About caleb neelon caleb neelon is the coauthor of forthcoming the history of american graffiti harpercollins. Isolated, bored shitless, and artstarved to the point of famine i searched the rails for alternative art, philosophy, and humor. It lacks any story, but rather describes the inner workings of a large cargo train. Tracing the evolution of the medium from its early freight train days to its bigcity boom on the streets of new york city and philadelphia, and to its modernday influences, this volume is a compelling look at the key moments. A portrait of a freight train graffiti legend youtube. Roger gastman has 38 books on goodreads with 1633 ratings. Until now there has been almost no written insight into the vast subculture of freight train graffiti, a. Freight train graffiti the book is the definitive history collection of this vibrant art form.
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As dazzling as the art it celebrates, the book is packed with 1,000 fullcolor. I fell in love with railroad graffiti when my brother, whos an engineer, started sending me pictures he took at work. Jackson pollock, mark rothko, franz kline to name a few. No matter why readers pick this book up everyone from graffiti enthusiasts and train watchers to american history buffs will find it appealing, it will certainly do for freight train graffiti. Gastman began while you were sleeping, a graffiti magazine, in 1997 and in 2001, gastman published his first book. From underground to gallery spaces, graffiti grow into respectable practice, while train graffiti still impossible to capture, preserve, or sell remain the unique expression of this art form born out of rebellion and discontent. If you like freights its pretty much the subway art of freight train graffiti. Buy freight train graffiti street graphics street art 01 by roger gastman, darin rowland, ian sattler isbn. Until now there was almost no written insight into this vast subculture, which inspires fascination across america and around the world. Like graffiti world, freight train graffiti is the definitive history of a vibrant art form. Trains are a moving target and are often well guarded.
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