Women street artists. 24 contemporary graffiti and mural artists from around the world
If street art is, in itself, an act of rebellion, it is tragically ironic thatthe genre seems dominated by men. This exciting book is animportant...
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If street art is, in itself, an act of rebellion, it is tragically ironic thatthe genre seems dominated by men. This exciting book is animportant first step in shedding light on the substantial numberof women who are gaining fame in the street art world. It bringstogether the work of 24 artists, through dazzling photographs oftheir work and intimate portraits of their lives based on interviewscollected by award-winning journalist Alessandra Mattanza. Onwalls, sidewalks, prison cells, grain silos and other nontraditionalcanvases, these artists tackle ideas around empowerment,feminism, the pink revolution, body shaming and body imagery,racism, and the climate crisis. From Oklahoma City and Brooklyn,Tatyana Fazlalizadeh makes site specific work that considershow people experience race and gender within their surroundingenvironments. South African multidisciplinary artist Faith XLVIIimbues her narratives with a longing for a deeper connection tonature, and a resurrection of the divine feminine. Italy's CamillaFalsini incorporates joyful, bold colors and simple shapes to deliverserious messages about the environment. Shamsia Hassani, one ofAfghanistan's first female street artists, makes vibrant murals andpaintings in which women play musical instruments as a vehicle forself-expression. Bursting with colorful photographs of works in situas well as in detail, this thrilling and incisive book proves that streetart is not only female it's the essence of conceptual rebellion itself.
Autor@: Mattanza, Alessandra
ISBN: 978-3-7913-8895-3
Idioma: Inglés
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