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A photo-illustrated record of Chilean protest art, along with
reflections on artistic antecedents, global protest movements, and
the long shadow cast by Chile's authoritarian past. From October
2019 until the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, Chile was convulsed
by protests and political upheaval, as what began as civil
disobedience transformed into a vast resistance movement.
Throughout, the most striking aspects of the protests were the
murals, graffiti, and other political graphics that became
ubiquitous in Chilean cities. Authors Terri Gordon-Zolov and Eric
Zolov were in Santiago to witness and document the protests from
their very beginning. The book is beautifully illustrated with over
150 photographs taken throughout the protests. Additional photos
will be available on the publisher's website. From the
introduction: In the conclusion, we take stock of the crisis of the
nation-state in the contemporary era. This chapter brings events
into the present moment, noting the ways President Pinera took
advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to reclaim the streets of
Santiago, a phenomenon echoed in countries across the globe. While
most of the global protest movements were forced to go underground
(or into the ether), the Black Lives Matter movement surged in the
United States and drew massive amounts of support both domestically
and abroad, suggesting a continued wave of grassroots protests. We
close with reflections on the continued relevance of walls in a
virtual world, the testimonial role that protest graphics play, and
the future outlook for revolutionary movements in Chile and
worldwide.
Offering a concise introduction of the invention and development of
Chinese characters the book teases out the glyphic characteristics
and rules for creating different calligraphic styles; visualizes
the glyphic evolution of 132 commonly used characters and analyses
a selection of over 60 outstanding type designs of renowned
designers. It will enable designers to maximize the expression
value of Chinese characters in visuals! Recent years have witnessed
a Chinese character design boom, with influential activities
popping up one after another across Asia. Institutions such as The
Central Academy of Fine Arts, Just Fonts, 3type, Mojijuku have
launched courses for Chinese character design. Meanwhile, various
exhibitions, lectures, seminars, and competitions, online or
offline, are popular with young designers. The innovative use of
Chinese characters as main visual elements in design, such as brand
identity, logos, books, and posters, enjoys growing trend globally.
On the other hand, the cultural uniqueness of Chinese characters
demands a sound understanding of its history from designers.
Learn from the men who changed animation forever Walt Disney's team
of core animators, who he affectionately called his "Nine Old Men,"
were known for creating Disney's most famous works, as well as
refining the 12 basic principles of animation. Follow master
animator and Disney legend Andreas Deja as he takes you through the
minds and works of these notable animators. An apprentice to the
Nine Old Men himself, Deja gives special attention to each animator
and provides a thoughtful analysis on their techniques that include
figure drawing, acting, story structure, and execution. The
in-depth analysis of each animator's work will allow you to refine
your approach to character animation. Rare sequential drawings from
the Disney archives also give you unprecedented access and insight
into the most creative minds that changed the course of animation.
Instruction and analysis on the works of each of the Nine Old Men
broaden your creative choices and approaches to character animation
Original drawings, some never-before-seen by the public are
explored in depth, giving you behind-the-scenes access into Disney
animation history Gain first-hand insight into the foundation of
timeless characters and scenes from some of Disney's most memorable
feature and short films
With his memorably titled 1956 collage "Just What is it that Makes
Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?," British artist Richard
Hamilton (born 1922) heralded the British Pop revolution; and with
his 1967 "Swingeing London" series of prints, which depicted the
arrest of Mick Jagger and Robert Fraser, Hamilton's art entered the
general public consciousness. But unlike so many Pop artists,
Hamilton was never an uncritical or ambivalent advocate of postwar
society, and he has often agitated directly against it, producing a
great deal of openly political, satirical work that assaults both
consumer culture at large and more immediate political events. This
monograph, published for Hamilton's 2010 exhibition at the
Serpentine Gallery in London (his first exhibition since 1992),
brings together Hamilton's famous "protest" paintings as well as
newer political works and features essays by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh
and Michael Bracewell.
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Street Art
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Simon Armstrong
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Street Art is a phenomenon and subcultural movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Simon Armstrong examines how it evolved from its origins in the 1970s New York graffiti scene to embrace many new materials, styles and techniques along the way, tracing how this marginal art form graduated into art galleries and the art market, while also heavily influencing design, fashion, advertising and visual culture.
Despite having earned a place in the canon of 20th-century art history, Street Art’s qualifications are often disputed both by the art establishment and practitioners themselves, all concerned with notions of authenticity. Examining Street Art’s controversial history in detail, this book provides a full-colour worldwide journey, taking in all of the movement’s significant artists and artworks, styles, materials and methods, and showcasing the works that have come to define it more than any other. It also examines its close relationship to Pop Art and Digital Art, and explores possible futures for Street Art.
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PRIMER
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Matthew Craven
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Utilizing found images from textbooks along with his own geometric
patterns, Matthew Craven’s collages and illustrations seek to
create a new handmade universe, juxtaposing imagery from different
cultures and time periods to celebrate commonalities. Photographs
of archaeological remains and the natural world are overlaid on
colorful tiled backgrounds drawn on the back of vintage movie
posters, to create a hypnotic and mesmerizing vernacular of symbols
and designs. Featuring an introduction by LACMA curator Leslie
Jones, Primer, is the first publication of Craven’s art and a
reconfiguration of traditional historical narratives inspired by
obsessive formations.
