Joe Bluhm
- Art Department
- Animation Department
- Writer
Joseph Bluhm was born in Laceyville, PA. He attended the
Cleveland Institute of Art with an Illustration major from 1999-2002,
and from there went into the field of caricature and illustration,
working at many theme parks, primarily destination locations such as
Sea World and Disney World. Training hundreds of artist from all around
the world, Bluhm visited Tokyo, Canada, Germany, and dozens of
locations across the US before moving into animation in New York. Here,
he designed, boarded, and art directed a large Y&R campaign in Europe
for Virgin Media, through So! Animation. At So! Animation, he also
worked with FOX, Playhouse Disney, Ideocracy, and Scholastic. Bluhm was
also contracted to design for Bette Midler via Atlantic Motion
Pictures, as well as working with Adecco, Mott's, and the estate of
John Lennon. During this period, Bluhm continued to illustrate for
national and international publications including Vibe, Penthouse,
Naked Eye, and others, as well as publishing his own books through his
imprint, Art Squared Publishing. His first book, REJECTS: The Extreme
Art of Retail Caricature, has received much acclaim in the caricature,
animation, and illustration communities. In 2009 Bluhm relocated from
New York to Shreveport, LA to work as a storyboard artist for
illustrator, writer and filmmaker William Joyce on his first personal
project, The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Here, Bluhm
was the first artist hired for what is now Moonbot Studios. As of
January 2010, Bluhm is at Moonbot as a story developer and concept
artist.