Gangster of Art

Bazooka Joe

Artist. Brooklyn, New York.

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Subject of the documentary Gangster of Art (2023). Creator of Walls of Hope, a public mural about 200 feet long (2018).

“Let them judge me by the art.”

Bazooka Joe, Maariv, 2018

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Major works

Large canvases. Price on request.

Bouquet from the Garden of Eden by Bazooka Joe. Seven invented stalk-flowers rise from a turquoise polka-dot vase on a dark ground inside a lettered border
Acrylic on linen 59 × 47¼ in (150 × 120 cm)

Bouquet from the Garden of Eden

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Indigo Child by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 120 cm
Acrylic on canvas 59 × 47¼ in (150 × 120 cm)

Indigo Child

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Garden of Eden by Bazooka Joe. A crowned figure in a starburst mask stands between three totemic stalks under a gray-purple sky
Acrylic on canvas 59 × 47¼ in (150 × 120 cm)

Garden of Eden

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ARTik by Bazooka Joe. A masked, crowned figure holds out a red popsicle beneath a white spiral sun on a black ground
Acrylic and marker on canvas 37 × 41 in (95 × 105 cm), approx.

ARTik

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Studio works

Panels, smaller canvases and objects. Price on request.

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The Third Sex: Evolution II by Bazooka Joe. Mustard yellow ground with a bending figure, a red bird and an inverted biplane
Acrylic on wood panel 16 × 16 in (41 × 41 cm)

The Third Sex: Evolution II

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Frida Kahlo Evolution by Bazooka Joe. Green face with black horn curled hair on a mustard yellow ground
Acrylic on wood panel 16 × 16 in (41 × 41 cm)

Frida Kahlo Evolution

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Molaxinon by Bazooka Joe. A pink-faced figure in a pale blue spiked crown inside a red disc on yellow, invented letters around the border
Acrylic on wood panel 10 × 10 in (26 × 26 cm)

Molaxinon

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Frida Kahlo, My Love by Bazooka Joe. A green-faced figure with a blue flower in her hair inside a white disc on red
Acrylic on wood panel 10 × 10 in (26 × 26 cm)

Frida Kahlo, My Love

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Abrakadabra by Bazooka Joe. A dark beast with a green eye and open pink jaws on sky blue, red glyphs down the left edge
Acrylic on wood panel 10 × 10 in (26 × 26 cm)

Abrakadabra

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The Third Sex: Evolution by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on wood panel, 28 x 36 cm
Acrylic on wood panel 14¼ × 11 in (36 × 28 cm)

The Third Sex: Evolution

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Luchadora Red by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on canvas in a painted frame
Acrylic on canvas, painted frame 14¼ × 11¾ in (36 × 30 cm)

Luchadora Red

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ABR47XI by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on wood panel
Acrylic on wood panel, size on request

ABR47XI

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Totem Keeper by Bazooka Joe. Mixed media on panel, 14.2 x 14.2 in
Mixed media on panel 14¼ × 14¼ in (36 × 36 cm)

Totem Keeper

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KENJR by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on wood panel
Acrylic on wood panel 14 × 14 in (35.5 × 35.5 cm)

KENJR

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NYC Love by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on wood panel
Acrylic on wood panel 14 × 14 in (35.5 × 35.5 cm)

NYC Love

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KIDX by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on wood panel
Acrylic on wood panel 11 × 14½ in (28 × 36.5 cm)

KIDX

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NOMAXR by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on wood panel
Acrylic on wood panel 8¼ × 8¼ in (21 × 21 cm)

NOMAXR

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LIPTINGSIPKOD by Bazooka Joe. Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic on canvas, size on request

LIPTINGSIPKOD

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Boom Glove by Bazooka Joe. Painted glove, framed
Painted glove, framed 11¾ × 8¾ in (30 × 22 cm)

Boom Glove

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Framed works on paper

Marker on paper, each in a frame he made and painted. The frame is part of the work.

