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Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents (0810949792)
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Ever since anonymous spray-can art began appearing on city walls in New York and Philadelphia in the late 1960s, graffiti has been a ubiquitous presence in the urban landscape, its artists largely unsung heroes. As hip-hop culture spread from America, graffiti became a worldwide phenomenon, emerging in the 1980s as the symbolic artistic language of young people everywhere and one of the most potent influences on youth-oriented marketing and design. With more than 2,000 illustrations by over 150 artists from all over the world and interviews with many of them, this visually arresting book is the most comprehensive survey of graffiti art ever published.
Today's young graffiti artists incorporate a variety of mediums-including stickers, stencils, oils, acrylics, and oil-based chalk-as well as an ever-expanding range of social commentary. This evolution in style and subject matter has earned graffiti the respect of the art world and guaranteed its long-lasting influence on art, graphic design, and style around the world. Great fun for graffiti and pop-culture buffs, the book is also an essential reference work for anyone involved in the visual arts today. AUTHOR BIO: Nicholas Ganz (also known as Keinom, his pen name) is a graffiti artist who has traveled around the world to gather material for this book. He lives in Essen, Germany. Tristan Manco is a graphic artist and director of Bristol-based Tijuana Design. He is the author of Stencil Graffiti and Street Logos. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
Shipping was very fast and item came in condition it was promised.
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Author: Guest
First let me say that the book has a great deal of content. But growing up in New York exposed me to years of Urban Art and much of what I saw was mind blowing. How it could be done with simple spray cans and also the enormity and scale of some of the art was amazing. Perhaps my expectations were too high when I ordered the book. But although it reflects a great deal of work, in honesty I felt unimpressed.
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Author: Guest
Let me say this first off - graffiti is NOT art. It is vandalism, pure and simple. To take to someone else's property with a spray can and cover it with ugly scrawl is the lowest of the low in our modern world.
I am disappointed and disgusted that fine and reputable publishers of art books - Thames and Hudson in the UK and Abrams in the US - could have stooped so low and produced this obscene book, just to make a buck. To glorify these arrogant vandals who think its 'way cool' to commit criminal acts that not only cause millions of dollars worth of damage every week but also make modern cities ugly is reprehensible. And from the reviews on here, why am I the only person who thinks like this?
When I flicked through this book in the local bookstore, I felt sick to my stomach that this book could exist. People - do NOT glorify graffiti. It is not art. It is a criminal act that turns our cities into eyesores.
Obviously the number of people who will not find my review helpful (ie. disagrees with me) will be overwhelming. It just goes to show how brainwashed everybody is into thinking this act of vandalism is an artform. How tragic for our future, and the future of true art.
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Author: Guest
Beautiful, glossy images, with many styles and influences...
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Author: Guest
To the previous reviewer:
Quote "It just goes to show how brainwashed everybody is into thinking this act of vandalism is an artform"
Of course you are entitled to your opinion, however the sad thing is that you are actually the one who is brainwashed. I guess it is not your fault that years of conditioning have created a closed mind that is unable to appreciate art in forms other than a nice little square canvas hanging on your living room wall.
Try to remove those blinkers once in a while you may be surprised.
peace
OK, as for the book itself.....
Pros: It covers a good spectrum of street art from many countries and is loaded with thousands of photos, making it a great coffee table book. When you open the book and flick through a few of the glossy pages the quality is obvious you really feel like you got your moneys worth.
Pretty good mix of moonlight pieces and the legal stuff.
Cons: The text is pretty minimal and offers only a brief intro to the artists, but I guess most people will be buying this book for the pictures anyway.
I also thought it could have included some larger format pictures considering the page size, pretty minor complaint tho.
Most people will find it a nice gentle intro in to the world of graf art, others a useful reference.
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