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A visual account of the birth of graffiti and street art,
showcasing as-yet-unseen works collected by preeminent artist
Martin Wong. Referred to by the New York Times as an artist "whose
meticulous visionary realism is among the lasting legacies of New
York's East Village art scene of the 1980s," Martin Wong
(1946-1999) was firmly entrenched in the NYC street art world of
the late '70s and '80s. City as Canvas chronicles the most
important chapter in the street art movement and the artists
involved. Showcasing Wong's enormous graffiti art collection, the
book contains artwork, photographs, black books, letters,
postcards, posters, and flyers made by Wong and his artist friends.
The book contains previously unpublished art by famous street
artists such as Futura 2000, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Christopher
"Daze" Ellis, LA II, Lady Pink, and Keith Haring, to name only a
few. City as Canvas traces the origins of urban self-expression and
the era of "outlaw" street art in New York, which primed the
floodgates for graffiti art to spread worldwide. Exhibition
Schedule: Museum of the City of New York: Opens October 2013
A stunning collection of works from the groundbreaking grantLOVE
philanthropic art projectWhat is love? In LOVE: A Visual History of
the grantLOVE Project, artist Alexandra Grant explores that
question in this stunning, multifaceted volume. This comprehensive
history of the grantLOVE philanthropic art project is an archive of
LOVE works and a visual meditation on what "love" is, as conceived
by Grant and the numerous contributors showcased here. It is a
retrospective of more than 11 years of LOVE-related works and an
invitation to participate in and reflect on the confluence of
philanthropy and the arts, seeking to build community around the
role of love and empathy in contemporary art and culture.
Prolific author and co-chair of the MFA Design School of Visual
Arts Steven Heller shares his love of design with the world through
essays, interviews, and profiles. Design is a living. But to live
passion is essential. For the Love of Design is an anthology of
Steven Heller's essays that are underscored by the essence that
makes designers do what they do, Whether it is to make the environ
a better place or communicate important messages or simply enliven
the quotidian world, design is everywhere and everything. It is a
life force made and appreciated with love. The focus of the
anthology is graphic design and typography but these disciplines
impact so many other forms of design that it is impossible to
ignore them. Through essays, interviews and profiles, Heller
captures the essence of what makes artists into designers and what
makes design and its makers tick. From the design director of the
New York Times discussing how during the pandemic he created the
most effective front pages to a collage artist talking about why
cutting and pasting scraps of material into dynamic compositions,
each story and narrative brings to light ambitions and aspirations
they are couched in love for the thinking, making, and doing of
design. For the Love of Design is here to show that graphic and
other design activities are not just ways of making a living, but
living a life.
Do you have the eagle eyes necessary to make it in the enigmatic
Brotherhood of Assassins? This classic search and find book will
allow gamers to interact with their favourite characters in a new
way! With beautiful, intricate, original illustrations spanning
over 2000 years of history, search for 13 iconic assassins through
the ages and across the world.
Step inside a world of arcane imagery and rich esoteric symbolism
in this deeply imaginative embroidery art book! Author Gayla
Partridge draws upon her knowledge of phrenology, anatomy, floral
design and Ouija to create unique twists on an age-old craft.
Through extraordinary, stylised photography and detailed close-ups
of designs, the pieces in 'Stitchcraft' are entirely achievable
with basic embroidery stitches and easy-to-follow instructions,
enchanting embroidery beginners and experts alike.
Claim the beauty of your unique, authentic expression.
Break free of your comfort zone, sharpen your senses to perceive the
world around you and find happiness in play. On this painterly journey,
Tracy Verdugo leads you from self-doubt to self-appreciation by helping
you find your voice through a myriad of vibrantly-hued mark making,
painting and self-reflection techniques. There are no mistakes here,
only opportunities to learn and grow.
- Learn the language of your own sacred marks by painting with
personal symbology.
- Discover the inspiration that exists around you, in your home,
your community, the present moment.
- 19 step-by-step exercises use popular mixed media materials such
as pastels, acrylic paints, inks and more!
- See how to use art making to plant creative seeds and cultivate
your wildest dreams.
Turn on your Paint Mojo and make an awesome, shiny, perfectly imperfect
mark of you.
