A place where his admirers can come together to share their love for his work. Shop at our store and also enjoy the best in daily editorial content. An extensive collection of some of the biggest names in street art by one of the movements premier chroniclers. Anita brookners reputation as an art historian, now overtaken by. Full frame is the first book to bring together the fruits of futuras extraordinary creativity in one place, from the beginnings to his current works. A 128page companion book titled futura, les 5 elements, will also be. Its shows 22 canvas painted between 1988 and 1989 by american artist lenny mcgurr. Exclusive nn models pretty models in hot collection. A graffiti aesthetic that is now reverberating among a new generation of artists and labels. Futura 2000 full frame futura 2000, magda danysz, parisi vittorio on.
Indiscriminate in its interests, the magazine charted the rise of hip hop, graffiti, and. Passionate about science fiction, he chose his moniker futura 2000. Very beautiful little girls from usa, canada, europe, asia and russia. Entitled futura 2000 full frame, the expansive book chronicles the.
A group dedicated to the internationally acclaimed graffiti artistgraphic designergallery artist, futura 2000. Here youll find pictures, videos, articles and more. The thousands rj rushmore graffiti art drago publisher. Ride back in time on the colorful new york city subway line of. Celebrated abstract graffiti artist futura 2000 is the urban renaissance man. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Signed by futura inside cover in marker and dedicated and dated from 2001. Free graffiti fonts from the official graffiti fonts.
Largest selection of graffiti supplies and books online. Futura 2000 began painting legally as the live onstage backdrop painter for the clashs 1981 european tour. Magda danysz just unveiled a new monograph spotlighting mosticonic graffiti artist futura. More recently, he is a successful graphic designer and gallery artist. Leonard hilton mcgurr born 17 november 1955, also known as futura and futura 2000, is an american graffiti artist. Degraffiti graphic design and illustration for good. This is the catalog of the exhibition oeuvres recentes by futura 2000 in 1989 at the museum of vire france. Futura 2000 book, a rare edition dedicated to legendary stayhigh149.
Graffiti books shop the largest selection of graffiti books. One of the most distinctive features about futura s work is his abstract approach to graffiti art. Not a bad thing but the world needs a book on futura 2000s painting first before a book on mr drurys design abilities. Between may 1979 and january 1987, the east village eye breathlessly covered the east village art scene. The inside back cider is also dedicated to wayne from. His career began in the 1970s under the moniker futura 2000. Meet futura 2000, a graffiti and streetart artist from new york city us. He started to paint illegally on new york citys subway in the early 1970s, working with other artists such as ali. Futura 2000 dedicated to stayhigh149 book dirtypilot. The contemporary of samo, keith haring, richard hambleton, cope2 and many other iconic ny writers, futura helped define the graffiti movement of the.
Best known for his work with unkle and his sideliner gigs with the clash, the artist is also a pioneer of abstract street art. Full frame is a book by magda danysz, vittorio parisi, and futura 2000 that explores the life of legendary graffiti artist futura, aka lenny mcgurr, from the 1980s until today, including decades of backstage images of the artist and his artworks. In the early 1980s he showed with patti astor at the fun gallery, along with keith haring, jeanmichel basquiat, richard hambleton and kenny scharf futura painted backdrops live onstage for british punk rock band the clashs 1981 european tour. Paint sails and the things that kick in my head scream from can to brick. He started to paint illegally on new york citys subway in the early 1970s. Texts by martha cooper, henry chalfant, chronicle books. The living legend of the graffiti movement, illustrator, photographer, sculptor, fashion and graphic designer from new york city, futura also known as futura 2000 is one of the major players on the current international urban art scene. Futura 2000 full frame magda danysz drago publisher.
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