Freight Train Graffiti

Posted on 09 April 2019 by Roger Gastman

Like Graffiti World, 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 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. Download Freight Train Graffiti – kino-fada.fr ADVERTISING THE INVISIBLE view spoiler Was impressed by the level of detail in the writing the documentation of the origins of the railroads was nice but a little too dry for me at the time but would have likedfull page images or close up shots of the trains But there s always tumblr for that stuff.The many many quotes from interviews with pe...Classic Shouts to my homies that made it in.I m not exactly sure at what point in my lifevandalism became artbut at some point I came to see graffiti as artI m not talking about tagging or gang nonsense but proper ART just carried out on an unusual medium that is to say the side of freight train carsAn ubiquitous part of the landscape inmost of Americaespecially in urban areas close to rail yardsfreight trains are the perfect medium for modern artistthey are constantly changingdemanding that the artist keep their style freshnewand I m not exactly sure at what point in my lifevandalism became artbut at some point I came to see graffiti as artI m not talking about tagging or gang nonsense but proper ART just carried out on an unusual medium that is to say the side of freight train carsAn ubiquitous part of the landscape inmost of Americaespecially in urban areas close to rail yardsfreight trains are the perfect medium for modern artistthey are constantly changingdemanding that the artist k...This book mostly of pictures takes a closer look at the phenomenon of Freight graffiti From L.A., to N.Y.C, to Canada this book features testimonies, crazy stories and a brief history of rail yards and some of the earliest forms of graffiti Not to mention some of the sickest artwork everOne of the few published pieces on freight specific graffiti A lot of people that contributed greatly to this community are missing but in Gastmans defense it would be nearly impossible to include everyoneLots of graffiti Lots on the philosophy and behind the scenes of graffiti Lots of trains Sweet.Beautiful photobook, great reference piece.

English
09 April 2019

Roger Gastman