{"id":2145,"date":"2019-01-15T00:39:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T00:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.granvilleislandpublishing.com\/?post_type=product&p=2145"},"modified":"2021-03-10T15:23:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T23:23:20","slug":"ken-fosters-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/granvilleislandpublishing.com\/2point0\/product\/ken-fosters-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Foster’s Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean Nosek<\/strong> has spent decades mastering the art of wandering. He has a particular affinity for back alleys, bookstores, and vintage shops. A former literature teacher, he is currently Assistant Superintendent of West Vancouver Schools. Sean is inspired by great works and great ideas, and believes wholeheartedly in “the creative life.” His blog, Zen for a Crazy World, has received international acclaim. He makes his home in Vancouver, Canada. He is happily married and the proud father of two daughters.<\/p>\n

Ken Foster<\/strong> is a Vancouver artist who has spent more than two decades hocking his art on the street in order to survive. Born in 1970, the artist was adopted by a family in Ottawa, who brought him to Delta in 1978. During his teen years, skate culture drew him in: \u201cit had the right degree of danger and was suitably badass and anti-authoritarian.\u201d Best known for producing work on found material, Ken has become something of a local legend. At one low point, he spent eighteen months sleeping in an alleyway. Today, his followers consider his alleyway paintings to be iconic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ken Foster’s Vancouver: Life, Art and Alleyways is a collaboration project like no other. Set on the edge of the infamous Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, the story takes the reader deep into the heart of a world battered by poverty, addiction and homelessness to discover perhaps the most prolific and exciting artist the country has known. Ken Foster’s life is as remarkable as it is heart-wrenching, and author Sean Nosek gives the reader inside access to it all.<\/p>\n

The crown jewel, of course, is the collection of Foster’s art, showing his evolution as an artist and many never-before-seen pieces.<\/p>\n

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Reviews \/ Testimonials:<\/h4>\n

I like this book. I like the energetic paintings, I like the way the writer presents the artist’s unique life story, and I admire the artist’s determination to create. Wouldn’t want to be him, but I appreciate this chance to visit the world of Ken Foster.
\n\u2014Robert Amos, Author of EJ Hughes Paints Vancouver Island<\/i>
\nFormer art writer for the Victoria Times Colonist for 36 years.<\/p>\n

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Paperback and eBook:<\/h4>\n

ISBN: 9781926991917 (print copy). $49.95 CDN, $49.95 USD. Order from your local bookstore, Indigo\/Chapters Books<\/span><\/a>, or Amazon.ca<\/span><\/a>
\nISBN: 9781926991993 (ebook). $9.99 CDN. Available on Amazon Kindle<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Distribution in the UK via Gazelle Book Services<\/p>\n

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Media Related:<\/h4>\n

Full article by Robert Amos on BC Booklook can be read here.<\/span><\/a>
\nMarketing Sell Sheet can be obtained here.<\/span><\/a>
\nSean’s TEDx talk can be seen below.<\/p>\n