Collage is one of the most popular and pervasive of all art-forms,
yet this is the first historical survey book ever published on the
subject. Featuring over 200 works, ranging from the 1500s to the
present day, it offers an entirely new approach. Hitherto, collage
has been presented as a twentieth-century phenomenon, linked in
particular to Pablo Picasso and Cubism in the years just before the
First World War. In Cut and Paste: 400 Years of Collage, we trace
its origins back to books and prints of the 1500s, through to the
boom in popularity of scrapbooks and do-it-yourself collage during
the Victorian period, and then through Cubism, Futurism, Dada and
Surrealism. Collage became the technique of choice in the 1960s and
1970s for anti-establishment protest, and in the present day is
used by millions of us through digital devices. The definition of
collage employed here is a broad one, encompassing cut-and-pasted
paper, photography, patchwork, film and digital technology and
ranging from work by professionals to unknown makers, amateurs and
children. Published to accompany an exhibition at the National
Gallery of Scotland, June-October 2019.
Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's complex relationship
captivated the art world then and now. At a time when Warhol was
already world famous and the elder statesman of New York cool,
Basquiat was a downtown talent rising rapidly from the graffiti
scene. Together, they forged an electrifying personal and
professional partnership. As a prolific documentarian of his own
world, Warhol extensively photographed and wrote of his friendship
with Basquiat, all played against the backdrop of 1980s downtown
New York City. It reveals not only the emotional depth of their
relationship but also its ambiguities, extremities, and
complexities. Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol
Foundation and Jean-Michel Basquiat's estate, this book chronicles
the duo's relationship in hundreds of previously unpublished
photographs of Basquiat along with a dynamic cast of characters
from Madonna to Grace Jones, Keith Haring to Fela Kuti. The shots
are accompanied by entries from the legendary Andy Warhol Diaries,
selected collaborative artworks, and extensive ephemera. Touching,
intimate, and occasionally sardonic, Warhol on Basquiat is a
voyeuristic glimpse into the lives of two of modern art's brightest
stars.
Brighton's residents have a reputation for their vivid
eccentricity. This book does not set out to prove whether this is
true or not, but is a documentation of what stands out to the
photographer, however exciting or mundane it may seem. A lot of the
photographs are as much about the environment that the person is in
as they are about that person. From there on it is up to the viewer
to build a narrative.
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Graffiti Brasil
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From the startingly distinctive achievements of the internationally
renowned twin-brother painters Os Gemeos to the visual powers of
the ubiquitous daredevil pichadores, Brazil's graffiti captivates
with entirely fresh ideas, techniques and messages. Whether one's
taste is for the extraordinary creative extremes generated amid
urban deprivation or for crafted murals at their most elaborate,
Graffiti Brasil offers both stunning photography and in-depth
history and insight. With graffiti worldwide becoming more
homogenized, this book is a reminder of the strengths of creative
independence and the rich fruits of cultural diversity.
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The Street Art Manual is an illicit, tactical handbook to creating
art in public and taking over urban space. Every type of street art
is covered, from painting graffiti, to light projections,
stenciling, wheat pasting and mural making, with each technique
illustrated with step-by-step drawings. Arm yourself with the tips
and knowledge that no other guide will give you and go out and
reclaim the streets in the name of urban creativity.
Commemorating twenty years of manga, FEMME FATALE showcases of all
of the full color artwork from New York Time's Best Selling artist
Shuzo Oshimi. Featuring cover art, posters, promotional materials
and never before translated comics, this is a definitive
compilation of character art from one of the best known manga
artists in the 21st Century. Concept art and promotional
illustrations from FLOWERS OF EVIL, INSIDE MARI, DRIFTING NET CAFE
and BLOOD ON THE RAILS are also included giving readers a deeper
look into Oshimi's processes and artistic mind. This collection
also includes dozens of never before published in English comic
pages that are a must have for Oshimi completionists.
The worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in the
action-packed Marvel's Spider-Man videogame exclusively on the PS4.
Marvel's Spider-Man: The Art of the Game is packed with hundreds of
exclusive full-colour images of Spider-Man, his suit and equipment,
the allies he relies on like MJ Watson and Aunt May, and the deadly
villains he battles. This wealth of material is accompanied by
exclusive insight into the creative process from the talented
developers, artists, and designers responsible for bringing
Spider-Man's world to vivid life.
Troy, Alabama, is not the first place that comes to mind as a
source of great art. It’s probably not even the thousandth place.
