ONCE UPON A TIME IN GRACELAND: GRACELAND'S FIRST OFFICIAL ELVIS ARTIST: JOE PETRUCCIO

On this episode of Once Upon A Time in Graceland, we speak with Graceland's first official Elvis artist, Joe Petruccio.

Joe discusses his background and study of expressionist and pop culture art forms and how they have played a role in painting some of today's most iconic images of Elvis Presley. It takes a fan to express such gratitude for his legacy, and that is all Joe has ever been when it comes to Elvis. 

In this discussion we talk about the image, above the persona and music and it's influence of pop culture, as well as the life, work, and legacy of Elvis and why it still matters... 

The last ten years of Elvis's life, some call it a decline, were just as iconic as his rise to fame. In regards to tributing, The last days of Elvis comes with a heavy head for many Elvis fans, and those who get inside Graceland have experienced the glory, the presence, and  perhaps the loneliness. It's in between these shadows that we discuss where Joe's art comes from, and how we as spectators, identify with the image, persona, music, and most important, the man. 

ONCE UPON A TIME IN GRACELAND: GRACELAND'S FIRST OFFICIAL ELVIS ARTIST: JOE PETRUCCIO

To see more of Joe's work and bio, and to purchase these great works, visit: www.joeypaints.com
Get to Graceland if you haven't already and see Joe's work on display