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Cargando... Subway Art (1984)por Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant
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Chronicle's twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of Subway Art is a big, dazzling book. It is also something quite different—more of a tribute than a reissue. Included are dozens of additional photographs, yet gone are the glossaries and guides ("First he does an outline with a light color . . .") that made the original as much a call to arms as an art book. That first publication grouped photos according to theme, style, and history; this one eschews narration, perhaps because we know how the story ends. Listas de sobresalientes
This 25th-Anniversary edition features 70 never-before-seen photographs along with all-new introductions that explore the prolific and sometimes tension-filled rise of graffiti, from gritty train yards to galleries worldwide. 150 full-color photos. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This is a huge book, meant to be displayed and showed off on the coffee table. Crammed inside the pages are wonderfully large pictures of graffiti painted during the Golden Age, which are considered the late 1970s until the mid or late 1980s, before Mayor Koch made the trains "graffiti proof." Most of the pictures taken are of the gorgeous pieces put up on the side of subway cars by legendary artists' like Dondi, Skeme, Lee, and Seen, among many others. You can spend a good day just looking at the artwork, studying the all the intricate and clever details hidden between the vibrant and lively splashes of color.
Just remember that these great piece of art were usually done in the middle of the night in the dangerous subway yards, with little to no light to help while spray painting, and all the while trying to avoid security and guard dogs! Once you realize this, you appreciate the work done that much more.
Despite all the risks, nothing beat the pride and joy you felt once you saw your masterpiece the next morning rolling along the tracks displaying your hard work all over the boroughs of NYC. Everyone would know your alias, your name, your tag. The goal of your work was to go "all-city."
I highly recommend this gem if you enjoy art and want a look into the early beginnings of hip hop!
I also HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend the documentary Style Wars. This brilliant film is a companion to the book, with the author Henry Chalfant co-producing it. Both works go hand in hand. Enjoy! ( )