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Egs' universe is grounded in the use of the three letters in his name . Whether it's his dynamic ink drawings, the slower but even more hard-to-control media of glass or a classic grafiti painting, those three letters are the fundament of his art and the stories he tells. As one of the first clearly graffiti-rooted artists in Scandinavia, Finnish contemporary artist Egs had a major solo show in Helsinki's Kunsthalle in 2018. In the spring of 2020 he ia exhibited at the Finnish Glass Museum in Rihima. While showing works in museums and galleries internationally, EGS still keeps painting graffiti on the streets around the world. He has become an important figure in the international graffiti community. Both for the quality of his work, but also for an intellectual vibe that goes like a red thread through all of his work, strengthen their output as well as being an open, curious and generous person, doing pieces in the most diverse parts of the world with great respect for the context
A rich source of inspiration for anyone interested in do-it-yourself culture, this is a guide to the materials and techniques used in today’s most creative and progressive art movement. In hundreds of pictures and illustrations and dozens of interviews with the world’s most famous artists, the authors show exactly how graffiti is made. From spray techniques and hand styles to tools and style analysis, this is a trip around the world for the tricks of graffiti writers. Includes • tips on how to create your own piece, tag and throw up • how to use textiles, glass, metal, concrete or wood • with Swet, Jurne, Mad C, Egs and Chob as some of the featured artists.
Text in Swedish and English.
Graffiti shapes the city. The city shapes graffiti. Overground 3 follows nine of the most influential European graffiti writers, showing how the personality and style of these artists are often a result of their surroundings - the obstacles and opportunities of their physical environment. The result is a personal big city story focusing on graffiti in Berlin, Copenhagen, Prague, Milan, Paris, Liege, Hamburg, London and Stockholm.
67 of Scandinavia's best graffiti writers have provided the outlines - now it's up to the reader to chose the colours. As fun for children as it is for adults, the Graffiti Coloring Book features drawings by legends such as Skil, Nug, Egs and Bates.
Finsta is one of the most memorable illustrators and designers the European graffiti scene has to offer, whose work has spread far beyond his native Sweden. This book documents the work of this eyecatching artist.
Kulturarv har länge varit runstenar, kyrkor och hembygdsmuseer. Sedan Stockholms stad beslutade att kulturminnesmärka graffitimålningen Fascinate i Bromsten har begreppet vidgats.0För snart trettiofem år sen målade ett gäng Luleå-killar några väggar på gården till Varvsgatan 39 i Luleå. Uppdraget kom från IOGT-NTO som var med och drev kulturhuset Allis. Efter några år glömdes målningarna bort. Under tiden blev målarna vuxna med karriärer inom konst, illustration, tatuering och andra kreativa yrken.0I Slow Limits ? Hiphop och graffiti i Luleå berättar Tobias Barenthin Lindblad om hur målningarna kom till och om hur vi ser på dem idag. Målning för målning analyseras,...
Every graffiti writer began his or her writing career with a tag. For those who learn to read tags, a world of aesthetic expression and communication opens up. Tags are a universal language - the jazz of lettering. The photos in Tag Town, dating back to the 1960s, introduce readers to the origins of New York style graffiti, containing rare photos of work on the street by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf. Accompanying text is based on interviews with New York graffiti pioneers Blade, Part I and Snake I.
Characters are the most popular and easily accessible side of graffiti. They are the figures that stand beside the writer's name and attract attention to it. They are brought to the fore in Graffiti Coloring Book 2: Characters. The book features themes by the world's foremost graffiti writers. Well-built b-boys and b-girls with spray cans, boom boxes and attitude, comic figures with cartoon features and realistic portraits. All are waiting to be rendered in glorious color. In graffiti culture, the black-and-white drawing serves both as a model for a graffiti piece and as a work of art in its own right. Similarly, this book is both a toy and an art history document. With characters from world famour graffiti writers like: T-Kid TNB (New York), Tack FBA (New York), Part One TDS (New York), Wane COD (New York), Ezo TDS (New York), Zimad TD4 (New York), Too Fly (New York), Nic 707 OTB (New York), Revolt RTW (New York)