Here some warm images from a mural we created during September in Giessen. It's a homage to "The City" of Rock: San Francisco and the Rock'n'Roll. Enjoy the work while the snow is following...

Sometimes it gift giving before Christmas. This just happened when we got the new book “Graff Wars” directly from Norway these days. - 3Steps -

Few pop cultural phenomena have had a greater impact on youths these last decades than the Star Wars’ universe has had, both in Norway and the rest of the world. The first Star Wars movie premiered in 1977, and as the movie reached the theatres, Hip Hop, a small subculture, originating from The Bronx in New York, started its climb to a world wide expansion rarely seen before. The art form – graffiti, the music – rap, and the dance – breaking, drew inspiration from the surrounding community, from books, cartoon, advertising and movies. Graff Wars will document the huge influence the Star Wars legacy has had on graffiti and many of its performers. The book will demonstrate how one single phenomenon within a world wide pop culture is picked up, interpreted and given its own artistic expression. This book is a tribute to the generations who have been inspired and delighted by, and dedicated to George Lucas’ fantastic universe.

With artist profiles of Pay2, Cope2, Kacao77, SiveOne, Doc Nova, Mr. Flash, Wane, Goal and Dime One as well as lots of works of 3Steps, Yard5, The Nasty Boys, Fok, Sotem, Bates, Smug and many more. A must-have for every graffiti and Star Wars Fan.

Graff Wars. Graffiti inspired by the Star Wars Universe
Kontur Forlag
Editor & Publisher: Martin Berdahl
Cover-Artwork by: Mr. Flash (3Steps)
ISBN: 9788293053033 (order via Stylefile)

Teaser from the booklaunch in Oslo in Olso:

See works of 3Steps at the stand of SNNC vs. Eastpak within the art project "Black on White - Style needs no color" at the Bloom Art.Fair 21.

Around the world BLOOOM is excited to be the very first interdisciplinary presentation platform for artists and art projects of the creative industries. International participants – ranging from fine arts, design, music, performing arts, fashion, literature to radio broadcasting, architecture, press, advertisement, software, and games – presented their latest creations and works in an amazing new location in the heart of Cologne, Germany.

BLOOOM enables the presentation of new art forms and media, providing the opportunity of world wide exposure between the art market and the above mentioned fields of creative industries as well as international traditional institutions such as museums and other fairs.

BLOOOM is integrated within the same parameters and space as ART.FAIR 21 - Fair for 21st century art offering an even greater opportunity for exchange and inspiration amongst all parties. 28th October till 1st November 2011

For further information visit:
www.blooom.de
www.snnc.de

Focus with 4 pages full of 3Steps Comic-Graffiti-Walls painted in the last years. GRAFFBOMBZ from Paris, November Issue 2010 (No. 49).

The journey into the colourful world of the mural art continues.

The book MURAL ART Vol.3 – MURALS ON HUGE PUBLIC SURFACES AROUND THE WORLD follows on in old manner to the first two parts of the successful series. On 272 pages, landscape format, once more the reader can go on an optical journey around the continents and gets an overview about the biggest mural projects of the world. Meet over 120 artists, crews and organizations of the international scene around their best facades and walls. From Europe to Africa, from America to Asia and Oceania are presented 1000 walls with techniques from graffiti and stencil to trompe l’œil, suiting after everybody’s fancy.

The focus is on the increasing disappearance of the limits of traditional painting and street art. Where does traditional painting end and where starts street art? It becomes obvious that the limits blur more and more and a dissociation of each is just within the viewers – or in case of doubt within the authorities – discretion. This time, too, the artists insist on providing the reader a personal insight to their artistic background and their motivation for bringing colour in our everyday life.

Artists like MODE 2, die FX CREW, 3 STEPS, ART FACADE, H02, HITOZUKI, SHOK-1, KACAO 77, VULCAN, 2501, SABER, CLYDE, TATS CRU, RON ENGLISH and many more point out, that into the world of mural art between colors and shapes, only sky is the limit!

Author Kiriakos Iosifidis, editor of the Greek graffiti magazine «Carpe Diem» managed it, even within this third edition, to present the great names of the wall painting scene authentically.

Once more the hardcover book fulfils all requirements as a solid publication of reference for all people who are into art, general public and urban planners.

Dem Autor Kiriakos Iosifidis, Herausgeber des griechischen Graffiti-Magazins «Carpe Diem» ist es auch diesmal gelungen, die Größen der Wandmalerei authentisch zu präsentieren. Das Hardcover Buch erfüllt somit erneut alle Voraussetzungen als stichhaltiges Nachschlagewerk für alle Szenemenschen, Kunstinteressierte, Normalbürger und Stadtplaner.

Order online via stylefile.com and amazon.com or buy it in your local book store!