Latest news and exhibition information for American contemporary collage artist and musician Joe Castro.
New Substack: Wake Up, You’re Rambling!
Hello friends. First off, apologies for the radio silence on this site — there’s a good reason for it. I recently launched my official Substack newsletter, "Wake Up, You're Rambling!". This newsletter will keep you up-to-date on everything I'm working on: new collage...
Nero / OPF – Still Sanguine release
This has been a long time coming but I'm stoked to announce the release of Still Sanguine a collection of songs from my first band, Nero / OPF. (Newark, Delaware - 1993-1997). The album is available on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms. This...
Embers in the Ash music video
Here is the brand new music video I directed for Embers in the Ash, the latest single from my band Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_KINF8nlOY We filmed this on April Fools Day in the Manayunk neighborhood in Philadelphia, a few...
Napalm Nanny and the Shack (post 1312)
Long time listener, first time gum flapper I was stoked to be a guest on one of my favorite podcasts, Napalm Nanny & the Shack! Besides the conversation, I also picked the music playlist for this episode as well. Good times. I hope you dig it. Straight from the...
Woodmere Art Museum (Post 1311)
I am excited to announce that I will be showing 2 of my collages at the Woodmere Art Museum 80th Juried Exhibition. The show runs from June 4 until August 28, 2022 in Philadelphia. The theme of this year's show is Migration. The opening reception is Saturday June 4th...
Esquire Germany (Post 1310)
Here are 2 recent digital collages I created for Esquire Germany's Winter 2022 issue (out now) . The article is a story involving well known Turkish people whose relatives came as immigrants to Germany in the 1960s. This was the first time I’d worked with...
Hi-Res podcast interview (post 1309)
I am honored to be a guest on Ryan Starr's excellent Hi-Res podcast. We talked about art and collage and living the creative life during the COVID lockdown. In addition, we talked about the music videos I created for Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen. Overall, I...
Black Soot on a Gauze Veil (post 1308)
https://youtu.be/-idZi0zpV6I "Black Soot on a Gauze Veil" is part of a new series of moving collages that I have been working on. This piece uses images taken from vintage black and white public domain movies, which I have "cut up" in the same way that I would cut up...
Cut and Paste series for Element Skateboards (Post 1307)
I am very excited to finally share with you the "Cut and Paste" collage art board series I designed for Element skateboards. As an art form, I first started working with collage around 2004, mainly as an excuse to lurk around dust covered old book shops and hunt for...
Shells (Post 1306)
Shells is a piece of cut paper collage art using images found in vintage magazines and other ephemera that are then dry adhered to paper with a gel medium. The original image is roughly 12 inches wide by 17 inches tall (not including matte and frame). It was...