Thomas Negovan

Thomas Negovan (born November 8, 1971) is a writer, musician, and art historian who lives and works in Chicago. His first musical contribution was as singer, guitarist and orchestrator on the 1995 Three Years Ghost album entitled "Sidhe". He has worked musically 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. Regularly lectures on Art Nouveau and Weimar era Berlin cabaret.

Discography

* "Sidhe" (1995) (with Three Years Ghost)
* "And Dream of Sheep" (1998) (featuring Susan Voelz of Poi Dog Pondering. On the compilation I Wanna Be Kate: the Songs of Kate Bush CD)
* "The Ballrooms of Mars (EP)" (2004) (with Ver Sacrum)

Books (author)

* "The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art of Gail Potocki" (2006) (with introduction by Jim Rose of The Jim Rose Circus)

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.

* "Gustav Klimt: Intimate Alchemy" (2007)

An academic exploration of the sketchbook drawings of Gustav Klimt with over fifty illustrations.

Books (editor)

* "Chamber of Mystery: Witchcraft" (2007) (Various artists and authors, with introduction by Dan Brereton featuring characters from the Nocturnals)

Reprints thirteen stories from classic 1950s horror comics, selected by Thomas Negovan.

* "Nocturnals Volume One: Black Planet and Other Stories" (2007) (by Daniel Brereton)

Reprints the earliest of the Nocturnals comic stories, written and painted by Dan Brereton; introduction by Thomas Negovan.

References

Three Years Ghost (1995). Sidhe [CD liner notes] . Fordham Press.
"Three Years Ghost: Strength of strings". A String of Pearls. Summer 1995 issue.
Lowry, Mark "I Wanna Be Kate" Dallas/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Monday, Sep. 14, 1998.
Everson, John "For Kate Bush Fans" The Star Newspapers, December 24, 1998.
Press release, "The Ballrooms of Mars", www.cdbaby.com/versacrum.
Negovan, Thomas. The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art of Gail Potocki (biographical notes), Olympian Publishing, 2006. ISBN 0-9786326-0-5.