SUMMER SESSION #2 - “Drawn and Quartered”
Curated by Alex Crocetti
Opening Reception 9/8/2025 6-9pm
Lorimoto Gallery is thrilled to announce the opening of Drawn and Quartered, the second session in our Summer series, curated by Artist - Alex Crocetti. Opening on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, this group exhibition brings together four artists whose work pulses with the raw energy and intensity of the heavy music scene. Their art channels the dark, gritty aesthetic of death metal and grindcore, providing a visual narrative that extends the boundary between music and art.
The Summer Session is a signature part of our curatorial program, designed to provide a platform for unique perspectives by inviting guest curators. For this particular installment, Crocetti has selected artists whose work is embedded in the culture of underground music, providing new ways of looking at the art that adorns album covers, flyers, tees, and venue walls.
Featured Artists:
Tom Toye: A drumming, painting, and comic-making force in the scene, Toye's work includes album covers for heavy hitters like Gatecreeper, Portrayal of Guilt, Alienator, and DeadBody. His blend of monochromatic precision and frenetic energy brings a stark vitality to the exhibition.
Masato Chaos: Hailing from Japan, Masato Chaos is known for his large-scale murals and live painting performances. His art, deeply rooted in the underground music scene, transforms chaos into meticulous, detailed designs that are as striking as they are intense.
Jeremy Snevil: An illustrator, tattoo artist, and educator from Montclair, NJ, Snevil’s work draws from the gritty influences of his Puerto Rican/Italian roots, the heavy music culture, and his personal battles with mental health. His cathartic, raw, and expressive art reflects the same passion and brutal honesty that defines his grindcore and blackened crust bands, Unmen and Pink Mass.
Alex Crocetti: The curator and an artist in his own right, Crocetti’s intricate, hand-drawn landscapes evoke sci-fi and horror influences, taking viewers into imaginary worlds that are as vivid as they are unsettling.
Exhibition Details:
Drawn and Quartered features monochromatic drawings and paintings, each work embodying the same intensity as the death metal and grindcore music that these artists are immersed in. The detail in each piece is at odds with the thunderous, aggressive sounds of the genre they represent—yet this contrast only heightens the visceral experience of both the art and the music. Through this exhibition, we invite viewers to explore the ways in which art, sound, and subculture intersect in an unexpected yet powerful dialogue.
Each artist in this show shares a commitment to amplifying the energy of heavy music through visual mediums, and the curatorial goal is to shine a new light on this aesthetic, giving it the space and reverence it often lacks in traditional gallery settings.
Gallery Hours : 8 / 16 ~ 8 / 31 Every Weekends - Saturday & Sunday 2 ~ 6 PM
Closing Reception : 8 / 31 2 ~ 6 PM
