Album Art for Christian Mistress

February 28th, 2012 will see the release of the album, 'Possession' by the american heavy-metal quintet, Christian Mistress, on Relapse Records. The cover artwork is an original painting by Benjamin A Vierling, commissioned specifically for this release.

The chiromancy themed composition features the outstretched left hand of the band's singer, Christine Davis, and is embellished with elemental motifs and the band's sigil; a medieval glyph indicating the Holy Virgin. Christian Mistress logo design by Reuben Storey.

'Possession' is receiving enthusiastic critical acclaim from sources as diverse as: National Public Radio, Cult Nation, and The New York Times. 

For additional information, please visit the Relapse Records website.

Vierling Collaborations in Print.

Announcing future publishing plans with the illustrious Three Hands Press in California.

The advent of Spring will see the release of Veneficium: Magic, Witchcraft, and the Poison Path, by Daniel Schulke. The cover of the book will feature artwork recently exhibited in Germany, and will be released in tandem with a limited edition signed lithograph. Future illustrated projects are also in the works. For more information please visit the Three Hands Press website. 

Additional Vierling paintings used for various album covers, and an exclusive interview, are being presented in an illustrated art book titled, 'Metal & Hardcore Graphics - Extreme Artworks from the Underworld' edited by Cristian Campos. The book is published in 5 languages via Frechmann in Cologne, Germany, and is available world-wide.

Press Release from the publisher states:
This book is the first ever anthology of contemporary metal & hardcore art, and includes covers, booklets, posters, flyers, t-shirts, art, merchandising, logos and photos. This is, more than an art book, a bible of a whole lifestyle, a sourcebook of inspiration for fans, artists and anyone interested in metal and hardcore music. The book contains the work of more than 100 artists and labels, more than 2000 images, and ten in-depth interviews with metal designers and artists, illustrated with photos taken by themselves specially for the occasion.

Powers of the Sphinx by Benjamin Vierling. Ajna Records.

Storytellers Show. 11.11.11

The Storytellers show opens this week at the Strychnin Gallery, Berlin. New paintings will hang alongside works by Raf Veulemans, Saturno Butto, and Markus Poston.

The exhibition will showcase a series of artworks which inevitably present their beholders with narratives that frequently cause mixed feelings and which are often perceived differently by each individual. In many cases beauty, dismay and curiosity are terms that come up at the same time when the works of these visual storytellers are being discussed.

Interested collectors can now view the pre-sale listing at the Strychnin Gallery website. 

Pandora

Opening reception on Friday, November 11, 2011. At 7 PM.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

For purchasing information, please contact the Strychnin Gallery.