The Contemporary Dynamic

For the great Pittsburgh jazz musician and good friend Tony DePaolis. Ill re-post on where to get one when the album drops. From what I've heard so far it is groundbreakingly awesome.

-J

New Sketchbook

Got a new sketchbook that Im diggin on. Here's a taste:

A couple drawings from the hobo digest...

Just got back from vacation. More of these can be seen @ hobodigest.com as well as paintings up here soon.

-Joe

Out of Order

Here's a flyer I recently completed for Out of order, A Dj thing at the darkroom. Well, they asked me to do the flyer and here it is. Look for the details on their website.

Also, I have recently been appointed the position of art director, as well as contributing art to HoboDigest.com. A blog about all things Hobo. Look for daily writings and illustrations as well as art from other contributing artists.

Here's a taste:





-Joe

Painting for Simple Gallery Benefit

(you really gotta click it to make it bigger, blogspot makes terrible thumbnails)

This painting is called Melty Mondale III and will be auctioned off this saturday to benefit the Simple Gallery. The opening is at the Post Family space. Here is the info:

www.simplegallery.blogspot.com/

February 7th, 2009 Simple Gallery is hosting a benefit at The Post Family
at 1821 W. Hubbard Street Suite #202 in Chicago.
There will be an art auction with work by Amanda Browder, Jeffrey Brown, Eric May Brandon Heuser, Josh Howard, Tom Smith, Leslie Carlson, Jeremy Tubbs, Joe Tallarico. A musical performance by The Blue Ribbon Glee Club and video work by Adebukola Bodunrin, Jodie Mack, Camela Jean Christopher, Sara Jean Cough, Graham Calcagni and Emily Kuehn.
There will be some drinks and food and some special gifts! Come join us for a fabulous evening of art, friends and other great things!

If you are interested in bidding and cannot make it to the event, Please contact me directly and we will work something out.

Also, I am just going by Joe Tallarico now so deal with it. JT is fine.

Cartel Podcast on Nerdcityonline.com

Happy 2009! Been taking it easy over the holidays but working on some things again finally! Here's a podcast recorded a week ago featuring The Cartel, of which I am a member.

Here's a link to the audio!

Hilarity ensues guaranteed. Nerdcity is a cool website that you should look at everyday too.

So what I'm working on now is a painting for a benefit show for Simple gallery on Feb. 7th. Simple gallery will be my friend Dee Clement's new project and is really exciting, there will be lots of great art at the show and proceeds will go to finding the gallery a home. Check back here for more details and pictures of the painting soon.

-J

United Nations of Cupco

Hey, If you're In Australia you have to go to this crazy show that Cupco! put together:

THE UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO

100 international artists received a felt template
of a Cupco Doll from Luke Temby/CUPCO.
Come and see the 70 that came back.

DAMIEN MINTON GALLERY

61-63 GREAT BUCKINGHAM STREET REDFERN

damienmintongallery.com.au

December 10 - 20, Opening Party December 16th

Artists include APAK + Bwana Spoons + Nakanari + Euan Macleod + J. Otto Siebold + Sixty40 + Diego Medina + Leo Robba + Abi Temby + Scrappers + Le Merde + Furi Furi + Kazmo + Little Frends of Printmaking + Arbito + Snaggs + Oliver Hibert + Wrecks + Dehara + Sam Gowing + John Yates + Shawn Wolfe + Yupyland + Kiyoshi Nakazawa + Shawnimals + Jeremyville + MCA + Peskimo + Steven Moore + Johnny Ryan + Abe Lincoln Jr. + Chris Magnusson + Nerissa Lea + Reg Lynch + Reach + Jude Fowler Smith + Chris Magnusson + Tado + Jon Burgerman + more...

Links:

site: http://www.cupco.net/cupcounitednations.html

flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cupco/sets/72157603955382218/

video: http://vimeo.com/2102651

gallery: damienmintongallery.com.au

DAMIEN MINTON GALLERY

61-63 GREAT BUCKINGHAM STREET REDFERN

damienmintongallery.com.au

Here's Mine:



It's a plush version of Geltairn, the space hero/villian with a jelly head.

-Joe (im gonna try to go by Joe from now on...)