{"product_id":"graffiti-verite-26-gv26-the-bob-bryan-9781507639665","title":"Graffiti Verite' 26 (GV26) The International Graffiti Art Competition-Art Book 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1997 and 1998 Filmmaker Bob Bryan singlehandedly created, produced \u0026amp; curated the \u003cb\u003e\"1st and 2nd International Graffiti Art Competition.\"\u003c\/b\u003e This was a first ever event, celebrating Art creations from Spray-Can Artists all around the world. \u003cb\u003eThe IGAC\u003c\/b\u003e took place in the Downtown Museum of Art, Los Angeles California. This beautiful \u0026amp; impressive Collectors Edition, \u003cb\u003e(ART BOOK 1 \u0026amp; ART BOOK 2)\u003c\/b\u003e commemorates the vast style diversity of the International submissions and winners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eART BOOK 2 CATEGORIES\u003c\/b\u003e: Pen \u0026amp; Ink, Sculpture, Tattoos, Trains, and Walls \u0026amp; Murals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE GENESIS \u003ci\u003eof \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRAFFITI VERITE': Read the Writing on the Wall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Truth Or Dare\" (Featured Article in RAP PAGES MAGAZINE)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraffiti Verite's\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Bryan continue to prove that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRAFFITI VERITE'\u003c\/b\u003e, the incisive documentary on the lives of Los Angeles Graffiti Artists, blew up like no other graff video to date, leaving behind an unprecedented trail of award recognition, media exposure and education about the Art Form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Bryan, director, producer and director of photography on the film, accomplished what no other videographer had yet been able to do: create a graffiti documentary with mainstream crossover appeal. \"I managed to promote the documentary in a way that didn't just reach some of the old heads that were already in the life, but 'turn-on' people that didn't know anything about Graffiti Art or that had a prejudice against graffiti,\" Bryan points out. The filmmaker particularly targeted gallery people, educators, librarians and institutions that could be an asset for Hip-Hop and Graffiti Art in a financial sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBryan's aesthetic and technical skills have been acknowledged with film and video competitions worldwide, including the prestigious \u003cb\u003eCouncil of Int'l Non-Theatrical Events (CINE)\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Eagle Awards, as well as, a \u003cb\u003eNational Educational Media Network\u003c\/b\u003e, GOLDEN APPLE Award, \u003cb\u003eCinema in Industry (CINDY)\u003c\/b\u003e Awards (sponsored by the \u003cb\u003eAssociation of Visual Communicators (AVC)\u003c\/b\u003e - not to mention that he's also up for an Emmy this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis year also finds Bryan taking it to another level by legitimizing Graffiti Art on an international scale through the creation of the \u003cb\u003eFirst Annual International Graffiti Art Competition\u003c\/b\u003e. \"I'm taking the credibility that \u003cb\u003eGRAFFITI VERITE'\u003c\/b\u003e has established and bringing a lot of Graffiti Art to the attention of major institutions and educational organizations,\" he says. \"I've been successful with being able to bring Los Angeles Graffiti Artists up, and now what I want to do is bring the international community of Hip-Hop and Graffiti Art to the attention of a worldwide audience.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBryan's sole purpose for the establishment of the \u003cb\u003eFIRST INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI ART COMPETITION\u003c\/b\u003e is to \"...create a forum for the serious examination, illumination, appreciation and recognition of this worldwide Art Form and phenomenon...\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- By Ben Higa, RAP PAGES\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Bryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150763966X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781507639665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.77d","brand":"Bob Bryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985328374015,"sku":"9781507639665","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be6c4607-4c00-44c6-9869-727a2ddefb37.jpg?v=1683276917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/graffiti-verite-26-gv26-the-bob-bryan-9781507639665","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}