Egs’ universe is grounded in the use of the three letters in his name . Whether it’s his dynamic ink drawings, the slower but even more hard-to-control media of glass or a classic graffiti painting, those three letters are the fundament of his art and the stories he tells.
While showing works in museums and galleries internationally, EGS still keeps painting graffiti on the streets around the world. He has become an important figure in the international graffiti community. Both for the quality of his work, but also for an intellectual vibe that goes like a red thread through all of his work, strengthen their output as well as being an open, curious and generous person, doing pieces in the most diverse parts of the world with great respect for the context.
In this book, Egs and graffiti-archivist and author Tobias Barenthin Lindblad discuss Egs’ practice in both studio and in the streets. Their conversation covers topics directly connected to the artwork that is depicted in the book, but also about the deeper meanings and driving forces of being an artist. How does one bring the energy from painting in the street into a studio? How can you bring the uncertainity in making glass into painting graffiti in the street? How do a painting in an abandoned Finnish factory and a glass sculpture in a gallery communicate? Is an artist measured by a single art work or by his or her body of work? And last but not least: can a word without meaning have a message? Writing Stories with Three Letters goes deep into the art, creativity and theories of one of the most exciting contemporary artists from Scandinavia.
Introdction texts written by Mike R. Watson. Foreword by Cedar Lewisohn. Graphic design by Tom Backström.

DETAILS

Size: 22 x 26 cm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Language: English
Year: 2020
Publisher: Dokument Press
Author: Tobias Barenthin Lindblad
ISBN/EAN: 978-91-88369-33-8

Die Künstler die sich zu dem Projekt „Graffiti Photographers United“ zusammengeschlossen haben, dokumentieren mit Ihren Werken die Graffiti-Szene in verschiedenen Städten und Ländern, wobei von den Protagonisten jedoch unterschiedliche Perspektiven eingenommen werden. Das Buch zeigt vor allem atmosphärische Fotos der Entstehung von Bildern auf Zügen. Der Fokus des Projektes liegt auf der gemeinsamen Präsentation der künstlerischen und sozialen Sichtweisen der verschiedenen Fotografen und Szeneangehörigen durch persönliche Texte und Bildserien.

Künstler

Phil America (USA)
MJay (Holland)
Peter Stelzig (GER)
Kevin Schulzbus (GER)
Riky Kiwy (IT)
Peter White (GER)
Dpplhand (GER)
RDJ (Holland)
Miserable Face (PL)

Fadenbindung / 150gr. Profi Bulk 1.1 Papier
Off-Set Druck – Gedruckt in Deutschland
Limitierte Auflage
Klappcover mit Schriftprägung

DETAILS

Size: 21 x 29,7 cm (DIN A4 Hochformat)
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 144
Language: English, German
Year: 2017
Publisher: Seltmann + Söhne
Author: Paul Stenzel
ISBN/EAN: 978-3-946688-23-5

German edition of Writing the memory of the city.
Berlin is still the city of writing of modern times. This book assembles 15 Berlin artists from a circle that originated in writing. They are linked by a long, partly shared experience in Berlin‘s public space. The reader is given an insight into the ideas and thoughts of a heretofore hermetic movement, whose effects are mainly revealed on the surface.
Alongside an assortment of essays, they lead us on a journey away from the common city image, and into a remarkable landscape of outlooks and strata, spaces and dreams, visible and invisible cities.

DETAILS

Size: 20 x 24,5 cm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 232
Language: German
Year: 2009
Publisher: Dokument Press
Author: Markus Mai, Thomas Wiczak
ISBN/EAN: 9789185639045

Graffiti ist fester Bestandteil des urbanen Raums auf der ganzen Welt. Ungefragt reiht es sich in das Stadtbild und steht in seiner Authentizität in einem starken Kontrast zu geschönten Werbetafeln. Diese Kunst zu greifen, gar festzuhalten ist äußerst schwierig. Sie ist, aufgrund des meist illegalen Entstehungskontextes, von ihrem Wesen her flüchtig, immer in Bewegung in einem Kreislauf aus Werden und Vergehen. Um sie auszustellen und zu präsentieren, muss man sie auf Film bannen. Der Künstler Sven Willms dokumentiert in seinen Fotoarbeiten solche Werke und porträtiert deren Autoren als Verweis auf den Ort, der mit dieser Kunst unwiderruflich in Verbindung steht – die Straße.

Philadelphia / New York / Washington
Fotografiert von Sven Willms 2018

DETAILS

Size: 14,8 x 21 cm (DIN A5 Portrait)
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 112
Language: German, English
Year: 2019
Publisher: –
Author: –
ISBN/EAN: –