In the land of Hollywood, gang wars and beach bums, Los Angeles graffiti teems with the city's myriad cultural influences. From intricately tagged walls that seem to grow out of blooming roadside flower beds to spray-painted palm trees, "Los Angeles Graffiti"illustrates how the landscape of America's anti-city has fomented a distinct brand of graffiti, recognized the world In the land of Hollywood, gang wars and beach bums, Los Angeles graffiti teems with the city's myriad cultural influences. From intricately tagged walls that seem to grow out of blooming roadside flower beds to spray-painted palm trees, "Los Angeles Graffiti"illustrates how the landscape of America's anti-city has fomented a distinct brand of graffiti, recognized the world over. Compiled by Roger Gastman, author of "Freight Train Graffiti" and co-founder (with Shepard Fairey) of "Swindle" magazine, this colorful book benefits from Gastman's long-term, intimate involvement with L.A. graffiti writers. Recruiting friends and graffiti legends, like SABER and RETNA, "Los Angeles Graffiti" documents the history of the unique, world-class graffiti scene that thrives in Los Angeles. In particular, the interview with L.A. graffiti luminary POWER breathes history into these photographs of work created by the famous, infamous, and anonymous.
Los Angeles Graffiti
In the land of Hollywood, gang wars and beach bums, Los Angeles graffiti teems with the city's myriad cultural influences. From intricately tagged walls that seem to grow out of blooming roadside flower beds to spray-painted palm trees, "Los Angeles Graffiti"illustrates how the landscape of America's anti-city has fomented a distinct brand of graffiti, recognized the world In the land of Hollywood, gang wars and beach bums, Los Angeles graffiti teems with the city's myriad cultural influences. From intricately tagged walls that seem to grow out of blooming roadside flower beds to spray-painted palm trees, "Los Angeles Graffiti"illustrates how the landscape of America's anti-city has fomented a distinct brand of graffiti, recognized the world over. Compiled by Roger Gastman, author of "Freight Train Graffiti" and co-founder (with Shepard Fairey) of "Swindle" magazine, this colorful book benefits from Gastman's long-term, intimate involvement with L.A. graffiti writers. Recruiting friends and graffiti legends, like SABER and RETNA, "Los Angeles Graffiti" documents the history of the unique, world-class graffiti scene that thrives in Los Angeles. In particular, the interview with L.A. graffiti luminary POWER breathes history into these photographs of work created by the famous, infamous, and anonymous.
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Mark –
Not nearly as dense and detailed as Steve Grody's massive Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art, it is still an excellently designed book showcasing many of the best writers in L.A. Unlike Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art this is all about the images. There is a brief, but strong introduction by Gastman at the front, and then it lets the work speak for itself. I do sometimes wish we could see both closeups of the work ad also wider shots which place the work more in context of its surroundin Not nearly as dense and detailed as Steve Grody's massive Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art, it is still an excellently designed book showcasing many of the best writers in L.A. Unlike Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art this is all about the images. There is a brief, but strong introduction by Gastman at the front, and then it lets the work speak for itself. I do sometimes wish we could see both closeups of the work ad also wider shots which place the work more in context of its surroundings. But that's something which might be better done online than in a dead-tree book.
Scot –
The subtitle for this book is seriously pretentious. I mean, do we need to know anything else about the book other than "Los Angeles Graffiti"? I think not. The pictures look nice, but there is no context at all to go along with them. The best part is the page with a Buff Monster wall that has been written over by Rime, Revok and Sever with a message: "Find Another Subculture." Classic. The subtitle for this book is seriously pretentious. I mean, do we need to know anything else about the book other than "Los Angeles Graffiti"? I think not. The pictures look nice, but there is no context at all to go along with them. The best part is the page with a Buff Monster wall that has been written over by Rime, Revok and Sever with a message: "Find Another Subculture." Classic.
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