Thomas Negovan

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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.

[edit] Discography

Sidhe (1995) (with Three Years Ghost)
And Dream of Sheep (1998) (on the I Wanna Be Kate: the Songs of Kate Bush CD)
The Ballrooms of Mars (EP) (2004) (with Ver Sacrum)

[edit] Books

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 painting 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.

Chamber of Mystery: Witchcraft (2007) (with introduction by Dan Brereton featuring characters from the Nocturnals)

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

[edit] 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.