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Freight Train Graffiti is the first comprehensive insight into a subset of the graffiti world that has become the focal point for many graffiti artists today. It takes us on a fascinating visual journey through the freight train graffiti landscape, with stories, ideas and thoughts from over one hundred of the most influential and prolific freight train artists (many of whom have consented to interviews for the first time) and c. 1,000 stunning illustrations.
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Roger Gastman is a graffiti artist and the publisher of the cult online magazine While You Were Sleeping.
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This review is from: Freight Train Graffiti (Street Graphics / Street Art) (Paperback)
If you are interested in modelling the recent era, or have an interest in lettering design in general, this book is the one for you. It is 350 pages of colour photos of the graffiti applied to freight cars with probably at least 1000 photos. Tagging and graffiti isn't something that I condone, but some of these people are, without doubt, "Artists"(with a capital A). Highly recommended.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Modelers Beware!,
By Aaron J. Barkl - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Freight Train Graffiti (Paperback)
Great book, tons of color shots and information. Great reference for model railroaders looking to add a present-day feel to their trains. Beware! This book will inspire you to tag your own stuff.
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Best book since Subway Art,
By Winter Green - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Freight Train Graffiti (Paperback)
This is a comprehensive look at the freight train graffiti movement in the Americas. It's a huge book that includes more than a hundred of the most influential writers in the scene. From the Pre and Sento cover to the present day, this book covers the history from end to end and in full color. Short passages explain who's who and what's what. It is amazing. You'd happily pay $50 for it, but luckily you don't have to. It's a must-have for any rail graffiti enthusiast.
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A good resource,
By Christopher A. Locke - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Freight Train Graffiti (Paperback)
Unlike some of the people who have written bad reviews of this book, I actually BOUGHT IT and READ IT. I found the book to be chock full of stories and anecdotes. Some of the pictures are too small for my tastes, but this book doesn't look like it was intended to be a picture book. It looks like a good resource for people who want to read firsthand accounts of what it is like to be a train writer, learn a little bit about the history and origins of the freight tag, and have plenty of pictures to go with the text.
If you want to see huge photos of incredibly intricate work that took several artists days to perfect, this is not your book. If you want to learn about the scene, read stories about the hazards and risks involved, and see a broad range of tags, from small hollow ones to huge full color end-to-ends, to hobo drawings, try this book. How many trains would a train writer write when a train writer writes on trains? It's in the book. Some books have pictures, but they don't answer this one. This book belongs in my collection, and that's where it will stay. |
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