Artist Statement
My artwork is about inter-connectivity. The metaphysical energy that encompasses and intertwines all things animate and inanimate and is intrinsic to them, to us. These ideas and experiences are essential to my conceptual approach. The intellectual and expressive disciplines and entities intertwined are a huge influence to me. The range of influences is vast and can include anything from string theory, color theory, activity, and many more.
My visual language has developed over the years through a plethora of endeavors. My visual language incorporates the gesture and aesthetics of graffiti, the geometry of architecture, and living on the plane of existence and moving, traveling, resting on the horizon as well as the underground, and the celestial realms. The voyage of the self in these and being inter-connected within them is the epitome of my expression. There are different motivations and stories for each piece but ultimately through what I refer to as obsessive abstraction of interconnectivity I prefer for the viewer to determine what you see.
-You can purchase my artwork by contacting me at [email protected] to receive a quote. If you see artwork that you are interested in and it does not say "*privately owned" or "SOLD" then you can inquire about a price. Any feedback is always welcome and I can be receptive to collaborative projects.
BUNKER is a group art show/pop up project that I began at my residence when I lived in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn from 2006-2015. The first show was titled "BUNKER" and took place 6/2014. The link for the website dedicated to the shows is below. There were four shows in total and were meant to develop
community. You can check out the websites I designed for the shows here BUNKER
Artist Bio
Joe grew up in New Brunswick, NJ. At an early age he became involved in skateboarding, punk rock, hardcore, techno, heavy metal, hip hop, and graffiti, and their at time separate and yet other times intertwining scenes. He was involved in all of those music scenes in New Jersey and in NYC promoting shows, DJing, and just helping people do theirs and do his DIY projects, showing support and love. As well as working construction for almost a decade he has also worked as a graphic designer. These two jobs have also influenced his style. Joe lived in NYC initially in 1997 and moved back to NJ to go to school at Rutgers/Mason Gross School of the Arts in 2000. He attained his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from there including numerous awards finishing in 2006. He then moved back to NYC and lived in Brooklyn for 10 years. Joe currently lives in NJ and works as an art handler during the day.
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Exhibitions-visual art
title of show name of venue location
Solo
2013 Act of Jah-installation Engineer's Office Gallery Manhattan, NY
2007 Germination, Comparison, Expression 717 Gallery Brooklyn, NY
Group
2016 Untitled Christie's Manhattan, NY
2016 Beg, Borrow, Steal (Recess Benefit) Pioneer Works Brooklyn, NY
2016 Love It or Hate It 10 The Skinny Manhattan, NY
2016 Never Blue Con-artist Gallery Manhattan, NY
2015 Welling Court Art Show Welling Court Queens, NY
2015 Deconstruct the Police State BUNKER Brooklyn, NY(artist/curator)
2015 No Apologies Christie's Manhattan, NY
2015 LoMan Art Fest 114 Mulberry Street Manhattan, NY
2015 Love it or Hate it Casablanca Bar Manhattan, NY
2015 Bushwick Open Studios participant Brooklyn, NY
2015 Down East Pop-up gallery NYC Casablanca Bar Manhattan, NY
2015 Making History-AIB 2015 Benefit Ten Eyck Gallery Brooklyn, NY (benefit)
2015 Lend a Hand for Connor Man Eagles Nest Two Stratsburg, NY (benefit)
2015 Forget Me Nots Bunker Brooklyn, NY (artist/curator)
2015 Natefest Game Changer World Howell, NJ (benefit)
2014 Day of the Dead show BUNKER Brooklyn (artist/curator)
2014 Bushwick Open Studios participant Brooklyn, NY
2013 BUNKER BUNKER Gallery Brooklyn, NY(artist/curator)
2013 The Salon Christie's Manhattan, NY
2013 Bushwick Open studios artist's studio-participant Brooklyn, NY
2012 photographer in Zefrey Throwell's "Midtown Games" Manhattan, NY
2012 Insider Art Show Christie’s Manhattan, NY
2011 From the Street Max Fish Manhattan, NY
2011 Insider Art Show Christie’s Manhattan, NY
2010 Insider Art Show Christie’s Manhattan, NY
2010 Day of the Dead Kings County Brooklyn, NY
2009 Staff Art Show Christie’s Manhattan, NY
2009 I Don’t Know C Squat Manhattan, NY
2008 Beautiful Debauchery King’s County Bar Brooklyn, NY
2008 Where we are, and how we got here. Texas Firehouse Queens, NY
2008 Clothesline ABC NO RIO New York, NY (benefit)
2007 Benefit Show Texas Firehouse Queens, NY
2007 Streets 2K7 Albus Cavus New Brunswick, NJ
2006 Projekt 1 Kalk Media Center Cologne, Germany
2006 M.F.A. Thesis Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ
2006 Antogonist Niagra Gallery Manhattan, NY
2006 Works on Paper Flux Factory Queens, NY (benefit)
2006 Spectrum Hogar Collection Brooklyn, NY
2005 The Americans Glass Moog Cologne, Germany
2005 Welcome Back Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ
2005 Addicted to Bondo Decrepit Space New Brunswick, NJ
2004 First International Juried SICA Long Branch, NJ
2004 B.F.A. Thesis Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ
2004 Suitcase Glass Moog Cologne, Germany
2004 Art Open Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ
2003 Outer Space LAB Gallery Piscataway, NJ
2002 Art Open Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ
2002 One in Eight RWJ Memorial Gallery New Brunswick, NJ(benefit)
2001 Art Open Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ
Education
M.F.A. 2006 Sculpture/Painting Rutgers/Mason Gross
B.F.A. 2004 Sculpture Rutgers/Mason Gross (Cum Laude)
Grants/Awards
2004 Paul Robeson Emerging Artist Award
2004 Juror’s Award SICA First International Juried Exhibit
2003 James O. Dumont grant
Other Skills
I have a wide range of experiences in many areas from being a spur of the moment roadie for bands, an extra in T.V. commercials and on a couple television shows, as well as small roles in independent films to doing graphic design for album and CD artwork to singing back-up vocals on punk rock records. I also DJed for quite a while on the radio, in the clubs, and abandoned warehouse raves. I have also written record reviews for different types of electronic music for the fanzine Base 10 magazine while also doing a couple of electronic music projects over the years. All of this and many others were and are still enjoyed amidst writing graffiti and doing street art for over twenty years, which I still do, or do I?
Press
2012 artsicle.com “Christie’s Insider Art Show”
2011 NY 1 television “Things to do in NY”
2006 Home News and Tribune, May, New Brunswick, NJ
2003 Asbury Park Press, May, Asbury Park, NJ