Joe Iurato
b. 1973 America
Joe Iurato is a multidisciplinary artist whose works are built on a foundation of stencils and aerosol. Falling somewhere in between simplistic and photorealistic, his multi-layer stencils offer a distinctly clean and illustrative aesthetic.
In recent years, Joe has developed creative and display techniques in different directions. Through Joe miniature site-specific action figures and utilize the outdoor environment to create site-specific installations, the artist creates windows into a narrative formed by personal experiences and tells stories about the path from childhood to adulthood.
Due to many years of creative experience and his unique presentation and narrative ability, Joe is not only popular in European and American countries and is widely loved by everyone, but attract the cooperation of many brands from different industries which include: The NFL, Kenneth Cole, GQ, Red Bull, Adidas, Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike Productions, The New York Racing Association, Nike’s House of Hoops, ESPN, the NBA, NBC’s Sunday Night Football, Sprite, USA Network, Nusret Steakhouses, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Pictures. Besides, the richness and artistry of Joe’s works also become some of the museum collection.
Joe Iurato is a multidisciplinary artist whose works are built on a foundation of stencils and aerosol. Falling somewhere in between simplistic and photorealistic, his multi-layer stencils offer a distinctly clean and illustrative aesthetic. While Joe’s murals have adorned neighborhoods along the east coast United States for years, he’s also become noted for the unique placement and photography of miniature painted wood cutouts in public spaces.
In recent years, Joe has developed creative and display techniques in different directions. Through Joe miniature site-specific action figures and utilize the outdoor environment to create site-specific installations, the artist creates windows into a narrative formed by personal experiences and tells stories about the path from childhood to adulthood. All those small events, feelings and uncertainties can relates to the things which we face along the way. Each individual work of art highlights the potential for interaction and storytelling within public space and transforms common landscapes into carefully crafted scenes. Before leaving each installation behind, he documents it with a photograph. The photographs offer specific and intentional viewpoints of the artwork in relation to its surroundings, manipulating our perception of scale and dimensionality.
Due to many years of creative experience and his unique presentation and narrative ability, Joe is not only popular in European and American countries and is widely loved by everyone, but attract the cooperation of many brands from different industries which include: The NFL, Kenneth Cole, GQ, Red Bull, Adidas, Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike Productions, The New York Racing Association, Nike’s House of Hoops, ESPN, the NBA, NBC’s Sunday Night Football, Sprite, USA Network, Nusret Steakhouses, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Pictures. Besides, the richness and artistry of Joe’s works also become some of the museum collection.
PROJECT & Select Commercial Clients
2021
- Collaboration with 13th & Third Wines – Created label artworks
- Mattatuck Museum: Mural installation for permanent collection, Waterbury Connecticut
- Collaboration with Wynwood Walls – Artist designed mask collection
2020
- Franklin Alley Project: Public art project with The Arts Center of the Capital Region + City of Troy, Troy, NY
- Beyond The Walls: Public art project with Goldman Global Arts, Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas March
- Super Bowl LIV: Collaboration with the NFL X Goldman Global Arts, activation and installation in Miami
2019
- Paramount Pictures: Artwork for “Terminator Dark Fate”
2017- 18
- Nusr-et Steakhouse “Salt Bae”, Miami, NYC, and Dubai locations
2016 – 18
- iPic Theaters – Art installations for the NYC, Dobbs Ferry, and Austin location
2017
- Installation at Wynwood Walls, Miami
- The North Face – Mural at The Cliffs LIC, NY
- Kenneth Cole and GQ Magazine – Developed and painted a customized line of Kam Sneakers, NYC
- Red Bull – Art Installations for Red Bull “Flying Bach”, Warner Theater, Washington DC
2016
- Penguin Random House Publishing – Book Cover illustration for “The Girl In Between” by Sarah Carroll
- DesignIt NYC – Live painting and installation for the grand opening of the NYC office
2015
- Nickelodeon/Truth Org – Art content for “Obsolete” Commercial and Documentary
