ArtistikFunk Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 My Idol. Henry C....is an image poet to the fullest... "Became well known For the unique fashion in which he photographed subway cars. <font color="#990000"> The camera would remain in one spot with automatic film advance while the subject (train) moves.</font> The end result is a straight forward single image built from several frames providing more detail. The technique has become one of the standards for photo documentation of trains internationally". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ArtistikFunk Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Both are still my idols in the image profession!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Henry CHALFANT "BURNERS" Show from September the 23rd untill october the 14th 2006 After « Art is not a crime » in 2004, Henry Chalfant is back in Paris for “Burners”, his new exhibition at the Willem Speerstra gallery. Is it necessary to introduce the artist ? Co-author of Subway Art [Henry Chalfant & Martha Cooper, Subway Art, Thames & Hudson, 1984] and Spray Can Art [Henry Chalfant & James Prigoff, Spray Can Art, Thames & Hudson, 1987], co-producer of the movie Style Wars [Tony Silver, Style Wars, 1983, published on DVD by Plexifilm], he is the man who has revealed New York Graffiti to the world. “Burners” are forty photographies of window down burners [pieces painted under the windows] taken by the photographer in the beginning of the Eighties in New York and selected from the hundreds that form his collection. Some of them were never exhibited before. Henry Chalfant has asked Skeme to present what a burner is. The writer gave this explanation: “a burner is a piece that makes you stop whatever you're doing and take a long look; a burner is so named because its image is burned on your brain until the next time you see it runnin’, or the flick you took of it is developed; a real burner will make you run down the station and follow a train til' it gets small; a burner has the following elements; it is almost always identical to the outline you did the night before, it's partly illegible, has bold flamboyant colors and color scheme, at least two backgrounds...clouds, toxic spill, checka' board..., and nothing is neglected, there's detail even in the 3-D; it may be framed by a character or two, but can stand alone without one...a real burner will make you compliment even your greatest enemy on the line, even if it is secretly; a real burner is talked about for weeks, if its super hot, for months, and if it was legendary...it's still makes for good conversation in 2006. But, the very best burners have a good racking or raid story to go with em, cuz after all, graff ain’t just illegal, it's an adventure!”. Apart from Skeme, Burners puts together among others pieces from Sonic, Ink, Duro, Kel, Crash, Zephyr, Revolt, Jonone, Mare [in action on one of the « Art is not a crime » exhibition photographies, reproduced on this page], Dealt, Spade, 2 Much, Scan, Word, Tech, Base, Tkid, Min [also in action in « Art is not a crime », see this page], Colt, Reck, Pose, Dust, Seen, Mean 3, Elkay, Doc, Pore, Dust 1, Kist, Pre (Dondi), Rac, Cem 2, Sword, Tech, Notch, Scop... Henry Chalfant wanted to present a few writers to date less published than some of the famous names that we find on the photographies and also to exhibit pieces taken in Brooklyn and not in Manhattan or in the Bronx. His selection is simply astonishing. Every style is represented, in an explosion of flow and colours adorned with tags, commentaries and dedications to discover on the cars. The master's photographs, which give a fantastic reproduction of the subways' patinas and, on some of them, let see the rhythm of the environment, are magnificent. Thanks to Henry Chalfant, once again, it is a considerable part of the Graffiti adventure that is given to us to see and admire. A rare moment, not to be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Bernum Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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STYLEISKING Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 fucking ill LEE wholecar,i saw a tiny snapshot of the sherlock holmes character in subway art,but i never saw the whole picture....the colors looks a bit off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Bernum Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 yeah, you're right about the colours...if i recall correctly, wherever i lifted the pic from, said that it was a screenprint. i wanna see more Lee wholecars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 nevertheless its still burning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Bernum Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Pictured: "Reunion" piece in Pittsburgh early 1980s (artist unknown); photo copyright Henry Chalfant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Bernum Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Henry C at Westbourne Park London 1983 taken from aerosolplanet.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Bernum Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Not Henry i know, but hey, i thought it was appropriate. taken from newyorkmetro.com Charlie Ahearn The strongest memory I have is 1978, coming across all these handball courts north of the Brooklyn Bridge by Lee Quiñones [a.k.a. LEE]. They were exploding with color. They had a lot of control. They had a great deal of comic sensibility. I would ask the kids, “Who made these?” And they would look at me incredulously, like, “LEE, you stupid ass! LEE is the most famous artist in the world!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 if anybody has the pics off the previous page could they be as kind to put them up again because they have dissapeared, many thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecs Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 anyone got flicks of "all i see is crime in the city" the 2 e2e's? PLEASE post if u do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 the new book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Bernum Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 is there somewhere i can buy that? some guy advertised it on here a while back....he never replied to me =[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desism_ktc Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I owe this man alot in a sense that with Subway Art and Style Wars he made me want to do more and more and then when he put in my MKAY DESISM in his Spray Can Art that just blew my mind. This was before all this internet forum stuff, so to see your work included with those around the world was numbing in a sense. I even remember that studio of his off Canal lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~>MooseKnuckle<~ Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 the ill thing is back in the 80s i used to cut school and go to henrys regurlarly and just look at fliks. what was in subway art was like 2% of the fliks this guy had. when i graduated i went to say my goodbuys to henry and thanks for all the time i chilled in his studio to look at fliks. henry was a generous guy because he opened up this huge cabnet in the wall and there were a grip on negatives. he grabbed a handfull and gave them to me and let me take them to the 1 hour spot and make reprints. so believe me when I tell you - this guy had fliks and he was a cool dude too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~>MooseKnuckle<~ Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 oh shit, thats the spot yeah at 64 grand. he must have painted it for this photo because there were always tags on the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeCrOpHeLiAc Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Cant See Chit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freighthound22 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 DES you got to have some shit... post up ... lets see the real shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desism_ktc Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I have a bunch of stuff, just need the time to scan them. I don't think this thread would be the spot, don't know if there is an old school 80's thread or maybe I'll just start one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitano Supernova 127 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Yeaaahh start it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint2metal Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'd prefer to see Martha Cooper photos. She wasa much better photographer of Subway graff. Not only did she catch as many dope cars as Henry...her pics capturing the urban decay environment around the subways give the true feel to what the movement was about...The Beauty of decay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
365ish Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 the new book WHERE IS THIS AVAILABLE FROM ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 from the burners book by henry chalfant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 stop showing off that you got a copy. I got one as well could never understand why HC and MC never did a subway art 2 as im sure it would of sold as well as the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyea Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 how much did yall peel for that book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisWarren Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 stop showing off that you got a copy. I got one as well could never understand why HC and MC never did a subway art 2 as im sure it would of sold as well as the first one. Im sure it did sell well but also heard its one of the most stolen books ever. How ironic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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