“ATOME is one of the most famous Australian writers, and he has painted all over the world during his long and colorful career ”
Susan Farrel, graffiti.org/artcrimes.com

With graffiti art being recognised as a cultural phenomenon that is now influencing all major design and commercial markets, Sydney-based ATOME has decided to reveal the inner workings of his own mystical black book with a selection of colour photos representing the application to a range of products and surfaces. This is quite a comprehensive study of style development.

The emphasis of UN*LEADED is the presentation of ATOME 's lead pencil sketches in a behind-the-scenes look at how a graffiti artist envisions -then evolves -his masterpieces. These drawings are the blue prints, the early mappings and thoughts of an artist whose style is known and respected the world over.

It 's a rare look inside the work and collection of a usually media-shy graffiti artist who has painted on everything from trains and walls to t-shirts and canvas in Australia, the USA and Europe, and has been covered in media such as Stress, The Source, Hip Hop Connection, On the Run and Stealth.

UN*LEADED will take the form of an expansive hardcover book. It will run at approximately 144 pages - yes, it will be thick! And it will fast become a collector 's item as hungry graffiti, design and art aficionados around the world clamour to get their hands on a copy.

As in fontography, as in architecture, the illustrations are the epiphany and the pencil is the intermediary.

Visit the UN*LEADED website