For lovers of poetic observations with social nuance, our first spring title offers a glimpse into the artistic world of Faith 47, South Africa's 'first lady' of graffiti and street art.
ON THE RUN BOOKS # 12
FAITH 47
Initially recognized for her unique graffiti and street artwork, Faith 47 is a self-taught artist who draws inspiration from her own intuitive political and existential questions. Her art takes on the form of metaphor. Both abstract and definitive in meaning, plucking at our heartstrings in harmonious and sometimes dark tones as she paints. Faith's images thrive on broken-down cars and old factories, dusty side roads of lost towns and inner-city alleyways. Her deep affinity with lost spaces allows her to gracefully bring attention to the most honest and humble of environments. Her interactions resonate with our fragility and our elusive relationship with dreams, memory, human interaction and urban decay. Faith has established herself internationally, exhibiting her work in galleries and participating in projects across the globe. Despite this she remains rooted in South Africa, where the soil is red and her blood feels comfortably and peacefully on edge.
For lovers of poetic observations with social nuance, our first spring title offers a glimpse into the artistic world of Faith 47, South Africa's 'first lady' of graffiti and street art.
ON THE RUN BOOKS # 12
FAITH 47
Faith47 from The Ginkgo Agency on Vimeo.
Initially recognized for her unique graffiti and street artwork, Faith 47 is a self-taught artist who draws inspiration from her own intuitive political and existential questions. Her art takes on the form of metaphor. Both abstract and definitive in meaning, plucking at our heartstrings in harmonious and sometimes dark tones as she paints. Faith's images thrive on broken-down cars and old factories, dusty side roads of lost towns and inner-city alleyways. Her deep affinity with lost spaces allows her to gracefully bring attention to the most honest and humble of environments.
Her interactions resonate with our fragility and our elusive relationship with dreams, memory, human interaction and urban decay. Faith has established herself internationally, exhibiting her work in galleries and participating in projects across the globe. Despite this she remains rooted in South Africa, where the soil is red and her blood feels comfortably and peacefully on edge.
Take a look inside the book here!
http://www.fromheretofame.com/downloads/OTRB_FAITH_47_teaser.pdf
Official book Release 01. March 2011!
Author: Faith 47
Pages: 128, full-color
Photographs: ca. 135 photographs & illustrations
Format: 23.5 x 16cm (9.25 x 6.3 inches)
Language: English edition
Price Paperback: 9.95 € | 9.99 £ | US $ 14.95
ISBN Paperback: 978-3-937946-08-5
Gute Sache!
Posts