But it is the birthplace of Fred Nall Hollis, an internationally
acclaimed and celebrated artist who works under the moniker Nall.
In his large-scale mixed media collages and paintings, often
featuring his own print work, Nall tackles the most difficult
topics in art: death, religion, politics, sexuality, gender, and
more. Truly an artist with a multicultural focus, the subject
matter of Nall's work originates in his own story, shared in Nall
at TROY. After attending the University of Alabama during the
turbulent 1960s, Nall boldly ventured to Europe and developed
relationships with some of the West’s most influential figures,
including Salvador Dali, James Baldwin, Prince Albert of Monaco,
and Ringo Starr. His career blossomed in Europe, but Nall began to
feel a longing for his hometown of Troy and artists with which he
might find a close kinship. Nall at TROY is an exploration of the
artist’s homecoming, his promotion of Alabama artists, and his
establishing of unique relationships with students and faculty at
Troy University. Nall’s contributions to the town, such as the
creation of an international art center and the Nall Museum, have
caused the community to have a great affinity for the artist. Nall
at TROY is an opportunity for the city of Troy and its excellent
university to share one of Alabama’s best-kept secrets with the
world.
In a contemporary and ever-changing society, 'the visual' has
become a dynamic element that traverse all parts of current life
all over the world - what in this book series is termed
transvisuality. The present book is volume 3, which attempts to
study the visual as it comes about: through the dynamic involvement
in all sorts of articulations. The topics are in all volumes
covered by introductions bring everything together under the new
theme of transvisuality: the notion of visual as a cultural
practice and constant dynamic that knows no representational limits
and no framings. In this volume, the visual is seen as dynamic new
and nonrepresentational matter - a 'flesh' which is researched from
the particular vantage points of design of the visual and branding
of the visual. In dialogue with radical new theories of the
present, non-representational theory and new materialism, design
and branding are surveyed from the viewpoint of business research,
design studies, cultural studies, and practice - all focused on the
visual. Topics covered are fashion blogging, DIY, Junk Space,
handmade signage and public spaces in New Delhi, city branding,
dance festivals and youtubing, visual branding in China and
Multi-Sensory Retrieval Methods.
A definitive resource, full of fresh insights and new revelations,
on one of the most influential interwar artists This richly
illustrated book offers a definitive new assessment of the oeuvre
of Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948), a central figure of the interwar
European avant-garde. Active as an artist, designer, publisher,
performer, critic, poet, and playwright, Schwitters is best known
for intimately scaled, materially rich collages and assemblages
made from found objects-often refuse-that the artist described as
having lost all contact with their role and history in the world at
large. But as Graham Bader explores, such simple separation of art
from life is precisely what Schwitters's "poisoned abstraction"
calls into question. Considering works reaching from Schwitters's
earliest collage-based pieces of 1918-19, through his 1920s
advertising designs, to his seminal environmental installation the
Merzbau, Bader carefully unpacks the meaning behind such projects
and sheds new light on the tumultuous historical conditions in
which they were made. In the process, he reveals a new
Schwitters-aesthetically committed and politically astute-for our
time. This authoritative account reframes our understanding of
Schwitters's multifaceted artistic practice and explores the
complex entwinement of art, politics, and history in the modern
period.
The human desire to adorn the body is universal and timeless. While
specific forms of body decoration and the motivations for them vary
by region, culture, and era, all human societies have engaged in
practices designed to augment and enhance people's natural
appearance. Tattooing, the process of inserting pigment into the
skin to create permanent designs and patterns, is one of the most
widespread forms of body art and was practiced by ancient cultures
throughout the world, with tattoos appearing on human mummies by
3200 BCE. Ancient Ink, the first book dedicated to the
archaeological study of tattooing, presents new, globe-spanning
research examining tattooed human remains, tattoo tools, and
ancient art. Connecting ancient body art traditions to modern
culture through Indigenous communities and the work of contemporary
tattoo artists, the volume's contributors reveal the antiquity,
durability, and significance of body decoration, illuminating how
different societies have used their skin to construct their
identities.
Castlevania is a multi-generational video game series developed and
published by Konami. The franchise was first released in 1986, but
has evolved from a side-scrolling platformer into a full-scale
adventure series - and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
The series is a fan-favourite, and has influenced generation after
generation of games since first being released.
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