{"product_id":"richard-hambleton-godfather-of-street-art-9780847871254","title":"Richard Hambleton: Godfather of Street Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first definitive career retrospective of the visionary underground godfather of street art at the center of New York's 1980s urban art scene.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Hambleton (1954-2017) was a Canadian artist known for his pioneering street art. He was a surviving member of a group that emerged from the New York City art scene during the booming art market of the 1980s, which also included his close friends Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a conceptual artist, Hambleton's early work instal-lations titled \"Image Mass Murder\" from 1976-1979 were secretly placed onto streets in over 15 cities, depicting chalk-body outlines and blood-splattered crime scenes of what appeared to be \"victims.\" This theme of a prevailing violence, fear, and morbid curiosity elicited surprise and anxiety from its unsuspecting viewers. In the early 1980s, Hambleton created his most iconic \"Shadow Man\" works--artfully splattered ominous shadowy figures on unexpected street corners, walls, and alleys that startled viewers into a visceral awareness that the city was still a dangerous place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book features over 200 images including his early \"Shadow Man\" canvas paintings, as well as photographs of his in situ street work, a selection of his \"Marlboro\" rodeo horse silhouettes, and his \"Beautiful Paintings\" series of landscapes and seascapes, alongside other works on paper; behind-the-scenes studio shots; personal, unseen photographs of the artist; and inspirational imagery. Hambleton was renowned for influencing artists such as Banksy, Blek le Rat, and Shepard Fairey. This arresting, one-of-a-kind book will appeal to those interested in visual arts, street art, graffiti, and art history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Restoin Roitfeld\u003c\/b\u003e is a French-American businessman and president of CR Fashion Book Ltd. media company. \u003cb\u003eAndy Valmorbida\u003c\/b\u003e is an Australian-born art entrepreneur, collector, and president of Untitled-1 Holdings.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rizzoli International Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50450061066514,"sku":"9780847871254","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2cda156e-1cb4-43a5-9e8b-0689ab6c7e2e.jpg?v=1729750370","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/richard-hambleton-godfather-of-street-art-9780847871254","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}