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Subway Art is a collaborative book by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, which documents the early history of the New York City graffiti movement. Originally published in 1984, the book has been described as a "landmark photographic history".
A seven-step process was devised to create a "systematic selection process which would, nevertheless, provide flexibility". [5] After meetings of the arts committee, the art panel held meetings with the MBTA and architect, and chose a method for artist selection (open or limited competition, invitation, or purchase).
The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to create a vector graphics topological map of a single rapid transit, tram, railway, waterway, road or long footpath, etc, route. Topological maps are straight-line diagrams or schematics that display not only the routes, but also other information such as stations and travel zones (as in the case of ...
The tiles used in the Independent Subway System (IND) are very simple and austere, and usually are only of four colors: white, black, and the station-specific band and border colors of the tile. Instead of using the serif and sans-serif fonts of the IRT and BMT, the IND used a blocky geometric font, an altered version of the previous sans-serif ...
A last shot for the graffiti artists of this time was in the form of subway cars destined for the scrap yard. [3] With the increased security, the culture had taken a step back. The previous elaborate "burners" on the outside of cars were now marred with simplistic marker tags which often soaked through the paint.
The art is intended to be site-specific and to improve the journey for New Yorkers and visitors alike. MTA Arts & Design has works commissioned by over 300 artists, with entries in graphic art, photography installations, digital art, Music Under New York , Poetry in Motion, and special events.
Amelia Ross Opdyke Jones (November 13, 1913 – December 30, 1993) was an American cartoonist who sometimes signed her work with the name "Oppy". She is best known for her series of cartoons in the 1940s and 50s called The Subway Sun which promoted positive behavior and an anti-littering campaign on the New York City Subway.
Starting out as a sculptor in New York City in the 1970s, Chalfant turned to photography and film to do an in-depth study of hip-hop culture and graffiti art. One of the foremost authorities on New York subway art, and other aspects of urban youth culture, his photographs record hundreds of ephemeral, original art works that have long since ...