Stephen Kasner is a painter

Painting

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, illustrator

Illustrator

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, musician

Musician

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, photographer, graphic artist, and magician.

His paintings have been exhibited all over the world and have influenced a new wave of artists. His paintings, drawings and photographs reflect visions of a pre/post-apocalyptic industrial

Industry

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 landscape and the struggle for survival contained in dreams of enlightenment.

Kasner works in paint, photography, and drawings, as well as experimental music under the name Blood Fountains.

He has done album artwork for Khlyst, Sunn O)))

Sunn O)))

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, Integrity

Integrity (band)

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, Lotus Eaters, Skullflower, Justin Broadrick

Justin Broadrick

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, and Martin Grech

Martin Grech

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, among many others.

Kasner released the book Stephen Kasner WORKS: 1993 - 2006 (Scapegoat Publishing, 2007), a lavish career retrospective with text by various artistic luminaries and collaborations with Seldon Hunt

Seldon Hunt

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, David D'Andrea, Dwid Hellion, Steven Leyba

Steven Johnson Leyba

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, and Steven Cerio

Steven Cerio

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.

Presently, Stephen lives in Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio

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 with his wife Rebecca

Rebecca

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, and daughter.

External links

• Stephen Kasner Official Site: StephenKasner.com
• Stephen Kasner On Twitter: Stephen Kasner on Twitter
• Stephen Kasner on Facebook: Stephen Kasner on Facebook
• Cleveland Free Times review of his book: Summer Reading
• Interview in Stylus Magazine: Myth Makers
• Interview in the Sacramento Bee: Visions In The Dark
• Blood Fountains: Official Website + Myspace
• Stephen Kasner - Surreal Art Collective: beinart.org/artists/stephen-kasner