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Dazeworld. The Artwork of Chris “Daze” Ellis. Chris “Daze” Ellis. 2016
Reprinted from the original review.
Daze’s world has always been kinetic—its energy drawn from the tracks, tunnels, and streets that once defined New York City’s pulse. Dazeworld: The Artwork of Chris “Daze” Ellis captures that charge across four decades of work, documenting his evolution from teenage train writer to established painter and mentor. Published by Schiffer, the 168-page monograph gathers over 250 photographs—many previously unseen—that chart an artist moving between public space and private reflection.
In these pages, Daze’s early graffiti runs again across the MTA’s rolling stock, documented by Martha Cooper and others who witnessed the golden age firsthand. Those images, raw and archival, sit beside luminous canvases and murals that reveal a mature painter unafraid of introspection. As Daze writes in his introduction, this is not an autobiography in the literal sense but a guided journey through formative moments – “the seminal points that shaped my art and allowed me to continue to evolve as an artist.”
Text Steven P. Harrington & Jaime Rojo Fotos Eveline Wilson
Title: Dazeworld. The Artwork of Chris “Daze” Ellis.
Published: Schiffer Publishing LTD, 2016
Author: Chris “DAZE” Ellis
Language: English
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