Hair Wars

(Hardback)

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Remote controlled helicopters, an eight-foot wide hawk, a birthday cake, a working barbeque grill, a Bible - these are just a few of the jaw dropping hairstyle creations featured in Yellen's Hair Wars, taken at the touring American showcase of the same name. Combining advanced styling techniques, countless pounds of hair extensions and irrepressible imagination, these outrageous coiffures take the time-honoured tradition of African American hairstyling out of the beauty parlor and onto the runway.

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David Yellen was born in 1972 in Bayside, Queens. He graduated from SUNY Purchase in 1997. He is the author of two powerHouse books, Too Fast For Love: Heavy Metal Portraits (2004) and Hair Wars (2007). He is known for his expressive and technically flawless use of light that draws out his subjects most authentic selves, giving the viewer a sense of seeing straight into their souls. His images can be seen everywhere from billboards to covers of numerous magazines.