The GV ART AND REVIEW BOOK creatively captures the Artistic Genius rendered upon the abandoned building walls and alley ways of Los Angeles, CA by LA's finest Graffiti Artists. The year was 1995 and Urban Hieroglyphics was in full effect. LA style masters blew up the boring monochromatic and beige walls of the city with artistic pride and innovative personal style. Daring and talented young Graffiti Writers represented Los Angeles, West Coast with a dazzling array of Graffiti Art masterpieces..."pieces" for short. Complex wild-style design patterns, roll calls and strung out graphic characters all complimented the innovative, fresh and unique individual letter styles. Graffiti Writers from numerous crews "got up" like at no other time in LA's history. The venues were secondary, whether presented on canvas at Underground Art Galleries, multi-mix installatiions, legal murals or the many back alleys and graffiti yards... the work was hardly academic. "In Los Angeles we have some of the best Artists in the world...if not the best " ---Nerv, Artist. This historical Art Book is based upon the multi award-winning documentary "Graffiti Verite': Read the Writing on the Wall." GV ART AND REVIEW BOOK includes the Art, Media Reviews, Artists Interviews, Outtakes and the complete "Graffiti Verite': Read the Writing on the Wall" shooting script. A must-have for anyone interested in contemporary Art - Highly educational Perfect for Schools and Libraries. "Ready or Not, Graffiti Art is the next Great Art Movement after Pop Art." ---Bob Bryan, Filmmaker

GRAFFITI VERITE' 18 (GV18) Special 1974 Commemorative Reissue Series: IMPRESSIONS Magazine Vol. 1 Number 3 continues the exploration of the Black Arts Community started in Vol.1 Number 1 and Vol.1 No.2. The following Artists are featured: - Interview with BOB MARLEY "Rasta Man, Reggae Music" Musician - Interview with NOVELLA NELSON " Novella " Artist/Singer/Actress/Director - Interview with JAMES BALDWIN by Poet Maya Angelou "Conversation with a Native Son" Author - D'URVILLE MARTIN "Facing the Challenges of the Evolving Film World" Writer/Director/Actor/Producer - HECTOR LINO JR. "On Film" Author/ Essayist - C.O. SIMPKINS, M.D. "God's Touch" A Chapter from COLTRANE (A Biography) Author - Interview with EARL 'FATHA' HINES "The Eternal Rhythms" Jazz Musician - MARTIE CHARLES "The Confrontation" (Black Image in the Media) Playwright/Poet/Professor of Speech & Language, NYC - Interview with ED BULLINS Award-Winning Playwright/Educator - Interview with JOHN OLIVER KILLENS Novelist/Essayist/Playwright - Interview with JOE LEE WILSON "The Roots of a Jazz Singer" Vocalist/Jazz Singer - Interview with RON VAN CLIEF "The Black Dragon" - 4 Times World Champion/ 7th Degree Black Belt PH.d Zen Psychotherapy/ Actor - Essay: The Revolutionary Growth of an Ensemble by BOB WISDOM Essayist

GRAFFITI VERITE' 16 (GV16) Special 1974 Commemorative Reissue IMPRESSIONS A Black Arts And Culture Magazine Vol. 1 No. 1