Mother Road by (photographer) Luigi "Raptuz" Muratore

Mother Road is more than just a book. It'sthe life of Luigi “Raptuz” Muratore in pictures:his own pictures to be exact, from hisfirst graffiti in the hinterland of Milan, tohis latest works, which have been praisedby critics. His teacher was the street, the“Mother Road.” This monograph is dividedinto sections, and within each it is possibleto discover Raptuz's various human andartistic facets. Before making space for thepictures, the artist tells us about his passionfor “writing,” which came in a flashand which was cultivated in suburban decay,always on the lookout for the police.The events follow one another: the “krew,”the years in Los Angeles, coming back toItaly, the fi rst awards. Passion becomes art.“We were outlaws:” the fi rst glimpse intohis art goes back to the time Raptuz wasconsidered an outlaw, not an artist, andhis work seen as vandalism, not art. “100%wall” is dedicated entirely to graffi ti and themore “street” angle of Raptuz's art. “Spray &more:” the artist made... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Mother Road (by (photographer) Luigi "Raptuz" Muratore)