ROSA PUIG TORRES

The graffiti photographed in this book are a privileged testimony of Barcelona at the beginning of the 21st century and were made by the most inspired and radical street artists; graffiti artists who have made names for themselves in this city and are now internationally recognized artists.The ephemeral wall-canvases of a vibrant Barcelona in constant architectural redesign have summoned graffiti artistsfrom around the world to create works of powerful form and colour, a transformation which has resulted in the enjoyment of the ordinary citizen and condemnation from the local administration.As an author, I thank the publisher for the privilege of republishing this new version of Barcelona Graffiti, for which I have chosen the graphic works of greatest impact and visual interest. As a photographer, Ive insured that these collected samples cover the range of creative vitality of this city which astonishes the world by being a Mecca for graffiti and street art in general. I hope the selection will please everyone...

Esta publicación es un reportaje fotógráfico de Rosa Puig sobre el graffiti en Barcelona, ciudad convertida hoy en un punto de encuentro y lienzo de hormigón para graffiteros de todo el mundo. En Barcelona 1000 graffitis se documenta la gran diversidad de graffitis esparcidos por la ciudad, motivo de asombro y admiracion para unos, de preocupacion para las autoridades y de desesperacion para los propietarios de las fachadas invadidas con nocturnidad y alevosia. Los graffitis recogidos en este libro se encuentran en diferentes zonas de la ciudad ?desde muy centricas hasta lugares perifericos? y presentan temas y tonos muy diversos ?poeticos, reivindicativos, rupturistas? de forma que compiten con la caracteristica contaminacion visual urbana y contribuyen a enriquecer su paisaje.