Art, printmaking, comics, news and more…
Much of the work I have produced over the last few years will be shown at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia in Charleston. "Gallery Divided II" features work from both WVU and Marshall faculty. Jason Lee, Shoji Satake, and myself are representing WVU, while Jonathan Cox, Peter Massing, and... Continue Reading →
I recently completed my first book. The book is a visual deconstruction of each page of the original Iron Man comic. All imagery is removed, and only the dominant background color(s) remain. In order to achieve this effect, I only use the color scanned from the original pages. I had to digitally cut and paste... Continue Reading →
I recently completed two new silkscreens for a few upcoming exhibition opportunities. Both prints are silkscreens, and are alphabetical lists of all the words used in the comic book IRON MAN issue 178. This continues my new interest of finding ways to reorganize the information presented in the original book. "IRON MAN Volume: 01 Issue:... Continue Reading →
Current WVU Printmaking MFA student Meghan Olson is having a solo exhibition at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. It is titled "Mind of Winter" and will run from Feb. 07 to April 20 2014. The opening reception is on Feb. 07 at 5.30pm. http://pca.pittsburgharts.org/mind-winter
The WVU PRINT CLUB is organizing its first student portfolio exchange. Details are in the flier below.
Recent work of mine will be on display in an exhibition titled “IMPRESSIONS 2014” at the The Sarah Silberman Art Gallery at Montgomery College. The show will run from January 28 – February 21, 2014. The opening will be on February 05, from 11.30am-1.30pm.
Recent work of mine will be on display in an exhibition titled “POP EXPLOSION: the artist and popular culture” at the Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The show will run from January 18 – March 29, 2014. The opening will be on January 18, from 7-9pm.
On January 12, 2014 the group exhibition for Future Tenant “SHAME OF THE CITY: Deconstructing and reconstructing comic book narratives” closed. This exhibition featured 23 artists from all over the country (and Canada). Every artist was assigned a page from the “Iron Man” comic I have been working with and was asked to make new... Continue Reading →
On January 12, 2014 the group exhibition for Future Tenant “SHAME OF THE CITY: Deconstructing and reconstructing comic book narratives” closed. This exhibition featured 23 artists from all over the country (and Canada). Every artist was assigned a page from the “Iron Man” comic I have been working with and was asked to make new... Continue Reading →
A few weeks back, I recorded an interview for the podcast "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" hosted on BoingBoing.net. The podcast is hosted by Jim Rugg, Jasen Lex and Ed Piskor (although Ed wasn't there at the time of my interview). We talked about the challenges of teaching, how technology is changing education and... Continue Reading →
Joseph Lupo 