Art is not a mirror, but a living presence. It doesn't just reflect the world; it haunts it. Through composition and rhythm, it breathes emotion into structure and alters perception. Philosophers talk about shape and form… Plato’s perfect ideals, Kant’s purposeless purpose… as if beauty were a matter of symmetry, proportion, or pleasing design. But art has never been so safe. Its forms are thresholds, its shapes are lures. It draws us in with the promise of meaning, only to leave us transformed or undone. Like the Chapel Perilous of myth, art tempts with clarity, then confronts with mystery. What moves us is not perfection, but the risk it takes to mean anything at all. Art moves us not because of shape and form; but because of Shape & Peril.

Shape & Peril isn't meme tees or fast fashion. Each piece is a story, symbol or mood; designed to feel like a fragment from another world. We use ethically sourced, environmentally responsible materials; made to last in both quality and feeling. We’re not about mass-market trends, but quiet expression through meaningful pieces.

Shape & Peril is the personal work of Los Angeles based digital artist and designer, Art Lazaro. Former circus performer, ex-carny and esoteric dilettante, their work is inspired by incunabula, curio and sideshow.

Art's professional work has featured on film, TV and stage; with clientele including the the likes of Sony Pictures, Marvel Entertainment and Netflix. Their work has also shown frequently at Burning Man.