Today I associate Belgium with the astounding and esoteric arts practiced by the Church of Ra, as well as a host of other groundbreaking underground musicians and artists. But Belgium has a rich history of challenging artists, one of its most noteworthy being printmaker Félicien Rops (1833-1898). A companion of Baudelaire, he

@al_grime_art is Alexander Lindahl, and if you’re a fan of gore and horror, you need to see his paintings. Although he’s using acrylics, Lindahl looks like he uses fresh blood, decaying flesh and oozing corpses to create some of the most vivid and horrific paintings I have seen. Rather than

Alex Kuno is a Minneapolis-based artist whose paintings are whimsical, brutal, sexual and beautiful all at the same time. His work pushes your mind back to a past time while driving your inspiration forward. His use of muted colors makes your eyes focus on the violence he sometimes uses to make

Roeya Pazandah goes by the handle @manic.penelope on Instagram, and I’ve been delighted by her technicolor pop surrealist artworks in my feed for a while now. I can’t remember how I stumbled across her profile, but I was immediately drawn in by how weird and awesome her work is. Each

I have waiting years to do this feature and today is the the day! On Sept. 27th, the must-have book Defenders of the Faith by Peter Beste will be released via Sacred Bones. Over the course of many pages, you will bear witness to how the battle jacket/vest is a

I would be lying if I said I liked everyday, normal art. Ever since I can remember, I have been a fan of weird shit – especially in art! Today we want to turn you on to one of our favorite sources for out of this world art – it