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King of Art by Bazooka Joe. A gunman in blue and a crowned profile among his invented letters, a black moon and a checkered hill on blue, in a pink frame made by the artist
Marker on paper, artist’s frame 12¼ × 15 in (31 × 38 cm) · $1,800

King of Art

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SPK NIX by Bazooka Joe. A haloed woman with star eyes between two jewelled totem columns, in a pink frame made by the artist
Marker on paper, artist’s frame 15 × 17¾ in (38 × 45 cm) · $2,200

SPK NIX

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LEND by Bazooka Joe. Two pink-faced twins and a jester under a black bird, with lettered columns, in a pink frame made by the artist
Marker on paper, artist’s frame 13 × 15¾ in (33 × 40 cm) · $1,800

LEND

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Jack of Clubs by Bazooka Joe. A black masked face with yellow hair under a red flower arch, a star and a club at his shoulders, in a pink frame made by the artist
Marker on paper, artist’s frame 18 × 14½ in (46 × 37 cm) · $2,200

Jack of Clubs

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Sail Head by Bazooka Joe. A figure carrying a yellow sailboat on its head, a plane and a flying figure above, in a pink frame made by the artist
Marker on paper, artist’s frame 15¾ × 12½ in (40 × 32 cm) · $1,800

Sail Head

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PISAKI by Bazooka Joe. Two figures in the rain under a black sun and clouds, lettered PISAKI VI BARA KGKHI, in a pink frame made by the artist
Marker on paper, artist’s frame 15 × 17¾ in (38 × 45 cm) · $2,200

PISAKI

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BASAKANFI by Bazooka Joe. Two crowned figures in profile with a flower and a fish under dotted clouds, in a pink frame made by the artist
Marker on paper, artist’s frame 15 × 17¾ in (38 × 45 cm) · $2,200

BASAKANFI

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Night Garden by Bazooka Joe. A dense garden of flowers and black vines around a dark vase, faces among the leaves, in a pink frame made by the artist
Marker on paper, artist’s frame 15 × 17¾ in (38 × 45 cm) · $2,200

Night Garden

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Binaxin Oinda by Bazooka Joe. A crowned pale head in a star mask faces a black profile across a purple ground covered in invented letters
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 2026

Binaxin Oinda

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Superheroine by Bazooka Joe. A masked winged rider on a white horse against blue, inside a lettered border
Oil on canvas 47¼ × 63 in (120 × 160 cm)

Superheroine

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The Third Species: Evolution by Bazooka Joe. A gold figure in blue heels with arms raised over a red lettered ground
Acrylic and collage on plywood 71 × 45¾ in (180 × 116 cm)

The Third Species: Evolution

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Mi Shebeirach by Bazooka Joe. A figure with raised dotted arms and a pink halo on blue, numbers and letters around
Oil on canvas 63 × 43¼ in (160 × 110 cm)

Mi Shebeirach

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My Favorites by Bazooka Joe. Two profiles face each other across a red lettered ground, one with yellow hair, one with pale blue hair
Oil on canvas 39½ × 55 in (100 × 140 cm)

My Favorites

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Figure with a Pink Background by Bazooka Joe. A gray horned head with a blue flower and a lettered visor on a pink ground
Oil, 2015

Figure with a Pink Background

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Figure with Balloons by Bazooka Joe. A crouching green figure holding five balloons inside a drawn frame
Mixed media on paper, 2012

Figure with Balloons

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Paper Gangsters, No. 1 by Bazooka Joe. Three figures face off under falling black squares: a crowned masked figure, a blue figure in striped trousers, and a polka-dot giant holding out a flower
Drawing on paper 12½ × 15¾ in (32 × 40 cm)

Paper Gangsters, No. 1

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Paper Gangsters, No. 2 by Bazooka Joe. Two crowned figures boxing in front of a lettered building and a radio tower
Drawing on paper 12½ × 15¾ in (32 × 40 cm)

Paper Gangsters, No. 2

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Paper Gangsters, No. 3 by Bazooka Joe. A crowned clown and a haloed blue-faced figure over a line of blue invented lettering, under a black sun and moon
Drawing on paper 12½ × 15¾ in (32 × 40 cm)

Paper Gangsters, No. 3

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Paper Gangsters, No. 4 by Bazooka Joe. A crowd of patterned figures in front of a black band of invented letters, with stars and numbers above
Drawing on paper 8¾ × 16 in (22 × 41 cm)

