The Paintdistresser

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  • Paul Bowring

  • 40 / Male
  • Nottingham, Midlands, UK
  • Last Login: 12/17/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Anything 'Out There', strange, bewildering, dark, brooding, thought-provoking - books, films, music, art, humour, life, the lot!

  • Music

    My Dying Bride, Akercocke, Mastodon, System of a Down, Nevermore, Cradle of Filth, Type O Negative, Daylight Dies, The Haunted, Nile, Slayer, Insomnium, NIN, Marilyn Manson, Tool, A Perfect Circle, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Mudvayne, Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, Sneaker Pimps, Decemberists, Wolfmother, Anaal Nathrakh, Wintersun, Sikth, Dillinger Escape Plan, Black Label Society, Editors, Love, Queens of The Stone Age, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, The Tea Party, Sisters of Mercy, mars volta
  • Movies

    Dark Knight, The Machinist, Anything by David Lynch, The Matrix, Underworld, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, 12 Monkeys (actually anything by Terry Gilliam), Silent Hill, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Television

    The League of Gentleman, Peep Show, Spaced, Black Books, X Files, Lost, True Blood
  • Books

    Gravity's Rainbow -Thomas Pynchon, The Dumas Club - Arturo Perez Reverte, Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco, Mythago Wood series - Robert Holdstock, Illuminatus! - Robert Anton Wilson & Bob Shea, Cosmic Trigger - Robert Anton Wilson, Catch 22 - Joseph Heller, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey, Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake, JK Rowling, Tolkein, The Ragged Trousered Philanphropists - Robert Tressall, Diamond Age, Snowcrash - Neal Stephenson, Discworld, etc - Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Weaveworld - Clive Barker
  • Heroes

    Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, George Monbiot, Con Lodziak, Robert Anton Wilson, Hunter S Thompson, Colin Wilson, David Lynch

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus
  • Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
  • Occupation: Artist

Blurbs

About me:

I'm a Nottingham-based artist. I mostly paint, hence the nom-de-guerre, I also put ink-to-paper in the form of drawings. My subject matter tends towards the darker side of human nature, depicting shadowy forms in foreboding locations, mainly derelict, subterranean and urban, often dream-like and otherworldly and hence unsettling.
I have had work included in several exhibitions over the last couple of years and have more in the pipeline. For more information on where I've shown and for more images of my work go to my website: www.thepaintdistresser.com.
Feel free to contact me if you're interested in any aspect of my artwork, or wish to discuss collaborating in an exhibition, or commissioning a piece of work.

I am a cofounder of Danse Macabre along with Matt Vickerstaff (Darkwave Art), Charlotte Thomson (Charlotte Thomson Art & Illustration) which we set up in January 2007 . We were joined by Jody Capuano (Black No.1 Alternative Arts Agency) in 2008. Danse Macabre organises creative and innovative arts events and exhibitions. Check out the Danse Macabre site for the latest information on events and exhibitions. We've now had 2 very successful exhibitions and 1 immensely successful event in Nottingham. We have 2 exhibitions in November 2009:


Fortunately I still find time to create, so here's some of my recent artwork:

Who I'd like to meet:

Creative-types, Fellow Travellers, Free-thinkers, Heads, Mystics and Multi-dimensional Personalities....

Comments

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  • Dec 2 2009 3:21 PM

    Many thanks for the friendship! We would be honored if you read and comment the new artist interviews on our profile!

    SEX AND CONSPIRACY!
    Swedish punkrocker and painter Karl Backman talks about his art, and the reactions to it from right wing christians, pee fetish girls and conspiracy theorists.

    MYTHOLOGIES AND LIFE!
    French graphic designer and writer Laurent Rivelaygue discuss nightmares and a road movie in bumper cars.

    GRACE AND ELEGANCE!
    American artist Betsy Jones talks about geometric landscapes, happiness and the arts of the geisha.
  • Nov 7 2009 11:29 PM

    hey, thanks for the add!

    dank
  • Oct 24 2009 6:18 PM

    polyspiral - graphic design solutions web, digital and print
  • Oct 24 2009 6:17 PM

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    Well, it's that time of year....The Chaos team, fresh from their relaxing summer hols are pleased to announce their imminent return, revitalized and ready to cause Chaos once more....

    Our resident Dj's Akasi and Davian will be dishing out an eclectic mix of Ebm, dark dance and metal mayhem...There may even be a little punk thrown in for good measure.

    This month we have the irrepressible Mr Gadge Europa along as our speacial guest DJ...Nuff said...

    So if you want a bit of Chaos in your life get yourself down to Bunkers Hill on 3rd Oct and let the fun commence.....

    9-2am
    £3 B4 10.30, £4 after
    Students £3 all night

    Hope to see you there
    Chaos!!
  • Sep 9 2009 7:16 PM

    thanx for the add!! we hope you enjoy our stuff! leave us a comment what you think of it!check our CD VERMAECHTNIS and our video here at myspace!! the new cd "FORBIDDEN ANGER" will be out in october. for more infos and merch check www.damnmetal.de 


    greetings Diary About My Nightmares (D.A.M.N.)

    www.damnmetal.de


  • Jul 24 2009 6:42 AM

    SEVEN is proud to present a night of ska punk with a difference:

    GANDHI'S COOKBOOK
    "Gandhi's Cookbook is a band consisting of four guys living in Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. We play a mix of punk and ska music, we embrace DIY ethic, and we believe that lyrics, ideology, and what one has to say are the most important parts of music. We believe in lyrical themes beyond the norm of mediocre watered-down bands and 'punx' who sing pointless songs about drinking beer, your 'crew' having your back and starting fights. We believe in thinking for yourself."
    http://www.myspace.com/gandhiscookbook">Myspace..

