Dondi White Style Master General: The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White

Witten, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0060394277 / ISBN 13: 9780060394271

Editore: Harper, 2001

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• Titolo: Dondi White Style Master General: The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White
• Editore: Harper
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0060394277
• ISBN 13: 9780060394271
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: First Edit.
• Condizione: Very Good

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A fascinating glimpse into the life of the king of graffiti and progenitor of the urban aesthetic, from his childhood to his entrance into the American art scene, is filled with early sketches, rare paintings, and bold images of his work on the subway trains of New York. 25,000 first printing.

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Andrew Witten--aka Zephyr--has been referred to by the New York Times as "the elder statesman of New York graffiti." He was an integral of the graffiti art movement of the early 80s as a member of the Fun Gallery, whose artists also included Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf, and Keith Haring. His work has been exhibited extensively throughout Europe and Asia, and a number of his paintings reside in the permanent collections of the Boymans and Groninger museums, among others. He currently runs his own firm, Zephyr Designs, here in New York City.

Michael White is a former science editor of British GQ, as well as previous Director of Scientific Studies at d'Overbroeck's college, Oxford. He is the author of hundreds of articles covering the cutting edge of science, as well as popular and classical music. A consultant for the Discovery Channel series "The Science of the Impossible," White is the author of a dozen books, including bestselling biographies of Stephen Hawking, Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, and Isaac Asimov. He lives with his wife and daughter in London, England.