Art Works of Joe Tallarico

Fake Limbs

2012-01-26T13:59:00.001-08:00

I recently made a set of portraits and a logo for the band Fake Limbs.

Rock out HERE!

Joe

10 x 10 2012 Edition

2012-01-19T07:41:00.000-08:00

I made a print for the new 10x10 series put together by spudnik press and homeroom. If you're not familiar here is the description of what the project is:

"For the 2012 edition of Ten x Ten, ten visual artists and ten recording artists were matched up and collaborated in pairs to produce a song/print on the theme "Lost and Found”. Though many of the contributing artists are, lets say of and inspired by the Hip Hop Generation, we are cautious to call this edition of Ten x Ten a “Hip Hop Project.” Its artistic, musical, and thematic merit runs the gamut. The final Ten x Ten package includes 10 screen-prints in a sleeve with CD of the original tracks."

I collaborated with local hip-hop star Philip Morris, an extremely talented lyricist, and fellow video game connoisseur. I think we did a pretty stand-up job!

Pre-order the 2012 edition of 10x10 here.

Vacuum Horror

2012-01-13T08:18:00.001-08:00

I made these endpapers for the recent Chicago comics anthology Vacuum Horror. The issue is pretty amazing and I hope to do some full comics for future issues.

YOMI

2011-11-07T08:55:00.001-08:00

Poster

2011-10-21T14:36:00.000-07:00

Holy Heck I've been so busy I forgot to update my blog. Silly Me! I made this poster a few weeks ago! 2012 is already looking jam packed!

J

talking and drawing

2011-03-29T13:33:00.000-07:00

I'm giving a talk about comics as part of the Homeroom lecture series, and interviewing George Hansen, who is a legendary Chicago underground comics artist, along with my dear friend Edie Fake on April 12th

Info Here on the homeroom website.

Also Still working on these watercolors:

There is a few more complete, but I'm going to keep them a secret until after the show.

You Know

2011-02-04T10:26:00.001-08:00

Comic for the spring issue of Lumpen magazine. This is by far my favorite issue yet.

also now blogging about comics etc. for The Post Family so check there for posts and whatnot.

J

"See-Sick" print collaboration with Joey Potts

2010-12-09T08:13:00.000-08:00

New print collaboration I worked on with Joey Potts. Would make a great x-mas gift! Order one Here:

Formula Werks Online Shop

Book-by-its-cover

2010-11-23T08:43:00.001-08:00

Images from my sketchbooks up on A book by It's cover.

New Poster Art

2010-10-19T14:36:00.000-07:00

Poster for show next Tuesday at the Fireside Bowl. Will have limited edition prints available at the show.

Also, Lumpen Magazine issue 115 is now available at most fine Chicago retailers (or for .pdf download on the site) with an awesome showing of experimental comics.

Updates.

2010-08-24T12:34:00.000-07:00

Long time no update, all I can say is that my hands are full of big things right now, but here's a little bit of info on what exactly it is I've been doing.

1. Building the comics collection at the Art Institute of Chicago's Ryerson Library. I was interviewed about the collection by the Chicago Underground Library, which can be read here:

http://underground-library.org/?p=2255

I also drew a quick strip for the Underground Library blog, for the Printer's Ball edition of Comics Sunday

2.Watercolors :)

I'd say we're about halfway done with those....

3. Collaborations, Here's a peek

4. Everything else: New issue of Lumpen will be coming out shortly from what I hear, the comics section is one of my favorites so far. Planning an exciting funnybook related event for next summer/fall in Chicago, and of course hanging out with these folks. New issues of that have hit the presses from what I gather. Make sure you pick one up!

-JT

New Comic

2010-05-17T08:02:00.000-07:00

For the next issue of Lumpen, out soon!

-J

Doodlin like crazy

2010-05-06T13:35:00.001-07:00

More comics and paintings and such in the works, looking like a busy summer...

-J

Trubble Club

2010-04-21T07:28:00.000-07:00

Check out more posts at trubbleclub.blogspot.com

and this cool event for free comic book day at Quimby's: info here

Verma poster!

2010-03-29T08:07:00.000-07:00

A poster for an upcoming show at the Whistler. Check out Verma here.