    Plus tour mates PUBLIC REFUSE, hardcore punk and ska:
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    Plus support from Nottingham's GIRLFIXER:
    "Girlfixer play with a no-nonsense in-yer-face passion. An aggressive female vocal sings, screams and shouts over heavy guitar driven punk rock influenced by bands such as The Distillers, The Bronx and Gallows."
    http://www.myspace.com/girlfixermusic">Myspace..

    And SHERIFF FATMAN:
    "a three-piece UK punk outfit from Nottingham. Comprising of bass, drums, guitars and vocals we combine the old school UK punk ethic kicking out a moder
  • Jun 18 2009 2:38 AM

    Hey guys!

    SEVEN has some pretty good stuff coming up over the next couple of weeks with the best of up-and-coming talent both locally and nationally. Take a gander below- something might just take your fancy...









    Feel free to drop us a comment or a message... it's what we live for, innit.
  • May 27 2009 12:33 PM

    At Selly Oak Birmingham this Sat 30th May, Orryelle divulges the alchemy behind the fourfold bookweb ofwhich CONJUNCTIO (Fulgur 08) is the first part, in a unique theatrical and musical presentation. More info and tickets (£7) at http://www.key12.co.uk

  • May 12 2009 12:03 PM

    Hello,

    Very nice dark work!
    Thanks for the add.
    Greets,
    Nico





  • May 6 2009 11:13 AM

    welcome 2 my artworld....... a strange matterial !!
  • Feb 5 2009 10:33 PM

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    Next Chaos is Saturday 7th February @ Bunkers Hill from 9pm
  • Dec 18 2008 10:31 PM

  • Sep 24 2008 11:18 PM



    Friday 26th Sept. : a one-off night of magickal musick and ritual: Orryelle (Aust) with This Too Shall Pass (UK), Arktau Eos (Finland -first UK show) and Raagnagrok (UK):

    see Upcoming Shows in my profile for more information





    This Saturday 27th September: OEDIPUS TYRANOS

    A new Metamorphic Ritual Theatre production reworking the Ancient Greek Classic to demonstrate that Fate and Free Will are not mutually exclusive.



    For more information, preview pictures and video please go here:


    http://www. crossroads. wild. net. au/morph. htm



    Some tickets still available. Please book here:


    http://www. theatreofophidia. co. uk



    There will also be a small exhibition of framed artwork from CONJUNCTIO (Orryelle's new Graphic Grimmoire, recently launched and now available via http://www. fulgur. co. uk or at these events) in the Foyer of Questors Theatre where the Oedipus performance is to be held. This will also be viewable during the week whenever the theatre is open.




    Bookings for both events via: http://www. theatreofophidia. co. uk
  • Sep 19 2008 2:10 PM

    COME AND PROMOTE YOURSELF AT:

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  • Sep 16 2008 4:22 PM

    hello friend
    have you heard the latest track?
    it sucks, which is alright with me
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    thanks for everything,
    Scott
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  • Sep 3 2008 4:35 PM

    Hello Paul !
    thank you for your request, been really slow ... sorry.
    We haven't met, I'm sure....
    but that would be cool to meet each other one day.
    ;)

    Thanks again
    take care
    Virginie
  • Aug 27 2008 11:27 PM

    ..

    Hatching Sept 08:



    'CONJUNCTIO' A Graphic Grimmoire by Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, published by FULGUR LIMITED (UK).

    Animation of Lunar Zoomorphs from the Grimmoire above.



    The Book CONJUNCTIO presents mirrored pairs of Sacred Twins and Divine Lovers from various cultural pantheons coupled on facing pages. They are aligned in such a way that when the pages are turned the figures are United in holy conjunction by the alchemical reader.

    Different reflective relationships -alchymic opposites and complementaries- are explored
    b e t w e e n the pages.





    UK launch: Treadwells Esoteric Bookshop, , London 19th Sept.


    Europe launch: Safara Esoteric Bookshop, Rome 24th Sept


    US launch: Esozone Festival, Portland Oregon Oct 11th



    Each launch will include or be closely followed by ritual musickal-theatrickal performances by Orryelle, and some of the original artwork from the Grimmoire will also be exhibited...


    See links from Upcoming Shows in my profile for more information.

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  • Feb 6 2008 12:07 AM

    Just stopping by to say hi from Gathering of Darkness and to let you and others know we have made some spooky updates to our myspace page.

    Also we will be at the Transworld Halloween convention in Vegas on March 16-19 as exhibtors displaying our music and masks. For those of you who don't know it's the world's largest Halloween trade show. Something you don't want to miss if your an avid haunter or Halloween enthusiast.



  • Jan 1 2008 11:05 PM



    xCharlotte
  • Oct 27 2007 10:04 PM

    October 27th, 1953 - British nuclear test Totem 2 is detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.

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    Totem 2

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  • Oct 9 2007 8:07 PM

    Thanks for the add and supporting the haunting music of Gathering of Darkness