PUIG, ROSA / PUIG TORRES, ROSA
The graffiti photographed in this book are a privileged testimonyof Barcelona at the beginning of the 21st century and were made by the most inspired and radical street artists, graffiti artists who havemade names for themselves in this city and are now internationallyrecognized artists.
The ephemeral wall-canvases of a vibrant Barcelona in constantarchitectural redesign have summoned graffiti artists from around theworld to create works of powerful form and colour, a transformationwhich has resulted in the enjoyment of the ordinary citizen andcondemnation from the local administration.
As an author, I thank the publisher for the privilege of republishingthis new version of Barcelona Graffiti, for which I have chosen thegraphic works of greatest impact and visual interest. As aphotographer, I’ve insured that these collected samples cover therange of creative vitality of this city which astonishes the world bybeing a Mecca for graffiti and street art in general. I hope theselection will please everyone...