Thomas Negovan


Thomas Negovan is a writer, musician, and art historian who lives and works in Chicago. He was the frontman for the eclectic rock band Three Years Ghost, and regularly lectures on Art Nouveau and Weimar era Berlin cabaret.

Musician

Negovan formed Three Years Ghost in 1995, with Mark Doroba (electric guitar, Enrique Vilaseco viola, and Alicia Cordoba Tait oboe. Negovan provided vocals, 12-string guitar, and orchestration. The band released one album, Sidhe, that year, and performed infrequently in the Chicago area until 2003. He has also worked with artists as disparate as members of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and R. Kelly and has recorded and performed under the ensemble name Ver Sacrum.

Discography

An exploration of the Symbolist paintings of Gail Potocki; with more than 100 works represented and discussed, the 208 page hardcover book also includes essays from Richard Metzger, the host of BBC's Disinformation: the Series and neuroscientist Marina Korsakova-Kreyn, and portraits of Jim and Bébé Rose, Joe Coleman, Grant Morrison, and Claudio Carniero of Cirque du Soleil.
"Features rare historical images from the legendary Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, the Parisian theater which gained notoriety for lurid exhibitions of violence, death, and debauchery. Alongside these rare images are featured works by classic artists such as Gustav Klimt, Alphonse Mucha, Adrien Barrére, Josef Engelhart, André Galland, and Josef Fenneker, plus works by contemporary artists Chris Mars, Dave McKean, Gail Potocki, Michael Zulli, and Malleus. The accompanying text will guide you through the labyrinth of decadent imagery, shedding light on the beautiful depictions of mankind's most wanton desires."

Century Guild

Century Guild is Negovan's 1999-founded art gallery supplying art to consumers and representing exclusively artists Gail Potocki and Jeremy Bastian.

Editor

Reprints thirteen stories from classic 1950s horror comics, selected by Thomas Negovan.
Reprints the earliest of the Nocturnals comic stories, written and painted by Dan Brereton; introduction by Thomas Negovan.