Cojo, Art Juggernaut
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Cojo, Art Juggernaut is an American
artist
, writer
, and Gen-X Artistic Pop-Zeitgeist. His work has been printed in fifteen countries and sixteen languages. He rose to notoriety in the early 2000s for his commercial art
and illustration
, predominantly in print and fashion.
His style is characterized by vector-sharp, thick outlines and bold colors. He is most noted for his work at Maxim Magazine, which he has appeared in nearly 100 times over four years. His comic strip, "A Day in the Life", regularly appeared inside the back cover of the US edition.
Other clients have included Rolling Stone
, Nike
, FUBU
(specifically the Fat Albert
line), The Source
, WWE Magazine
, Miami New Times
, ESPN Magazine, and VIBE
.
Celebrity encounters, industry parties, the ins and outs of the art world, paparazzi, models, and deranged homeless people bathing in their own urine. No topic is safe, and the unusual is commonplace. . . www.ArtJuggernaut.com
experiment in which Cojo created a single 8½" x 11" finished original pencil line-art drawing a day for a single year, beginning on his 28th birthday (September 25, 2005–September 24, 2006). It is considered a seminal work in the artist's progression.
United States
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, writer
Writer
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, and Gen-X Artistic Pop-Zeitgeist. His work has been printed in fifteen countries and sixteen languages. He rose to notoriety in the early 2000s for his commercial art
Commercial art
Commercial art is historically a subsector of creative services, referring to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising. The term has become increasingly anachronistic in favor of more contemporary terms such as graphic design and advertising art.Commercial art traditionally...
and illustration
Illustration
An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
, predominantly in print and fashion.
His style is characterized by vector-sharp, thick outlines and bold colors. He is most noted for his work at Maxim Magazine, which he has appeared in nearly 100 times over four years. His comic strip, "A Day in the Life", regularly appeared inside the back cover of the US edition.
Other clients have included Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Nike
Nike, Inc.
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, FUBU
FUBU
FUBU is a clothing company. It includes casual wear, sports wear, a suit collection, eyewear, belts, and shoes for the African-American community in the sense of economic investment but not to be exclusively worn by African Americans...
(specifically the Fat Albert
Fat Albert
Fat Albert may refer to:* Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, a cartoon show* Fat Albert , a 1973 comedy album by Bill Cosby* Fat Albert , a 2004 live-action film...
line), The Source
The Source (magazine)
The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection. The Source was founded as a newsletter in 1988...
, WWE Magazine
WWE Magazine
WWE Magazine is the official professional wrestling magazine of WWE. This incarnation of the magazine contains lifestyle sections, a monthly calendar, entertainment, work out tips, and other information.-History:...
, Miami New Times
Miami New Times
The Miami New Times is a free weekly newspaper published in Miami and distributed every Thursday. It primarily serves the Miami area and is headquartered near Miami's Design District.-Overview:...
, ESPN Magazine, and VIBE
VIBE
Vibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by producer Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers...
.
Art Juggernaut Program
The ART JUGGERNAUT PROGRAM is an ART PODCAST tracking the f_cked-up visual life and mind of COJO ART JUGGERNAUT, a Gen-X Artistic Pop-Zeitgeist trudging the streets of Manhattan (Philly, Vegas, Jersey, Bklyn, etc...), gnawing on the big rotten apple for all it's worth, and getting drunk on the cider. . . tagging along as always is his muse, the ever adorable, amazingly talented singer /actress MOLLY ROBERSON.Celebrity encounters, industry parties, the ins and outs of the art world, paparazzi, models, and deranged homeless people bathing in their own urine. No topic is safe, and the unusual is commonplace. . . www.ArtJuggernaut.com
Sketch365.com
Sketch365 was a sketch-a-day conceptual contemporary artContemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
experiment in which Cojo created a single 8½" x 11" finished original pencil line-art drawing a day for a single year, beginning on his 28th birthday (September 25, 2005–September 24, 2006). It is considered a seminal work in the artist's progression.