Velikonja Mitja
Velikonja Mitja - The Chosen Few Aesthetics And Ideology In Football Fan Graffiti And Street Art - Paperback
Velikonja Mitja - The Chosen Few Aesthetics And Ideology In Football Fan Graffiti And Street Art - Paperback
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Description: Just a game? This intriguing visual title looks deep into the underbelly of football (soccer) fandom featuring a vast photographic archive of fans graffiti and street art captured by a pioneering graffitologist . At the intersection of the street and sport we find themes of the day: how racial ethnic and class tensions play out in visual culture. On the fringe of sports culture are the Ultras the football fans whose pyrotechnics chants wildly creative stunts and hooliganism are infamous. Using selections from his archive containing hundreds of photographs of Ultras street art and graffiti including everything from elaborate murals to stickers to scratchitto incisions and spray - paint duels award - winning author Mitja Velikonja introduces readers to the visual iconography of a fascinating underworld. The Ultra subculture is built by no - bodys the anonymous (primarily) men whose attachments to their teams specifically in Europe and post - socialist states sometimes cross the lines into nationalist sentiments and militaristic Blood and Soil extremism. After examining general themes and trends in street art and tifo club graffiti Velikonja embarks on a case study of fans from his native Slovenia and touches on the roles of neighboring football fans in the Balkan Wars. He continues with an analysis of political and socially progressive graffiti local trends and circumstances as well as its role in the United States. As he peels back layers of misinformation and misrepresentation he cues our understanding of factional mindsets within histories of political instability arguing for dissensus being a critical element to democracies. In the end we understand that while always under siege the ultra - fans require nothing less than fidelity and devotion but precisely to what can be determined it's anyone's game to call.
Title: The Chosen Few Aesthetics And Ideology In Football Fan Graffiti And Street Art
Author(s): Velikonja Mitja
Publisher: Doppelhouse Press
Barcode: 9781954600027
Pages: 176 Pages, Over 150 Full Color Illustrations
Publication Date: 10/12/2021
Category: Other Graphic Art Forms
Description: Just a game? This intriguing visual title looks deep into the underbelly of football (soccer) fandom featuring a vast photographic archive of fans graffiti and street art captured by a pioneering graffitologist . At the intersection of the street and sport we find themes of the day: how racial ethnic and class tensions play out in visual culture. On the fringe of sports culture are the Ultras the football fans whose pyrotechnics chants wildly creative stunts and hooliganism are infamous. Using selections from his archive containing hundreds of photographs of Ultras street art and graffiti including everything from elaborate murals to stickers to scratchitto incisions and spray - paint duels award - winning author Mitja Velikonja introduces readers to the visual iconography of a fascinating underworld. The Ultra subculture is built by no - bodys the anonymous (primarily) men whose attachments to their teams specifically in Europe and post - socialist states sometimes cross the lines into nationalist sentiments and militaristic Blood and Soil extremism. After examining general themes and trends in street art and tifo club graffiti Velikonja embarks on a case study of fans from his native Slovenia and touches on the roles of neighboring football fans in the Balkan Wars. He continues with an analysis of political and socially progressive graffiti local trends and circumstances as well as its role in the United States. As he peels back layers of misinformation and misrepresentation he cues our understanding of factional mindsets within histories of political instability arguing for dissensus being a critical element to democracies. In the end we understand that while always under siege the ultra - fans require nothing less than fidelity and devotion but precisely to what can be determined it's anyone's game to call.
Title: The Chosen Few Aesthetics And Ideology In Football Fan Graffiti And Street Art
Author(s): Velikonja Mitja
Publisher: Doppelhouse Press
Barcode: 9781954600027
Pages: 176 Pages, Over 150 Full Color Illustrations
Publication Date: 10/12/2021
Category: Other Graphic Art Forms
