The more work you put into it, the higher up the food chain you went, and for kids in the inner-city, status was everything. These 15 graffiti books that we have compiled, are filled with numerous inspirational art pieces and talented artists that deserve to be recognized for their powerful works of art and expressiveness.

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Subway Art ist ein Bildband aus den 80ern der die damalige Graffiti Kultur New York's zum Thema hat. In 1983, Chalfant co-produced the PBS documentary Style Wars, the seminal documentary about graffiti and hip hop culture. But "beautiful" as it may be, I don't want to give the impression that I condone the practice of graffiting up public spaces.

I really didn't have a mentor for my art work, but I was influenced by great sculptors I admired like David Smith and Eduardo Chillida. As the media drew attention to the graffiti movement, a few interested parties stepped into the fray and helped shape the perception of what the kids were doing. Zwei begabte Fotografen, Martha Cooper und Henry Chalfant, die eng mit den Graffiti-Künstlern zusammenarbeiteten, haben alle Aspekte dieses außergewöhnlichen Stadtphänomens dokumentiert: Seine Ursprünge und Geschichte, Stilrichtungen und Technik, Vokabular und Regeln sowie die Lebensphilosophie der Künstler. tall sewn PAPERBACK, very good, previous owner's name stamp on half-title and inside rear cover and on top foredge. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.

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Anlässlich des 25-jährigen Jubiläums dieses äußerst einflussreichen Klassikers ist nun eine großformatige Sonderedition erstellt worden, die als Novum über 70 bisher unveröffentlichte Fotografien der berühmten Graffiti-Fotografen Martha Cooper und Henry Chalfant zeigt. In the next few weeks, we will release our own new graffiti book, Nation of Graffiti Artists, a long-awaited collection of photos and words by Chris "Freedom" Pape on a unique evolution in graffiti and street art in early 1970's NYC. New afterwords continue the story, tracing the decline of the subway and graffiti scene in the late 1980s to its unexpected rebirth as a global art movement.Our curation showcases the best of contemporary and emerging artists, with a focus on graffiti and street art creators. There are some examples in this book of tagging (just putting up a signature) that I have a less positive view toward, since what artistry is present is very limited. Whilst the pages and pages of subway art are cool in their own right, the real gems are the pictures of the artists painting them. Dondi was the first to allow her to accompany him – while he was tagging she would take photos of his work.