Raptor 5: Corvus Art Print

Number 5 in the ongoing Raptor series, created for the NECROPOLIS Dark Arts Group Show at the Congregation Gallery, 2011.

8" x 10" signed & numbered art print, suitable for matting or framing. Printed on archival-quality ink/paper. Large watermark/copyright statements that appear on the image preview on this website DO NOT appear on the actual art print.

Old School Ghost Train

Chad — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:34:13 +0000

The inside was beyond lame, but the artwork on the outside is fantastic!

NECROPOLIS : Dark Arts Group Show at the Congregation Gallery, LA

Chad — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:29:28 +0000

I will have 3 paintings in the upcoming NECROPOLIS Dark Arts Group Show at the Congregation Gallery in Los Angeles opening at 9:00 pm on July 16, 2011.