Cruise down the inner-city streets of Detroit and your eyes take in an array of familiar images of poverty and decay. What renowned photographer David Ciements sees on these gritty Detrolt streets are the ad displays on so many local businesses, including salons, churches, and car washes. In Talking Shops, Clements captures mural facades that transform what might have been a typical urban landscape into a canvas for some of the city's most vibrant folk art. With more than 130 full-color photographs, this delightful book uncovers such treasures as the ""Mr. Foote Hand Car Wash,"" and the ""Kill Them Dead"" roach exterminator. Yet for all their whimsy, these subjects were created by artists who have used brilliant colors, meticulous words, and aggressive messages that seem to talk, if not shout, to passersby.
- ISBN13 9780814330906
- Publish Date 15 December 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Wayne State University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English