Freight Train Graffiti
Freight Train Graffiti is the definitive history of a vibrant art form. Until now there was almost no written insight into this vast subculture, which inspires fascination across America and around the world. As dazzling as the art it celebrates, the book is packed with 1,000 full-color illustrations and features in-depth interviews with more than 125 train artists and "writers." Hundreds of never-before-seen photographs span the style's evolution, while the authoritative text from an...
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Freight Train Graffiti is the definitive history of a vibrant art form. Until now there was almost no written insight into this vast subculture, which inspires fascination across America and around the world. As dazzling as the art it celebrates, the book is packed with 1,000 full-color illustrations and features in-depth interviews with more than 125 train artists and "writers." Hundreds of never-before-seen photographs span the style's evolution, while the authoritative text from an all-star team of authors provides unprecedented perspective, including the first-ever written history of "monikers," the precursors of graffiti, developed by hobos and rail workers to communicate en route. Bound to surprise graffiti artists, graphic designers, and urban culture buffs alike, this book will inspire anyone who has ever been interested in graffiti.
\ From Barnes & Noble"People live graffiti," Roger Gastman once told an interviewer. He should know: This veteran graffiti artist not only practices his trade on public walls throughout America; he is the founding editor of the world's most popular graffiti magazine (While You Were Sleeping) and the author/editor of a dozen books on alternative art. His Freight Train Graffiti pays tribute to a creative form that literally travels from coast to coast. This paperback original could have been constructed only by devotees: In addition to 1,000 full-color illustrations and revealing interviews with 125 train artists, it contains a truly definitive history of this public space art form.\ \
