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Alphabeatz: Tagging Alphabets from A to Z (Hardcover)
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Alphabeatz: Tagging Alphabets from A to Z (Hardcover)
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Graffiti writing was born in the streets of Philadelphia in the
late 1960s. But it was in New York in the early 1970s that it
became a full-fledged urban art, gradually taking over the
landscape of the city, from its walls to its subway cars. In these
years when this art form was emerging, graffiti pioneers laid its
foundations through the constant game they played with the
twenty-six letters of the alphabet, which they distorted and
highlighted in the tags that they painted on walls. In the first
section of this book, Woshe recounts the incredible story of the
birth of this culture. He then offers us a detailed examination of
the twenty-six letters of the alphabet, their structure and the
ways in which graffiti writers have made them evolve. This study is
enriched with a wealth of illustrations and examples of the
customizations that artists add to their letters. At the end of the
volume, ten of the international scene's most talented graffiti
creators answer Woshe's questions about matters that include their
practice, their relationship with letters and their backgrounds.
Interviews to: BATES (Copenhague, Denmark); DARCO (Paris, France);
DEMS (Elche, Spain); GESER (Connecticut USA); JURNE (Oakland, CA,
USA); LOKISS (Paris, France); SERCH (Zwolle, The Netherlands); SWET
(Copenhague, Denmark); SYE (New Yor, NY, USA); ZOER (Grasse,
France). This is a writing manual, an inspiring collection of ideas
and a beautiful book on the world of graffiti, but above all it is
a declaration of love for this culture that mixes urban performance
and mastery of letters. It includes a map of New York with the
sites where the most important graffiti are located.
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