- USA Network – Art content for “Mr Robot” Television Series
- Adidas: Superstar campaign – Mural for SoHo, NYC store
2014
- PESPN: Set design for “Face to Face with Hannah Storm”
- Miami Marine Stadium Project: Mural Installation and Exhibition, Miami
- Small World: R. Jampol Projects, NYC
2013
- Iron Mike Productions: Murals for training facility
2011 – 12
- Welling Court Project: Public Installations, Queens, New York
2010 – 12
- NBC Sports: Sunday Night Football, Art development , On-Air content
- Art of Basketball Exhibitions (NBA Licensed): Miami Art Basel; One Gallery, New Jersey; POP Gallery, New York City
- Fountain Art Fair: Public Installations, Miami Art Basel and New York City
2010 – 13
- NBA: Commissioned artwork for Commissioner David Stern and top athletes
2012
- Sprite: Graphics for “Cap Rewards”
- Nike: House of Hoops Store graphics, Chicago
2012 – current
- Lingo: Cheryl Hazan Contemporary, NYC
2011
- The Cars: Created stencils for and appeared in the music video, “Blue Tip”, Directed by Roberto Serrini
- Living Walls Conference: Public Installations, Albany, New York
- Primary Flight: Public Installation, Miami Art Basel
2010 – 11
- Underbelly Project: Public installation New York City and exhibition Miami Art Basel
2010
- Willoughby Windows 2: Public Installation, Brooklyn, New York
- Cow parade, NYC (08.18 – 09.30)
- Solo show: “Cabin Fever”, NYC
- Group show: BK BALL’N®, NYC
- Group show: Upside Down ,Aalborg, Denmark
- Mattatuck Museum: Mural installation for permanent collection, Waterbury Connecticut, 2021
- Group show collaborated with WoodenWalls Public Art Project ,the Grand Arcade, Asbury Park Boardwalk
2020
- Public art project with Deep Ellum Art Co:Artist’s murals can be found all over the Deep Ellum neighborhood.
- Franklin Alley Project: Public art project with The Arts Center of the Capital Region + City of Troy, Troy, NY, 2020
- Beyond The Walls: Public art project with Goldman Global Arts, Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas March 2020
- WYNWOOD WALLS: 10 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE GROUP SHOW, Florida
- “I’ll Stop the World and Melt With You”, NYC
- Art for Relief, Taglialatella Galleries, NYC
- Group Show: 10 Year Anniversary, Miami
- Group Show: “Spotlight Stencil”, Hashimoto Contemporary, NYC
2018
- Group Show: “This is Now”, Wyn317, Miami
- Group Show: “Beyond Words”, Miami
- Solo Show: “Bottles and Cans”, NYC
2017
- Group Show: “humanKIND”, Miami
- Group Show: “In Layers”, Germany
- Solo Show: “Along the Way…”, Miami
- Moniker Art Fair w/ Station16, London
- POW! WOW! Worcester: Worcester, MA
- Mural Fest: Montreal, Canada
2016
- SCOPE Miami: with Station16 Gallery, Miami
- A-Minor, Duo Show with Rubin415, C.A.V.E Gallery, Venice, CA
2015
- Participant: “Wooden Walls Project”, Asbury Park, NJ
- SCOPE Miami: with Station16 Gallery, Miami
- Solo Show: “Everything But the Whole Story”, Station16 Gallery, Montreal
- Participant: “No Limit” Festival, Boras, Sweden
- Solo Show: Outside Looking In, CUSP Gallery, NYC
- We Got Your Back, Girl. POP! Gallery, NYC
- Cut it Out: Group exhibition at Urban Nation Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2014
- Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC
- Digard: Urban Contemporary Art Auction, Paris, France
2013
- 2+2: Signal Gallery, London, England
- Terrains: Seven Arts Gallery, Connecticut
- The Future is Now, Exhibition: NYC
- Solo Exhibit: Galerie Swanstrom, NYC
- Lingo: Cheryl Hazan Contemporary, NYC
2012
- Deep in the Cut: Duo show with Chris Stain, Mighty Tanaka Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- Fountain Art Fair: Public Installations, Miami Art Basel and New York City
2011
- The Takeover: Installation/Exhibition, Miami
2010 – 11
- G40 Art Summit 1 and 2: Installations/exhibitions, Arlington, Virginia
2010
- Fall and Rise: Solo Show, Art Whino Gallery, Washington, DC
- Salvation: Solo show, Vincent Michael Gallery
- RePrint: installation/exhibition, Hendershot Gallery, NY
- Mission Edition: Christina Ray Gallery, New York City
- Eames Inspiration: Barney’s New York and Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York City
- Moderna Figura: installation/exhibition, One Gallery, Newark, New Jersey
- Stencil Only: Group Exhibitions, Space Junk Galleries, Bayonne and Paris, France, ATM Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- Waste Not Want Not: Duo show with Boone Speed, Installation/exhibition, NAU, SoHo, New York City
- Electric Windows: Public Installation, Beacon New York
- Friends With Knives: Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles
