VBERKVLT | JUSTIN BARTLETT

South of Hanneman

Justin Bartlett — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:34:58 GMT

The Hanneman project I have been working on is finally live. Originally it was going to be me only, but the guys who headed it up and myself decided to open it up to other artists. There's no way I could represent this alone. So, I asked my art friends/fiends Antichrist Kramer, Farron Loathing, Funeral French and Mark Riddick to join me in this awesome project. Huge thanks to everyone involved, the amazing artists, Jeff, Andrew and the development team over at Fallon! All proceeds are going to charity which will be determined by a vote or poll. Here's one of two designs I did for the project.

To reiterate - all profit (there is a cost to print, ship, process these things) is going to a fund / charity to be determined by a poll or vote. We've been working on this project for a little over two weeks and it seems that some other shirts have popped up that essentially are making a quick dime off of Jeff's passing. The organizers are working out the kinks, but again, all profit is being donated.

The SUNN O))) Always Shines on TV

Justin Bartlett — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:01:35 GMT

Image from a recent episode of HANNIBAL on NBC.

Interview for Heavy Metal Artwork

Justin Bartlett — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:17:11 GMT

Thanks to Alex at HMA for showcasing my artwork and sending over some questions for me to answer.

Some Updates to the Portfolio

Justin Bartlett — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:12:31 GMT

I updated my portfolio with 15 or so new pieces including the Assassin's Creed 3 project, weird bat faces, and some goat-goodness. They're strung out through the various sections.

For your pleasure, here's a closeup of a goat with vagina eyes.

Gravetemple "Ambient/Ruin" Vinyl

Justin Bartlett — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:03:00 GMT

Had to remove the other post!!! But here's some info on "Ambient/Ruin":

GRAVETEMPLE was formed in 2006 as a side-project of the band SUNN O))) by Oren Ambarchi, Stephen O'Malley and Attila Csihar. The group formed initially to tour in Israel summer 06, creating several recordings which eventually became "The Holy Down" album, which was released on Southern Lord recordings in 2007. At the time of the Israel tour, the Lebanon War started and was in action. In Summer 08 the trio reformed together with the addition of Australian drummer Matt "Skitz" Sanders for a short European tour culminating at a headlining performance at Supersonic Festival in Birmingham. In late 2009 the original trio reconvened for a special one-off concert at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts. April 2013 marks the first set of live action since that period, and a new chapter in the ongoing system of the related network.

"Ambient/Ruin" was created with the 2008 quartet, elements of tape collage, concrete, field recordings blend within a strong geographically diverse (parts were recorded in Japan, Australia, Paris and Israel) suite of heavy minimalist/maximalist music, black/death metal and drone. The culmination of these efforts become the music, literally, of Sadistik Exekution meeting Phill Niblock.

Released by Stephen O'Malley's own label Ideologic Organ and featuring my artwork. Make sure to catch them at Roadburn and other live dates around Europe in April.

In other news, I will be updating my website with a bunch of work soon. It's been a bit quiet on my front, since I took a hiatus from freelance work, but I do have some pieces I need to put up on here that are new and new-ish.

Also, if you want to follow me on Instagram, the screen name is VBERKVLT.