Bobby Puleo

Bobby Puleo (born 1974) is a regular-footed American professional skateboarder and artist.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Bobby Puleo
Personal information
Born (1974-10-02) October 2, 1974
New Jersey, United States (U.S.)
OccupationSkateboarder, artist
Sport
SportSkateboarding

Life

Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Puleo began skateboarding at 10. His first board was the Skull and Sword Powell Peralta board, which he received for Christmas in 1984.[3] Puleo started coming to New York at 16 to skate street spots, like the Brooklyn Banks and others.[1] In 1998, Puleo moved to West 108th Street.[1] Since childhood, Puleo has been a collector of found objects.[7]

Skateboarding career

Puleo has been a professional skateboarder for over 20 years, Puleo's first pro deck was on Mad Circle skateboards.[8] Puleo was skating a lot with filmer Aaron Meza for the FTC Penal Code 100A video released in 1996.[8] Scott Johnston and Meza introduced Puleo to Justin Girard who put him on Mad Circle. Before Mad Circle, while riding for Metropolitan, Puleo got put on Stereo.[9]

In 2018, Puleo sat down with Transworld Skateboarding to talk about his favorite skateboarder: Mark Gonzales.[10]

Skate video Parts & Appearances[11] Year
411VM – Issue 10 1995
411VM – Issue 13 1995
FTC – Penal Code 100A 1996
Mad Circle – 5ive Flavors[12] 1998
Zoo York – Peep This 1999
INFMS 2000
Skateparks of Oregon/Ecuador 2001
Black Out 2002
La Luz 2002
Static II: The Invisibles[13] 2004
R. B. Umali NY Revisited Vol 1 (96–97) 2005
Ipath – Preview: Summer 2005 2005
Traffic – Moving in Traffic 2008
Traffic – Tokyo Transfer 2009
Hi Fi – Full Frequency 2009
The Secret Basement 2013
V5[14] 2013
Puleo's found object collages - 2021

Artistic practice

Building upon his lifelong interest in collecting found objects, Puleo creates collages and assemblages.[1] Puleo also practices photography and has an interest in graffiti.[9] Puleo has shown his art throughout the United States and has an instagram account dedicated to his art: Gutter Gallery[1][15][16] In 2003, Puleo opened a show: ''These Eyes Have Eyes," at Space 1026 Gallery in Philadelphia.[1] In 2021, Puleo had a solo show of his assemblages titled "Flat Earth" presented by Hey Check This Out gallery in NYC. [17]

References
  1. Weyland, Jocko (October 19, 2003). "CITYPEOPLE; Gliding Along, And Gathering A City's Castoffs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. "Ten Top Five – Bobby Puleo". TransWorld SKATEboarding. May 13, 2004. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. "Bobby Puleo Interview". Slam City Skates Blog. August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. "Bobby Puleo Profile < Skately Library". skately.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  5. "Step into Bobby Puleo's World in Thrasher's Latest Out There ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE". SKATE NEWSWIRE. June 7, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. "Here's Video Documentation of Bobby Puleo's Trip to Skatercon ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE". SKATE NEWSWIRE. March 20, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. "Bobby Puleo Interview – extended version". Skateboard MSM (in German). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  8. Bobby Puleo bobshirt.com interview, retrieved October 21, 2019
  9. "Bobby Puleo Interview". SOLO Skateboardmagazine (de) (in German). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  10. Skater's Favorite Skater: Bobby Puleo, retrieved October 21, 2019
  11. "Bobby Puleo skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Bobby Puleo. | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  12. Mad Circle – 5ive Flavors (1998), retrieved October 21, 2019
  13. Static 2 Remix/Greatest Misses, retrieved October 21, 2019
  14. V5, retrieved October 21, 2019
  15. "Bobby Puleo / Angela Boatwright". niarchive.newimageartgallery.com.
  16. "Bobby Puleo's Art Opening". TransWorld SKATEboarding. July 27, 2004.
  17. "Bobby Puleo's "Flat Earth" to Show at Hey Check This Out ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE". SKATE NEWSWIRE. February 21, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
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