
2Create
Art Collaborations in New York City
Yoav Litvin(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 28. November 2016
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-0-7643-5265-2 (ISBN)
Description
Nine pairs of NYC's finest graffiti and street artists share their individual processes and collaborative projects.
This beautifully designed book showcases the work of nine pairs of New York City's finest graffiti and street artists, delving deep into their backgrounds, techniques, and collaborative processes. Each duo consists of artists with unique styles who come together to create a larger-than-life work of street art in a neighborhood in New York, the birthplace of modern graffiti.
Witness the immense creative potential of collaborations that have produced stunning examples of classic graffiti, collage work, screen printing, and murals. Each chapter provides access to a mysterious underworld, leading readers to secretive meetings of creative minds out of which ephemeral, yet nonetheless remarkable, works are born and later transferred onto walls, rooftops, trucks, and subway platforms.
The combination of revealing interviews and colorful action photography produces a narrative arc of relationships-formed between individuals from diverse backgrounds and creative upbringings-that follows the artistic process from creative spark to collaborative masterpiece.
This beautifully designed book showcases the work of nine pairs of New York City's finest graffiti and street artists, delving deep into their backgrounds, techniques, and collaborative processes. Each duo consists of artists with unique styles who come together to create a larger-than-life work of street art in a neighborhood in New York, the birthplace of modern graffiti.
Witness the immense creative potential of collaborations that have produced stunning examples of classic graffiti, collage work, screen printing, and murals. Each chapter provides access to a mysterious underworld, leading readers to secretive meetings of creative minds out of which ephemeral, yet nonetheless remarkable, works are born and later transferred onto walls, rooftops, trucks, and subway platforms.
The combination of revealing interviews and colorful action photography produces a narrative arc of relationships-formed between individuals from diverse backgrounds and creative upbringings-that follows the artistic process from creative spark to collaborative masterpiece.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
261 color images
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 262 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1542 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-5265-2 (9780764352652)
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Person
Yoav Litvin is a New York City-based scientist, photographer, and writer. In his work, he is interested in promoting creative and progressive causes with a focus on documenting urban culture, arts, and peoples.