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A raw collection of photos and stories spotlighting the artistic process and dangerous adventures of a Chicago graffiti artist as he creates unsponsored works of art around the world
More than 350 photographs combine with previously untold firsthand stories to offer readers a rarely seen look into graffiti art and street culture, a subculture that has grown seemingly without boundaries. Vibrant, urgent prose takes readers into the emotions and physical experience of bringing street art into existence, capturing the moments of creation as well as the camaraderie of souls bound by these acts of expression.
• Each story is a real-life mini action adventure following FLEX | KYM’s trajectory from local artist to world traveler to incarcerated individual to creator with reignited passion
• Underpinning the story of the art is that of Chicago and its growth into a city internationally recognized for live-action urban painting
• As the art ignites a path to form global networks, the journey takes readers to New York, New Jersey, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, Vienna, Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Catania, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Stockholm, Bangkok, Barcelona, Istanbul, Athens, and Berlin
• Features images of art by FLEX, ARK, FACT, SKOL, DTEK, SPIN, HEAR, NYKE, and other graffiti artists from Chicago and beyond
This visceral look at the artistic process takes readers deep inside the world of graffiti art—a subculture that is now more celebrated than ever.
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Graffiti Art & Street Culture in Chicago and Beyond
Never-before-seen photography and previously untold stories showcase graffiti art and street culture and detail FLEX | KYM’s trajectory from local to international artist
Provides insight into Chicago’s unique art scene and its growth into a city that is internationally recognized for live-action urban painting, in addition to following the travels of FLEX | KYM to cities around the world
More than 350 images are supplemented with real-life mini action adventure stories that provide rare insight into the artistic process, including the emotions and physical experience of bringing street art into existence
A raw collection of photos and stories spotlighting the artistic process and dangerous adventures of a Chicago graffiti artist as he creates unsponsored works of art around the world
Publisher : Schiffer (October 28, 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 0764366874
ISBN-13 : 978-0764366871
Item Weight : 3 pounds
Dimensions : 9 x 1.4 x 10.9 inches
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