《加州机车》汇集了40 多年的洛杉矶文化,通过塑造它的艺术家的眼睛和双手呈现。这本书以三代传奇洛杉矶艺术家为特色,记录了五位原创艺术家的生活和工作,并将这一核心成员扩展至包括卡通先生、谢泼德·费尔雷、埃斯特万·奥里奥尔、雷特纳、斯利克和罗伯特·威廉姆斯的作品。冲浪和滑板文化、街头艺术、纹身、街头摄影、平面设计和音乐汇集在 160 多页中庆祝洛杉矶的丰富多样性和原始坚韧。这本书体现了天使之城提供的创意滋生地,记录了它对每位艺术家的影响,所有这些艺术家本身都是西海岸和全球流行文化的主要影响者。从 cholo 涂鸦教父、标志性街头形象“Señor Suerte”背后的大脑 Charles Bojórquez,到艺术家 David Tourjé、Gary Wong 和 Norton Wisdom,再到为 60 年代嬉皮士运动赋予面孔的设计师 John van Hamersveld,这本书提供了引人入胜的背景故事。40页档案材料提供对南加州风格叛逆的独特见解。与此同时,加州 Locos 将这一传统传承至今。从谢泼德·费尔雷 (Shephard Fairey) 极具影响力的竞选海报,到受洛杉矶街头生活启发而设计的卡通先生纹身,再到埃斯特万·奥里奥尔 (Estevan Oriol) 拍摄的洛杉矶帮派和名人的照片,以及雷特纳 (Retna) 在 Instagram 上广为流传的涂鸦画,下一代人一次又一次地证明,洛杉矶的影响力是一股不可忽视的力量。和。著名作家(例如《洛杉矶周刊》和《赫芬顿邮报》的艺术评论家 Peter Frank 和 Shana Nys Drambot)的贡献增添了更多背景信息。继埃斯特万·奥里奥尔 (Estevan Oriol) 的洛杉矶摄影集获得成功之后,德拉戈 (Drago) 又出版了另一本书,记录了金州独特的高雅文化与低俗文化的融合。
California Locos brings together over 40 years of LA culture , presented through the eyes and hands of the artists who shaped it. Featuring three generations of legendary LA artists , this book chronicles the life and work of the five original locos and expands this core membership to include works by Mister Cartoon, Shepard Fairey, Estevan Oriol, Retna, Slick and Robert Williams. Surf and skate culture, street art, tattoo, street photography, graphic design and music come together on over 160 pages to celebrate Los Angeles in all its exuberant diversity and raw grittiness. This book embodies the creative breeding ground provided by the City of Angles, chronicling its’ influence on each artist all of which are major influencers of West Coast and worldwide popular culture in their own right. From the godfather of cholo graffiti, the brain behind the iconic street image “Señor Suerte”, Charles Bojórquez, over artists David Tourjé, Gary Wong and Norton Wisdom to the designer who gave a face to the 60s hippy movement, John van Hamersveld, this book provides the compelling background story. 40 pages of archive material give exclusive insights into the Southern Californian style rebellion. At the same time, California Locos takes this legacy into the present. From Shephard Fairey’s influential campaign posters, over Mr Cartoon’s tattoos inspired by LA street life to Estevan Oriol’s photographs of LA gangs and celebrities and Retna’s highly instagrammable graffiti paintings, the next generation proves again and again that Los Angeles influence is a force to be reckoned with. Further context is added by contributions from renown writers such as the art critics Peter Frank and Shana Nys Drambot of LA Weekly and Huffington Post. After the success of Estevan Oriol’s LA photography volumes, Drago is at it again with another book chronicling the Golden State’s unique mix of high and low culture.
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