Paper Gangsters, No. 4

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Paper Gangsters, No. 5 by Bazooka Joe. A crowned figure in a purple vest between a masked bird, a spotted horse and a winged creature, blue chains on a gray ground
Drawing on paper 6 × 8¼ in (15 × 21 cm)

Paper Gangsters, No. 5

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Paper Gangsters, No. 6 by Bazooka Joe. A masked figure in a red cap and purple stripes raises one finger in front of a red-framed gray panel
Drawing on paper 8¼ × 4¾ in (21 × 12 cm)

Paper Gangsters, No. 6

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Virayeti by Bazooka Joe. Two figures ride a yellow train marked VIRAYETI along a track, two balloons with faces above them
Marker on paper 11¾ × 13½ in (30 × 34 cm)

Virayeti

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Musician by Bazooka Joe. A kneeling figure in a tall dotted cap and a harlequin sash plays a keyboard
Marker on paper 15¾ × 11¾ in (40 × 30 cm)

Musician

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Bat Yaan on a Blue Background by Bazooka Joe. A red and gray bird with a green head stands under a white spiral moon on blue
Mixed media on paper

Bat Yaan on a Blue Background

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Untitled by Bazooka Joe. Two figures, one in green boxing gloves, inside a gold frame on a pale blue ground
Mixed media on paper 11¾ × 8¼ in (30 × 21 cm)

Untitled

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The story

“Without art I couldn’t have gotten clean, and I couldn’t have held on.”

N12, 2023

Flat, bright figures: crowns, stars, skulls and hearts, and an alphabet he invented that nobody can read, himself included.

“I want to drop the audience’s jaws on the floor with my art, like a gun to the head.”

Time Out, 2017

Self-taught. He began painting in recovery, and has painted every morning since. In 2018 the prison service asked him to paint the outer wall of the facility that once held him.

“I would dream paintings at night and get up in the morning and paint them.”

Maariv, 2018
Walls of Hope, 2018About 197 by 30 feet. 66 gallons of paint, 190 spray cans, no sketches.
Walls of Hope by Bazooka Joe. The painted outer wall of the prison, watchtower behind
The wall, 2018. Photo: Moshe Cohen, Maariv
Bazooka Joe standing across the road from Walls of Hope, his mural on the prison wall
The artist with the finished wall. Photo: Aloni Mor, Maariv
Bazooka Joe painting the pink and gray section of Walls of Hope
Painting the wall
Bazooka Joe painting Walls of Hope from a scaffold
From the scaffold

“I painted on the wall of [the] detention center, where I was a permanent resident… It was a crazy closing of a circle, and the sign for me that I’m on the right path.”

N12, 2023
A checkered figure on the prison wall, seen from above, a still from Gangster of Art

Still from Gangster of Art, directed by Liran Shabtai. © Liran Shabtai.

The film

Gangster of Art

A documentary by Liran Shabtai, filmed over eight years. 65 minutes, English subtitles.

Official selection · National competition
EPOS International Art Film Festival 2023

“Fascinating. Not to be missed.”

Maariv, 2023
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Bazooka Joe, Gangster of Art, in the studio, Brooklyn

Bazooka Joe, Gangster of Art

Paints every morning in a Williamsburg studio, a few blocks from the river. The door opens by appointment.

On recordGangster of Art, documentary, 2023 · Walls of Hope, 2018 · Time Out · The Jerusalem Post · Tiroche · The full record

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Bazooka Joe, Gangster of Art, lettering a wall-size figure in the studio
Bazooka Joe, Gangster of Art, finishing a painted sculpture of a boxer
Bazooka Joe, Gangster of Art, painting a large canvas at the easel

At work, 2026: lettering a wall-size figure, finishing a painted sculpture, painting at the easel. More from the studio on Instagram, @bazookajoeart

“When I sell a work of mine I feel like a parent sending his kid to the army. Every time it’s a separation all over again.”

103FM, 2023

Quotations are translated from the original.

Studio

Brooklyn, New York. Shipping is free and insured in the US.

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