Joe Coleman (painter)

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Joe Coleman (born 22 November 1955) is an American illustrator and painter.

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[edit] Biography

He was born Joseph Coleman, Jr. in Norwalk, Connecticut to a World War II-veteran father and the daughter of a professional prizefighter. He was raised Roman Catholic.

[edit] Work

Cover of Coleman's Cosmic Retribution
Cover of Coleman's Cosmic Retribution

Coleman's subjects are pop icons of a sort who are often transgressive, criminal, and "outside" the mainstream radar. In some ways, much of his style makes reference to the Spanish-Mexican religious tradition that Frida Kahlo also drew upon; Coleman's work is sometimes reminiscent of Basil Wolverton's.

[edit] Pranks

His pranks — including appearing to blow himself up and medieval-style geek antics — have been documented in the Pranks! volume of Re/Search Books, along with the works of some of his contemporaries such as Boyd Rice.

[edit] Interests

Coleman is an avid enthusiast for weird, dark American culture and a serious collector of sideshow oddities. He's a patron of Johnny Fox's Freakatorium in New York City (where he lives) and was a supporter and good friend of the late rockabilly eccentric Hasil Adkins.

[edit] Subjects Coleman has portrayed

[edit] Book Covers

Coleman's work has been featured on the covers of many books including:

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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