If you are in Chicago definitely come to the show and get your face melted!

JT

Get it Together!

2010-03-16T08:48:00.000-07:00

Opens Friday, March 9th at the Chicago Tourism Center. More info here

Collage is fun but I'm ready to go back to drawing and painting....

J

March Forth with Dreas!

2010-03-15T09:28:00.000-07:00

I made a little graphic for my friend Dreas's new mix called March Forth. It's excellent tunage and you can download it for free here.

I also recommend the 1001 mix. Super great stuff!

prgrss.....

2010-02-11T09:23:00.001-08:00

partofaseries......

more things coming soon, I promise.

JT

Comics for the next issue of Lumpen Magazine

2010-01-25T09:17:00.001-08:00

Next issue of Lumpen contains some great sequential artwork by the amazing Chicago comics group Trubble Club, as well as strips by Leslie Weibeler, Andy Burkholder, Grant Reynolds and myself. Here's a peek at mine:

Everyone's work for this issue was phenomenal so make sure to pick up a copy! If you are a comics artist living in or around Chicago and would like to submit a strip please send me a sample of your work.

J

A few things...

2009-11-06T09:14:00.000-08:00

This is part of an upcoming watercolor series which was recently posted on meathaus.com. The show should be in the next few months and will consist of portraits, scenes and compositional pattern studies

Also some more things on the doodle blog Margin Detail:

-J

Scary Season

2009-10-28T11:36:00.000-07:00

Getting in the mood in my sketchbook...

Happy Halloween!

-J

Strip for Lumpen Magazine

2009-10-05T13:13:00.000-07:00

Lumpen magazine asked me to contribute to and edit the comics section of their newly redesigned publication. Here's my strip:

Thanks to Kyle Harter, Andy Burkholder, and Eric Ellis for contributing as well. If you would like to contribute comics for future issues please send some stuff to look at to joe.tallarico@gmail.com.

JT

Abrupt Spectral Displacement

2009-09-30T09:52:00.001-07:00

New painting for the "My kinda town" Show @ rotofugi. Opened last friday, September 25th and will be there for a few weeks so drop by if you get a chance.

JT

Rock Mix!

2009-08-03T07:01:00.001-07:00

If you know me personally then you probably know that i love collecting records and music, and that is something that I use to influence my art making. Well, My good pal Chris Devlin asked me to make a mix for his blog fully fitted. You can listen to what I put together here.

-J

See my doodles on margindetail.com

2009-07-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

here's a couple doodles I recently posted on margindetail.com, a blog about doodles. Check there regularly for more by me and some other amazingly talented artists.

The Contemporary Dynamic

2009-06-24T09:19:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-21T09:13:00.001-07:00

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

A couple drawings from the hobo digest...

2009-04-14T13:11:00.000-07:00

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

-Joe

Out of Order

2009-03-20T11:11:00.000-07:00

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

2009-02-04T13:16:00.000-08:00

(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

2009-01-21T09:35:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-02T06:22:00.000-08:00

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...)

Happy Halloweeeeeeeen!

2008-10-31T08:05:00.000-07:00

Here is a Wedding Card Emily Cunningham and I made for our friend's wedding last week. I drew the monster, she drew the bride. Candy Get!

My Parts

2008-10-16T06:41:00.000-07:00

Here are the panels I created for the Ohno!doom exquisite corpse show. It was amazing, Ill try to get some pictures of the whole thing and post them up here. Currently they are available for purchase through the ON!D gallery. Check 'em out:

"Psychobabble Doorbell"

"I must apologize to everyone around me"

Thanks! Let me know what you think!

Joe

Fall is fallen upon thee.

2008-10-09T07:51:00.000-07:00

Sniff. Sniff. Sniff. Love that fall air, Normally Chicago is like 40 degrees out right now. Not so. 70!? Whats going on!?

Couple things for you to do this weekend while you watch the leaves turn brown:

This Saturday October, 11th @ Ohnodoom! gallery is the "We need each other" show, which is a giant exquisite corpse by over 40 chicago artists. Here's a sneak preview of one of my pieces. I only had an inch of the other sides to work with:

Will post full shots and hopefully some show pics after this weekend.

