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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Next: A Primer in Urban Painting is a documentary exploration of graffiti-based visual art as a world culture. The filmmaker profiles the art form in nine countries including USA, Canada, France, Holland, Germany, England, Spain, Japan and Brazil. A combination of verite moments and interviews with painters, "writers", designers, documentarians and other participants within the subculture, the film conveys the dynamism and creative brilliance of this...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
One of the richest movements in street art has been the development of an alternative, crafts-based, three-dimensional movement, broadly identified as Street Craft. This new generation of artists is creating uncommissioned, site-specific works employing a range of art and craft techniques, including weaving, crocheting, sculpting, painting, gardening, light installation, and more.
Publisher
Kontur Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Stencil Wars: The Ultimate Book on Star Wars Inspired Street Art collects fantastic Star Wars inspired Street Art from all over the world. Be inspired and fascinated by the combination of the ironic, political and sarcastic expression of the urban art form of Street Art with one of the most well known pop-cultural phenomenon of our time, the Star Wars Universe.
4) Graffiti art
Author
Series
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the history of graffiti art, discusses the ways in which this art is created, and examines the art's cultural impact"--
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Graffiti is largely illegal in most American communities, but that hasnt stopped street artists from rendering large and very public demonstrations of exquisite art ... [This book] discusses what todays artists are doing, how they attract a following, and what they are saying through their artwork"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Today's thriving street art movement evolved outside of museums, galleries, and art academies. Today's street art works include giant murals, stenciled images, lifelike portraits, and bold propaganda-style posters. The artists who create them often have formal arts training or advanced technical skills"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Organized geographically by country and city, more than 100 of today's most important street artists (including Espo in New York, Shepard Fairey in Los Angeles, Os Gêmeos in Brazil, and Anthony Lister in Australia) are profiled alongside key examples of their work. The evolution of street art and graffiti within each region is also chronicled, providing essential historical context.
8) Stik
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
With just six lines and two dots, Stik brings life to the walls of the city and tells the real story of the people who live there.
Author
Publisher
Rockport Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Chalk, a ubiquitous and versatile implement made from limestone, is much more than a humble tool for jotting impermanent notes. With a wide range of uses in art and design, chalk is quickly becoming a favourite of artists around the world to create impressive works of art. In The Art of Chalk, noted street painter Tracy Lee Stum takes an inspiring look at the many exciting creative applications for this easily accessible medium. With a historic overview...
Author
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
"From the late 1800s to the early 1950s, painted wall signs were a major mode of advertisement for both national companies and local businesses across America. Many of these artistic messages, now faded, peeling, and partially covered, still peek out from the storefronts, barns, alleyways, warehouses, theaters, and even stagecoach stops they once decorated."--BOOK JACKET. "Photographer Jeff Holder and author Cynthia Haas explore this often overlooked...
15) KAWS handbook
Author
Publisher
No More Rulers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"KAWS Handbook is the essential guidebook to the iconic, multidisciplinary artist KAWS. Throughout his career, KAWS' work has spanned painting, sculpture and printmaking along with fashion, merchandise and toy production, blurring the lines between commercial and fine art. Insightful and engaging, KAWS Handbook connects the dots among the many facets of KAWS' creative practice and sheds new light on one of contemporary art's most impactful artists."...
Author
Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Language
English
Description
Featuring the work of artists Banksy, Ron English, Blu, and others, this stunning bok of photographs captures the graffiti and art that have transformed Israel's wall into a living canvas of resistance and solidarity.
17) Walled Off
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A secret museum in an art hotel located near the Israeli West Bank barrier sparks intrigue when it’s revealed to be a creation of controversial artist Banksy. WALLED OFF journeys through the hotel with "the worst view in the world," as well as the Occupied Palestinian territories, and a lesser-known yet relevant past to highlight the importance of creative resistance as a form of protest.
18) The plain Janes
Author
Series
Plain Janes volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When Jane moves to the suburbs and thinks her life is over, she and three new friends form a club to make public art but are soon distracted by romance.
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A clever, quirky biography of a leading contemporary artist for children. Banksy is a world-famous graffiti artist who secretly spray paints pictures on streets and walls while no one is watching! His works are often about politics, war, and other important things, but he also likes to paint rats. Rats scurry around and hide, often creating a bit of a stir, just like he does! Millions of people know his work but no one really knows who Bansky is -...
Author
Publisher
Prestel Verlag
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Spray Nation is a dynamic collection of hundreds of previously unpublished images taken in the 1980s by renowned photographer Martha Cooper. Her rare photos, including tags, portraits, action shots, walls and painted subway cars, capture the golden age of graffiti and its practitioners at a time when few people were paying attention"--Page 4 of cover.
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