Welcome to the Impale Design website. My artwork ranges
from the surreal to the macabre and generally spotlights the
paranormal and dark avant-garde.
From event posters to my independent work, I primarily utilize
a digital medium mixed with photo manipulation that I present
through various personalities that I take on as an artist.
I hope you'll take the time to surf through all the galleries
and explore my work from the past to the present, and join
the mailing list to stay up to date with new releases, upcoming
events and future artistic endeavors.
Thank you for visiting the Impale Design website!
Billy Ludwig • Impale Design
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I own and operate a macabre art gallery in Downtown Massillon, Ohio called Thirteenth Floor. Through the gallery I sell not only my own artwork, but numerous works from other artists throughout the surrounding areas and beyond. I host an art show every month with various themes, artists and musical guests.
As of recent, I have also given birth to the Sierra Lucinda Foundation, which is a non-profit organization named after my best friend who passed away in April of 2010 due to health complications. The mission of SLF is to raise funds to award grants to animal relief projects and medical research to help our friends live healthier, happier lives.
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• "Mad Men" poster featured in the UK's Shortlist Magazine (London, England) • Feburary 2012
• 2nd Place at the Massillon Museum's Stark County Artists Exhibition for "Bird Shark" • October 2011
• Featured in the "Young Entrepenuer Spotlight" article • October 2011
• Honorable Mention at the Massillon Museum's Stark County Artists Exhibition for "Cycloptic Siamese" • 2010
• Featured artist in Stark ARThology book for "Jasper" •
• "Jasperian Murders" accepted into the juried "Damned" show in Detroit, Michigan • October 2010
• One of 16 artist chosen to feature their artwork on the trash cans in Downtown Massillon.
Impale Design's location: Corner of Erie and Lincoln Way E in front of the historic McClymond's Building
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(This section is under construction, bear with us)
Impale Design, going under a couple different names in the beginning, began when Billy Ludwig took interest in doing show posters for local bands to help promote his work. To get things moving, he booked a couple of his friends' bands (Sparechange and Angelface) at a music venue in Akron, Ohio. Off of the success of that show, there were more requests from other bands and venues to put on more shows. This in turn gave birth to Sygyl Productions where Impale Design did all the posters for all the events.
Ludwig owned and operated both entities and in turn became too busy to produce original artwork for each event that was scheduled.
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