Also, that mural from a while back I worked on with Thor and some folks was written about on Center Stage Chicago.

READ IT HERE

It was really great working with the local folks and kids. I think both crime and gentrification are crappy attributes of our society and do not wish either on the great folks of Bridgeport. Also, I am not a "tagger" as chronicled in this article. However, I was influenced by and participated in graffiti as a teenager. I also sometimes paint murals with spraypaint. Go figure.

Also shouts to biengtotallysweetinchicago for blogging about it.

Wax Burners @ a.okay official

2008-08-27T09:10:00.000-07:00

For the Sept. 12th prayer candle show @ a.okay official. I think it's a great idea. My roommate has a collection of these. The border designs really stood out to me and I tried to incorporate that. The title is "We don't need no water". Get it?

I have the original drawing for sale, its about 9x5 ink on bristol, suitable for framing! They also have yoink t-shirts and buttons so be sure to pick some up at the opening!

Fall is approaching!

Y

House of Liu - Kagemaru-San

2008-08-21T07:47:00.000-07:00

James Liu was nice enough to ask me to create a custom for his upcoming show in NYC. Heres the flyer and the lineup:

Heres some pics of mine for people that can't be in NYC for the show, I think it will be available on-line as well:

-Yoink!

Mural in Bridgeport with Thor

2008-07-31T11:33:00.000-07:00

Thor was kind enough to shout at me to paint this mural with him and a couple other dudes on the co-prosperity sphere in Bridgeport, Chicago. It was a fun, beer-filled, rainy, paint-covered experience. I used a smelly milk jug to pour paint into. The locals were all really nice and seemed to dig it.

(click on the image for the large view in glorious detail.)

Someone took this really cool picture which was on the Chicagoist the other day.

If anyone wants a owl movement shirt please holler, I have some left that I would like to get rid of as well as the owl painting from the clothes optional show and the Shawnimals custom plushform. Both are available at a discounted rate for my loyal blog readers until August 5th.

J Ynk

Illustration Werk

2008-07-28T09:28:00.000-07:00

A couple things for the Indypendent Reader in Baltimore, The article is about environmental justice. See these as well as some sketches on my flickr account.

Plushform!

2008-06-30T09:16:00.001-07:00

For Shawnimal's plushform show last Friday @ rotofugi. Available for purchase right now on the Rotofugi Website!

www.rotofugi.com plushform store

The Palace is a Complex Labyrinth

2008-06-07T15:21:00.000-07:00

for "Arcade" @ Get Knifed gallery in Pilsen. Opening is Friday 6/13.

reach sticker design

2008-06-07T15:20:00.000-07:00

for reach in taiwan.

The Night Guardian

2008-05-05T12:49:00.001-07:00

For the owl kind of art show, This friday @ Clothes Optional in Chicago. Click to see bigger.

Its a dedication to my friend Tyler Fabeck, who was recently lost in a bicycle accident. My thoughts were with him while I was working on this piece. He will be fondly remembered and missed.

Two Upcoming Shows

2008-04-29T13:01:00.000-07:00

This Friday, May 2nd in Milwaukee @Hot Pop:

Next Friday May 9th @ Clothes Optional in Chicago:

Hope to see some of you there! Check back for pictures of the art from the shows, and If you would like to check the availablity of the artwork for purchase just drop me a line: joe.tallarico@gmail.com

-Y

New Shirt from Owl Movement!

2008-04-19T12:20:00.000-07:00

Whats bright yellow, vibrates, and makes your chest look like its exploding? My new shirt design from Owl Movement for the new lines and diagrams series. Buy Buy Buy!

Here is the original artwork. You can buy it to hang on your wall, it also includes a shirt in your size and a button set for 300 dollars, includes shipping in the US! 13x12 drawing, ink on bristol, frame 21x17. Email inquiries to joe.tallarico@gmail.com

Also for sale is Sammy Goat, my recent qee custom for Vinylmore at Atomic Pop! You can have him, a shirt in your size, and a button set for 300 dollars as well. Includes shipping in the US! e-mail inquiries to joe.tallarico@gmail.com

-Y

Lassie Come Home

2008-04-15T09:40:00.001-07:00

New collage done with French design papers from 1910, pac-man stickers, spirograph, among other things. Click to view details.

