中文简介:
多姿多彩的视觉世界,一位以绘画为目的的环球旅行街头艺术家
对于街头艺术家Seth来说,世界各地的墙壁都是他坚韧的画布,在这里,想象力和现实生活中的遭遇变成了表达、对话和社区的壁画。孩子们常常是他作品的一部分,他们带着他和我们穿过城市的街道,诗意地发现自己的世界,就像刘易斯·卡罗尔(Lewis Carroll)笔下的爱丽丝坠入的兔子洞一样。本书是对他十年旅行经历和在柬埔寨金边工人区和饱受战争蹂躏的乌克兰顿巴斯地区等地创作的绘画作品的一次深刻的视觉探索。Seth从当地的神话、传说和故事中汲取灵感,并经常与其他艺术家合作,在所到之地的社会、政治和文化背景下创作。通过强调壁画与摄影的结合,Seth捕捉到了一个既迷人又受到威胁的多维地球的故事。虽然他的作品主要由绘画组成,但他分享的摄影作品不仅使作品的短暂性和记忆不朽,而且还传达了当地的精神以及艺术品与其环境之间的关系。本书细腻地诠释了我们生活的世界的美丽与阴影。
英文简介:
The colorful, visual universe of a globe-trotting street artist who paints with purpose
For street artist Seth, walls around the world have been canvases for resilience, a space where imagination and real-life encounters become murals of ion, dialogue, and community. Children are often a part of his work, taking him―and us―through city streets on a poetic discovery of their universe, like the rabbit hole into which Lewis Carroll’s Alice plunges. Seth: On Walls is an insightful, visual exploration of a decade of his travels and the paintings he created in locations such as the working-class districts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the war-torn Donbas region of Ukraine. Drawing inspiration from local myths, legends, and tales, and often collaborating with other artists, Seth works within the social, political, and cultural contexts of the places he visits. Through an emphasized mixture of murals and photography, Seth captures the story of a multidimensional globe that is fascinating and simultaneously under threat. Although his work consists mostly of paintings, the photography he shares not only immortalizes the ephemerality and memory of his work but also conveys the spirit of the place and the relationship between the artwork and its environment. Seth: On Walls is a delicate illustration of the beauty and shadows of the world we live in.