While this publication is not technically an accordion, I just like the play with the folds of the pages and the different combinations possible with multiple folded pages. The tour de force is the 33" spread created from the two gatefolds at the heart of the book. The text below represents a succinct summary of the activities of this prolific Hungarian artist.
"Attila Stark is a Budapest-based street artist whose multidisciplinary practice includes graffiti, illustration, stickers, wall paintings, screenprints, and self-published zines. A prominent figure in Hungary’s independent comic and urban art scenes, he has been publishing his ongoing series Kulo City with Roham publishers since 2007, presenting a personal and evolving visual narrative that blends comics, and subculture.
Initially rooted in the metropolitan environment, Stark’s work has gradually expanded into a surreal, unfiltered universe where recurring characters and eccentric creatures move through absurd and often darkly humorous situations. His imagery embraces raw expression and resists aesthetic boundaries or censorship, allowing existential tension to be overtaken by wit and grotesque exaggeration. Influenced by writers such as Alfred Jarry, Raymond Roussel, and William S. Burroughs, Stark creates intelligent yet brutally direct artworks that merge underground energy with literary depth, positioning him as a distinctive voice within contemporary Hungarian street art.” [source: artsy.net]
15 double-sided pages, individually 11.75" x 8.25", and center 4 pages present a 2ft 11" panorama.
