"Big Up," a hectic insider's view of the past dozen years of urban youth culture by London-born, Australian-raised Ben Watts, is too wild and too idiosyncratic to go unmentioned. The spontaneity and verve Watts packs into his pictures are perfectly mirrored in the book's...scrapbook-style design. Cut up, collaged, crayoned, and tagged with markers, the photos feel less like fixed, flattened documents than little time bombs about to explode. This sense of terrific, barely contained energy makes "Big Up" big fun, and the ideal time capsule for a style moment that just won't quit." "--Village Voice
""British photographer Ben Watts shot some rad pictures of wrestlers for us a short while ago. We were in love with his images then, and we haven't fallen out of love since. "Big Up" collects a variety of his raw, high-energy hip-hop portraits into one inspiring scrapbook." "--Tokion
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"Big Up," a hectic insider's view of the past dozen years of urban youth culture by London-born, Australian-raised Ben Watts, is too wild and too idiosyncratic to go unmentioned. The spontaneity and verve Watts packs into his pictures are perfectly mirrored in the book's...scrapbook-style design. Cut up, collaged, crayoned, and tagged with markers, the photos feel less like fixed, flattened documents than little time bombs about to explode. This sense of terrific, barely contained energy makes "Big Up" big fun, and the ideal time capsule for a style moment that just won't quit." "--Village Voice
""British photographer Ben Watts shot some rad pictures of wrestlers for us a short while ago. We were in love with his images then, and we haven't fallen out of love since. "Big Up" collects a variety of his raw, high-energy hip-hop portraits into one inspiring scrapbook." "--Tokion
Imprint | Princeton Architectural Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2004 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | September 2004 |
Authors | Ben Watts |
Dimensions | 178 x 212 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 192 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-56898-452-0 |
Barcode | 9781568984520 |
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LSN | 1-56898-452-9 |