-J

Some Newly Launched Sites to Watch

2008-04-09T07:16:00.001-07:00

A few fellow Chicago artists and good friends of mine decided to finally make what has been a long time coming. check It out our work and events at www.wearecartel.com

a bit from the mission statement:

Cartel is a collaborative effort of artists who create in the Midwest. Chicago is no stranger to the art world boasting a heavy dose of institutions, galleries, and home to about a billion artists and counting. We created Cartel to separate ourselves from the bevy of talent this city has to offer. We are no better or worse than any other working artists out here and believe that we have a unique perspective on things with all of our different styles.

Wearecartel.com will be home to 12 different artists working and creating in Chicago, sharing their experiences with you. We hope to entertain and inform you on just a small piece of what this great city has to offer artistically.

I will be updating work both here and there regularly, but this may be a little bit more personal, so read both!

Also, Freshlydipped.com is a recently launched website where you can by my artwork, as well as work by other artists. Please check it out and if you are interested you can hit me up with any questions as to how this works. Its really simple, and priced to move!!!

Vinylmore @ Atomic Pop!

2008-02-26T06:56:00.001-08:00

Hey Baltimore! I was asked to be in a show in the new toy store Atomic Pop! I hope those of you I know who still live there will go to the opening and then drink a bunch of Natty Boh for me! Anyhow, Here's my piece:

And to make it relevant there's a story that goes with him, read on!

Sammy Goat was my cat I had when I lived In Baltimore. He was the best cat, and I think he thought he was a person because he would look up at you and talk in intermittent meows that sounded like he was talking. He would respond to Sammy Goat, Sammy Gittner, Samuel J Goat, Sammy bin Laden, or Whammy Bar. I had to give him to my Mom, who lives in the boondocks and he got ran down by a redneck. This is a dedication to him.

As always click to view bigger. I hope you dig him!

-J Yoink

better pictures of new art.

2008-02-22T07:24:00.000-08:00

For the united nations of cupco show, view others and updates here

better picture of the train with SR from getup skateboards. packed show!

working on a new custom, should be up here next week!

-Y

a. okay loves the cta

2008-02-13T08:39:00.001-08:00

Custom train show in Chicago this friday, lots of work by me and others...

Yoink Buttons!

2008-02-08T07:58:00.001-08:00

Yoink Buttons Available now. A set of three (geltairn, future dog, house face) and a drawing for 4 bucks, that includes shipping. georgeously printed by novelty buttons co. Contact me at Joe.Tallarico@gmail.com If you want some. I take paypal too!

-Y

Yoink x Cupco: Geltairn Plush

2008-01-31T08:40:00.000-08:00

Preview for my piece in the United Nations of Cupco show in Austrailia. He will be sown up and better pictures will be posted. I have buttons of him available as well. The orange orb part is made of a special kind of sparkling felt.

Yoink buttons coming soon

2008-01-21T11:51:00.001-08:00

3 pins coming soon, if youd like a set drop me a line joe.tallarico@gmail.com

Yoink x Shawn from Getup skateboards train

2008-01-16T17:37:00.001-08:00

collaboration between shawn from getup skateboards for an upcoming show at a.okay official!
click to see full view.

freshlydipped.com now open!

2008-01-15T20:42:00.000-08:00

Officially launched today freshlydipped.com is a website that sells some great work by alot of great artists and friends and me. Please support the arts and buy swiftly and often.

-Y

some drawings from the sketchbook.

2008-01-09T12:12:00.000-08:00

click to look at them more intensly. more soon. January is becoming a busy month!

-Y

geltarn

2007-11-12T20:07:00.000-08:00

finished this guy today. started at a. okay official a few weeks back. reasonably priced, drop me a line if you want him.

Opening @ Judy Saslow Gallery Nov. 2nd

2007-10-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

They take nice pictures^ Come Check it out this friday. Benefits the Ed Paschke Foundation.

theres a couple more pictures from other artists on the Judy Saslow Gallery website

After this Im pretty available to make artwork so If anyone wants drawings/paintings/customs/designs for shows/shirts/collections/fun lemme know! joe.tallarico@gmail.com

happy halloween!

