Introducing… Old So Kool… Book 3!
The graffiti artists of the 80’s UK subculture are the original style creators that started something very exciting and special which still continues some 40 years on, some still pioneering to be household names up to this very day.
The 80’s graffiti movement gave artists a sense of purpose as well as an identity in the rise of Thatchers Britain, it gave a voice to the voiceless in a pre internet time when ‘getting up’ ,’racking’ and ‘bombin’ gave kids all over the UK an opportunity to be part of something subversive and creative.
The final book captures work from this very exciting time being painted all over the UK and completes the trilogy for art historians to fascinate over the art form for many years to come as well as leave many a legacy’s story told. Archive material that had been presumed lost stolen or destroyed has been unearthed from the original collector’s trove of images for readers both old and new to relive those precious memories again
Although the walls may not have lasted, this book will preserve the writers included, for many years to come.