"Metamorphosis" is the second published monograph by the Californian born, Berlin-based visual artist Tavar Zawacki - and the first under his real name.
At the time of his first publication ("Passport", released by Zero+ Publishing in 2011), the artist was going by the street name ABOVE, and was held as one of the pioneers and early influencers of the street art movement. Relocating to Berlin in 2014, the artist went into a deep and creative introspection that led him the next year to divulge his name and face, instead of the high secrecy that has always surrounded his self. He was known never to attend any of his exhibition openings and erected anonymity as a cardinal virtue, and shadows as a tool.
"Metamorphosis" covers Tavar Zawacki's last 3 years of creative works, from his seminal 2014 "Remix" exhibition in Detroit at Inner State Gallery to his latest and most ambitious show to date at Urban Spree Galerie in September 2017. The book covers all his outdoor murals during that period and illustrates how the artist navigates between his indoor and outdoor works and the influences thereof.
"Metamorphosis" is a very personal account of Tavar's creative process and thinking, where painful disruptions are essential to create something new and meaningful.