2007-10-16T21:15:00.000-07:00

Sorry so long since last transmission. been on vacation and working on this thing! skull for local benefit Chicago artists show, It will be auctioned off. more details as I recieve them.

Bonus Yoink

2007-08-30T08:06:00.000-07:00

Totally forgot to post a full picture of this fine cooperative endeavour. click make big view

Bart Simpson custom qee by YOINK !!!!

2007-06-27T16:57:00.000-07:00

Custom bart simpson qee (sculpt from toy2r) which will be up for auction at the sdcc show. He's called "Leave it to breather". More info on the show to come. click images to make bigger.

Movingg

2007-05-23T09:44:00.001-07:00

Heres a sketch! Moving in the next couple of weeks so not much output but once the new studio is set up in the expect a massive blog meltdown/update. email if you need things.

Oh yeah and if you havent already check out catatac magazine. A new Baltimore-based mag that I have drawings in. The Brian Ralph cover art is fantastic!

hand ache.

2007-02-28T12:47:00.000-08:00

what should I call it? hmmmm.

Bonus x Yoink Skateboard

2007-02-22T11:18:00.000-08:00

bonus/yoink collaboration on a skateboard for the Impaired visions show coming up in two weeks (see previous post and come to the gallery to see the whole thing.) My First time using neon.

Impaired Visions in Chicago

2007-01-31T07:37:00.000-08:00

Collaborative show curated by Joey Potts, featuring new work by Joey Potts, Yoink, Ethos, Revise CMW, Sket One, Hewn, Jamie Paul, Shawnimal, Joey D., Jose Garibaldi, Bonus, Phoneticontrol, Nick Bach, Blutt, Mike Huddleston, Veggiesomething, Peabe and Brian Morris. Music by DJ Pickel (Analog Addicts / The Come Ups) and J. Lee. Sponsored by Formula Werks, Beautiful Decay, Four Magazine, LSM Creative and Sevenfold Skateboards

March 3rd, @ District 13 gallery

Parakeet Head.

2007-01-23T07:24:00.000-08:00

New yoink art featuring parakeet head - click to make big

Impaired Visions gallery

2006-12-12T11:27:00.000-08:00

^Joey Potts x YOINK!
(click to make bigger)

Most of the work for the Original Impaired Visions show can be viewed HERE. Chicago Artists Peabe, Joey D. and more have been added to the list for the upcoming Chicago showing!

A couple things

2006-11-29T08:03:00.000-08:00

Many things going down in Yoinkland recently.

1. My art is featured this month on Chi.Myopenbar.com ! Click refresh a few times to see the magic change right before your eyes. Viola! there are four headers total so be sure to hit refresh a buncha times.

2. Impaired Visions is coming to Chicago! Tentative date is March 3rd, 2007. Updates as I get them.

3. Here's A couple of sketchbook pages. I fill sketchbooks like i was urinating in a dixie cup. I have a stack of books Ive been playing around with uploading to the interweb. If people are interested I will post more. just a taste for now! click to make them grow.

As always if you need some artwork, want to buy something, or want to comment feel free to drop a line!

Skullwizard Approaches!

2006-11-03T09:51:00.000-08:00

Custom Digital Print from the Impaired Visions show in Milwaukee. Its available for purchase so please contact me if you are interested in purchasing. Actual size is around 11x16 printed on the finest quality Epson paper. Verrry Limited!!!

yoink x shawnimals skateboard

2006-10-30T08:32:00.000-08:00

Skateboard collaboration between Shawnimal Smith and I for the Impaired Visions show. Ill be gradually posting more pictures of the work from the show right here.

Impaired Visions 10/20/06 in Milwaukee

2006-10-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

Im in an Upcoming show! curated by the one and only Joey Potts!
located in Luxurious Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Moda3

gimme shelter

2006-10-10T19:03:00.000-07:00

Heres a piece I created for the upcoming gimmeshelter benefit show. Lots of great artists for a good cause! peep it... www.gimmeshelter.co.uk

Teddy Troop

2006-10-09T19:18:00.000-07:00

Custom vinyl toy for a show from the beginning of the summer at rotofugi in Chicago. It has since found a new home.