Painting Cape Town
Subtitle: graffiti from South Africa
By: Matthew Olckers
Publisher: Shelflife Store
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cape Town]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780620546966
Subjects: Street art; Graffiti; Pictorial works; Mural painting and decoration
Description: "Painting Cape Town : graffiti from South Africa , provides the reader with an insider view into the graffiti subculture in this well-known South African city. The book includes interviews with 29 of Cape Town's most prominent graffiti artists. Each story provides a unique insight into the rationale behind the artist's passion and obsession for spreading their names. The history of the graffiti scene is traced from its beginning on the Cape Flats in the 1980s and its roots within hip hop culture to the current graffiti scene polarised by contempt and praise." -- Back cover.