Author | : Roger Gastman |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-09-20 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0062042467 |
Book description to come.
Author | : Roger Gastman |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-09-20 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0062042467 |
Book description to come.
Author | : Roger Gastman |
Publisher | : Harper Design |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-04-05 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780061698781 |
Unprecedented in scope, The History of American Graffiti is the definitive story behind the most influential art form of the last one hundred years. Tracing the evolution of the medium from its early freight-train days to its big-city boom on the streets of New York City and Philadelphia, and to its modern-day influences, this volume is a compelling look at the key moments, places, and players in an art form distinctly American in flavor yet global in its reach. Featuring behind-the-scenes stories and profiles gleaned from more than four years' worth of interviews with graffiti's most prominent names, as well as its lesser-known pioneers, authors Roger Gastman and Caleb Neelon provide an insider's perspective on the history of the medium. Not only do they reveal the most popular trends and styles that have dominated the scene for the last fifty years but they also provide a thorough examination of the regional differences among major American hubs—New York, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Chicago—and under-the-radar scenes in cities like Washington, D.C., Boston, and Miami. All told, more than twenty-five American cities are profiled, making this one of the most comprehensive volumes on the subject. With more than one thousand photographs—the majority of which are seen here for the first time—from more than two hundred photographers, most of whom also created the artwork, The History of American Graffiti captures the look and feel of a genuine American art form with exceptional clarity and detail. An instant classic, this book is the ultimate resource to which aficionados of the art form will turn again and again, and which the uninitiated will regard as the definitive tutorial of all that is graffiti.
Author | : Margo Thompson |
Publisher | : Parkstone International |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 2015-09-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1783107049 |
The first appearances of graffiti “tags” (signatures) on New York City subway trains in the early 1970s were discarded as incidents of vandalism or the rough, violent cries of the ignorant and impoverished. However, as the graffiti movement progressed and tags became more elaborate and ubiquitous, genuine artists emerged whose unique creativity and unconventional media captured the attention of the world. Featuring gallery and street works by several contributors to the graffiti scene, this book offers insight into the lives of urban artists, describes their relationship with the bourgeois art world, and discusses their artistic motivation with unprecedented sensitivity.
Author | : Jeffrey Deitch |
Publisher | : Skira |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0847836177 |
A catalog of an exhibition that surveys the history of international graffiti and street art.
Author | : Fiona McDonald |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 2013-06-13 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1626362912 |
What is graffiti? And why have we, as a culture, had the urge to do it since 30,000 BCE? Artist Fiona McDonald explores the ways in which graffiti works to forever compel and simultaneously repel us as a society. When did graffiti turn into graffiti art, and why do we now pay thousands of dollars for a Banksy print when just twenty years ago, seminal graffiti artists from the Bronx were thrown into jail for having the same idea? Graffiti has not always been imbued with a sense of aesthetic, but when and why did we suddenly “decide” that it is worthy of consideration and criticism, just within the past few years? Throughout history, graffiti has served as an innately individualistic expression (such as Viking graffiti on the walls of eighth-century churches), but it has also evolved into a visual and narrative expression of a collective group. Graffiti brings to mind not only hip-hop culture and urban landscapes, but petroglyphs, tree trunks strewn with carved hearts symbolizing love, and million-dollar works of art. Learn about more graffiti artists and rebels such as: the band Black Flag, Lee Quinones and Fab 5 Freddy, Dandi, Zephyr, Blek le Rat, Nunca, Keith Haring, and more! Illustrated with stunning full-color photos of graffiti throughout time, The Popular History of Graffiti promises to be an important and dynamic addition to graffiti literature.
Author | : Allen Walker Read |
Publisher | : Maledicta Press |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Assemblage (Art) |
ISBN | : 9781584235521 |
Revok is undoubtedly one of the most renowned graffiti writers on the planet. Although he's originally from Los Angeles and has travelled the world over, in his adopted home of Detroit, this gifted artist has found grist for an entirely new form. This newer body of work is comprised of found materials from abandoned buildings throughout Detroit. These colourfully textured 3D collages are highly sought after by collectors and fully documented in the book.
Author | : Peter Sutherland |
Publisher | : powerHouse Books |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Graffiti |
ISBN | : |
Sutherland captures the gritty glory and glamour of this controversial art form in New York, presenting a unique portrait of the graf scene in the metropolis. He features the work of 53 artists, from the present and past generations.