Latest news and exhibition information for American contemporary collage artist and musician Joe Castro.
Post #1084 – Odd and Ends with Friends
Friends Friends Friends... For you long term readers who may have wondered "What ever happened to Nick P?" Well, he's NYC based now (Queens to be exact) and recently started his own podcast, Tales from the Outlaw Shack. From his site: "Remember that amazing story you...
Post #1083 – 1 in 91 (a.skate foundation benefit)
Friends on the west coast - please be sure to make a trek to Costa Mesa this Saturday night for the 3rd Annual 1 in 91 art auction to help raise money for the A.skate foundation. Like last year, I donated a limited edition print to the event. which also includes work...
Post #1082 – Face in the Crowd opening
Face in the Crowd in Wilmington Delaware I'm showing a selection of recent portrait paintings at the City/County Building in Wilmington, De this April, as part of the City's Art Loop. The opening party is on Friday the 13th and goes from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. There'll be...
Post #1081 – The Lift Up
It's been a long time coming but John Paul Travis, Larry Zappaterrini and myself have a new band - The Lift Up - and we'll be playing our debut show at Mojo Main (the old East End for all you old heads) on Friday, May 11. Full details (like the lineup) are still...
Post #1080 – clubmumble RIP
As some of you might have heard, Bob K. has decided, after many years, to pull the plug on Club mumble website. I just wanted to quickly thank Bob K for inviting me to be a member artist and contributor - to be listed among so many other talented artist and...
Post #1079 – Blind Exodus
Blind Exodus is a piece of cut paper collage art using images taken from vintage magazines and other ephemera that are hand cut with an xacto knife and then dry adhered to paper using a gel medium. The original is roughly 16 inches wide by 18 inches high (not...
Post #1078 – Big Black Night
I recently had the pleasure of working with an old friend of mine, Chris McNulty, on a music video for his new band, The Big Black Night. Chris and I go way back - we went to college together, played in a band called Hyperchild (more on that another time) and, before...
Post #1077 – Polar Skate Co. Promo
Super hyped on this new promo from Pontus Alv’s Polar Skate Co. So sick – love the art direction and the vibe in general. And, yes, I was also a big fan of Strongest of the Strange. Looking forward to see what they do next. Enjoy.
Post #1076 – 5Boro: Join or Die
I took a trip down to Kinetic this weekend to peep the new 5Boro vid and to personally congratulate long time underground ripper and FDR local Willy Akers, on joining the pro ranks. Always humble and permanently stoked, he may be the one guy out there who could give...
Post #1075 – Grip
I finished a new portrait painting recently, this one is entitled grip. It is 24 inches wide x 12 inches tall and is oil paint on canvas. It was completed in February 2012. Prints and more are available via society6 online. Inquiries about the purchase of the...