Also known as: brevoort
Joe Castro Brevoort is a nationally recognized collage artist, graphic designer, musician (The Lift Up), and oil painter.. Following a year stint as Art Director for Please Touch Museum, the Childrens Museum of Philadelphia, he left the organization in to commit full time to building Red Attic Studios into the successful business it has become. He has won numerous awards for his design work, which has been featured in Graphic Design USA magazine. As an artist, his paintings and collages have been shown in galleries and art spaces across the United States, Canada, Italy and the UK. In , he was one of artists selected (from over applicants) by Vans and Color Magazine to customize one pair of canvas sneakers, which were displayed in art shows in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. In , two of his paintings became skateboard graphics - one for for Science Skateboards (London, UK) and the other for Switch Skateboarding (Newark, DE). And in , two of his collages were among accepted (from entries) into the National Collage Society's th Annual Juried Art Exhibit at the Berman Museum. IN , his work was featured in the book The Age of Collage Contemporary Collage in Modern Art (Gestalten) as well as on the cover of The Artist Catalogue's Fall issue And in , he will be participating in a group show honoring the work of Jack Kerouac at Leeds College of Art in Britain. Specialties Computer knowledge Proficient in the following programs Indesign CS, Illustrator CS, Photoshop CS, Dreamweaver CS, Flash CS, QuarkXpress ., Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Power Point, Prezi, Microsoft Office. Printing Knowledge Comfortable designing and preparing pieces for one through six color off-set printing, die-cutting, foil stamping,pop-ups, varnishes and silkscreening.
Also known as: joecastro
Joe Castro lives in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. He is a 1991 graduate of Glasgow High School. Positions he has held include Art Director, Graphic Designer and Owner. Among his favorite bands are Radiohead, Motorhead, K-os, Suede, Morrissey, Sizzla, Mc5, The Shins, Rakim, The Strokes, Rolling Stones, Blues Brothers, Henry Rollins, The Smiths, Fugazi, Brian Wilson, The Clash, The Roots, The Ramones, Tom Waits, Sex Pistols, Public Enemy, Ray Charles, Beastie Boys, The Cramps, The Beach Boys, The Libertines, The Verve, Black Flag, James Brown, Bad Brains, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Echo & The Bunnymen, Bo Diddley, Marvin Gaye, Billy Bragg, Jesus And Mary Chain, The Jam, Peter Tosh, De La Soul, Afghan Whigs, The Stone Roses, La Bamba, The Minutemen, Dr. Dog, Happy Mondays, Gaslight Anthem, Glasvegas, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley. Joe's a big fan of The Three Stooges. His favorite movies are Rushmore, Goodfellas, Casablanca, Horror Movies, The Shining, Star Wars, The Misfits, The Breakfast Club, The Omen, When Harry Met Sally, Citizen Kane, Young Frankenstein, Planet Of The Apes, Raging Bull, East Of Eden, There Will Be Blood, Animal House, Bronx Tale, The Burbs, On The Waterfront, Royal Tennenbaums, In The Line Of Fire, Bubba Ho-tep, Buffalo 66, The Insider, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, The Silence Of The Lambs, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory and From Here To Eternity.
