This month’s First Thursday Art and Wine event on Mercer Island has a bit of a twist.

Suzanne Zahr and L+B Design, both Mercer Island-based creative studios, have teamed up to bring the work of internationally renowned artist Kosta Kulundzic to the Pacific Northwest.

Kulundzic, an adjunct art professor at the School of Architecture of Paris, has had shows in Paris, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Brussels and Honolulu. His new show, “Bloody Icons!”, opens on Oct. 6 at the Suzanne Zahr Gallery, 2441 76th Ave. SE, Suite 160.

Meet the artist that evening from 5-8 p.m., where he will debut the piece “The Desperate Plea of Modern Technology Facing St George’s Dragon,” featuring Seattle’s very own Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Jeff Bezos.

“Part and parcel of the lowbrow art school and deeply pious Christian imagery, Kulundzic somehow manages to enter a new level of the soulfully obscene, the salaciously reverent,” according to a press release from Zahr.

“Three Tech Moguls cringe and cower in the frightful shadow of a furious dragon! Kim Kardashian hobnobs with St. Sebastian and an apocalyptic abomination as a bound and perplexed Kanye West looks on! Judith stands ready to behead the hell out of Holofernes, Tarantino-style, Grand Guignol, without the slightest remorse (and more than a little Grindhouse flair),” the release states. “Buckle-up, because you’ve entered the world of Kosta Kulundzic – a deeply spiritual yet profanely B-movie realm where angelic figures coexist with bare-knuckled brawlers, hulking monstrosities stalk the same earth as tattooed, scantily-clad muses, and passion and attitude are always the order of the day.”

An online silent auction of all the show’s paintings has launched at www.suzannezahr.com/kosta-kulundzic/, and will officially close at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6. A live painting performance will take place at the SZ Gallery at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. All are welcome.

Suzanne Zahr Gallery is dedicated to sourcing and featuring global artists to new audiences in the Pacific Northwest. Located at the confluences of Seattle and the Eastside, SZ Gallery features up and coming talents on a monthly basis and serves as an art outpost for Lake Washington and its surrounding areas, bringing a new twist to the local market.

For more information, go to www.suzannezahr.com/artists and www.lplusbdesign.com.

L+B Design is a multi-disciplinary branding studio helping organizations of all sizes create memorable visual experiences delivered beautifully. With 20 years of experience in Branding and Marketing, L+B design is constantly searching for new ways to tell a compelling brand story.

Also at the First Thursday Art and Wine event, Isaac Schmid, sommelier of The Islander, is introducing his own wine, Synne Cellars, and Clarke & Clarke will feature a “Women of the Ituri Forest” exhibit.