Chad Michael Ward’s art dives into a murky world of bloodied shadows, pain, and grime. Whether he’s directing music videos for metallers Dragonlord or rock keyboard maestro Derek Sherinian featuring Billy Idol and Slash (an experience he describes as “a blast”), creating background art for Marilyn Manson videos, designing posters, or taking photographs for his art books, there is a dark, grotesque sensibility that pervades his work. And a phalanx of beautiful women willing to take their clothes off for his photographs means his pictures drip with sinful sexuality. Chad’s currently working on a new book, The Pain Box, a series of images taken in an abandoned hospital in LA.

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