Notorious Bay Area graffiti photographer Steve Rotman (aka funkandjazz) teamed up with designer and photographer Chris Brennan to bring us the first comprehensive book about getting over in the bay: Bay Area Graffiti, from Mark Batty Publishers.
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been known as a world-renowned cultural and artistic hotbed, breeding and attracting some of the most eclectic and innovative hands and minds the world has to offer. We should know, we live and work here too. Therefore, paging through this hefty hardbound collection is sort of like taking a walk down memory lane through a yearbook of friends, both old and new, and their incredible graffiti. Never before, however, have we had the pleasure of ingesting so much stunning street art from the Bay Area’s finest in one sitting, and in one location.
Documented by the distinctive photographic eye of Steve Rotman, the images in Bay Area Graffiti showcase the innovative art made all over the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as how it blends into the stunning landscapes (just take a look at that photo below. Gorgeous.)
The photographs are also accompanied by dozens of artist interviews – including JENKS, ABNO, CHUBS, HARSH, NESTA, REYES, CYMES, APEX and many more – which reveal personal stories, insights into inspiration and harrowing tales of agility, all in the name of getting up.
If you’ve been craving a seminal collection documenting the rich world of the Bay Area’s graffiti like we have, here’s your gem. Bay Area Graffiti is due out next month from Mark Batty, but if you can’t wait, simply REGISTER for the Juxtapoz NEWSLETTER this weekend, and win an early copy completely FREE.
2 comments:
Thanks for this book review. It is awesome.
I copied and pasted the interview but the book is well worth the look
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