The Beautiful Struggle: The Art of Dzine

Dzine melds ghetto, baroque, bling, and psychedelic influences in a playfully ironic way to create work that ranks among the most unique in American contemporary art today. It originates from the intersection of luxury and the street, where desire, identity, beauty, and meticulousness collide in kaleidoscopic colors. The Beautiful Struggle is the first comprehensive collection of the full spectrum of Dzine’s work in the areas of sculpture, painting, and installation. A foreword by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) as well as texts and quotes by Shepard Fairey, Erwin Wurm, Lance Armstrong, Dallas Contemporary director Peter Doroshenko, and Miami's Bass Museum of Art director Silvia Karman Cubiñá round out this unique monograph.