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Paola Pivi
(Hardcover)
Paola Pivi; Edited by Justine Ludwig
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The first complete survey of the work of the much-loved and
collected contemporary Italian multimedia artist Paola Pivi - with
more than 250 images, including previously unpublished work.
Published in association with Anchorage Museum, Alaska; The Andy
Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach;
[mac] musee d'art contemporain de Marseille; and MAXXI Museo
nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome. Probably best known for
her playful, complex installations of life-sized, brightly-hued,
feathered polar bears, Paola Pivi has created work across a range
of media - including sculpture, video, photography, performance,
and installation - throughout her 27-year career. Often using
recognisable objects that are modified to introduce new scale,
material, or color, her work challenges viewers to rethink their
position. This in-depth monograph, made with the close involvement
of the artist, is her most substantial publication to date and
features more than 250 images, including previously unpublished
work, together with five newly commissioned essays giving insight
and perspective on her incredibly diverse body of work.
This volume accompanies the largest exhibition of contemporary art
from Australia to be presented outside the continent. It's
characterised by a surprising richness and variety, offering a
combination of personal stories, languages, ethnic origins,
religions and traditions. The artists belong to many Aboriginal
cultures and First Nations and those that arrived from the Pacific,
Europe, Asian countries and America. Curated by Eugenio Viola, this
project encompasses a broad constellation of cultural, political
and social practices and perspectives, and takes into consideration
different means of expression such as painting, performance,
installation, sculpture, video, drawings and photography. Artists:
Vernon Ah Kee, Tony Albert, Khadim Ali, Brook Andrew, Richard Bell,
Daniel Boyd, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Barbara Cleveland, Destiny
Deacon, Hayden Fowler, Marco Fusinato, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Julie
Gough, Fiona Hall, Dale Harding, Nicholas Mangan, Angelica Mesiti,
Archie Moore, Callum Morton, Tom Nicholson (with Greg Lehman), Jill
Orr, Mike Parr, Patricia Piccinini, Stuart Ringholt, Khaled
Sabsabi, Yhonnie Scarce, Soda Jerk, Dr Christian Thompson AO, James
Tylor, Judy Watson, Jason Wing and Nyapanyapa Yunupingu. Text in
English and Italian.
"It is often said that great things take time and after a twelve
year hiatus from publishing, renowned artist Swoon has returned
with the must-have monograph, THE RED SKEIN." — Quiet Lunch
In 224 pages, with more than 200 colour images, this book explores
the work of Caledonia Curry, also known as Swoon, and her aim “to
bring a human presence to the street in a delicate wayâ€. Covering
her works on the street and in the studio, animation projects,
collaborations, museum installations and community-based projects,
The Red Skein is the most interesting and valuable collection of
the artist’s works. Of particular interest is “Persephone,
Medea, Hecate: Constructing a crossroads for art and
psychedelic-assisted therapyâ€, an intimate and moving text in
which Caledonia explains her background and what art means for her.
The in-depth book includes an introduction by bestselling author Dr
Gabor Mate, a Hungarian physician with huge expertise on a range of
topics including addiction, stress, and childhood development.
There are also essays by RJ Rushmore (one of the youngest and most
respected critics of street and graffiti art in the world), Melena
Ryzik (New York Times reporter who was part of a team that won a
Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for reporting on workplace sexual
harassment), Jerry Saltz (American art critic, senior art critic
for The Village Voice and columnist for New York magazine) and
Pedro Alonzo (Boston-based independent curator and Adjunct Curator
at Dallas Contemporary). Other contributors include Hans Ulrich
Obrist (director of Serpentine Gallery, Art curator, critic and
historian of art), Jeffrey Deitch (art dealer and curator, director
of the Moca 2010-2013) and Judy Chicago (feminist artist, art
educator and writer).
At the end of 2020, the concrete factory in Ghent, popularly called
'the Betoncentrale', was demolished. With this book, Cultuur Gent,
the cultural department of the City of Ghent, aims to keep the
memory of this graffiti paradise alive. A team of experts selected
the 10 most important street artists who were active onsite: ROA,
Klaas van der Linden, and Bue the Warrior, among others. This book
showcases the most beautiful work that adorned the walls of the
factory. Street art expert Tristan Manco frames the local scene in
its international context and Giulia Riva, a street art blogger,
spoke to the artists about their memories of that unique place.
Text in English and Dutch.
One of the most popular first-person-shooter franchises of all
time, the critically and commercially acclaimed Battlefield series
has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades. 'The Art
of Battlefield 4' gives readers an in-depth look at EA's enormously
anticipated action-packed game, featuring exclusive concept and
development art, as well as detailed creator insights and
commentary throughout.
What ancient graffiti reveals about the everyday lives of Jews in
the Greek and Roman world Few direct clues exist to the everyday
lives and beliefs of ordinary Jews in antiquity. Prevailing
perspectives on ancient Jewish life have been shaped largely by the
voices of intellectual and social elites, preserved in the writings
of Philo and Josephus and the rabbinic texts of the Mishnah and
Talmud. Commissioned art, architecture, and formal inscriptions
displayed on tombs and synagogues equally reflect the sensibilities
of their influential patrons. The perspectives and sentiments of
nonelite Jews, by contrast, have mostly disappeared from the
historical record. Focusing on these forgotten Jews of antiquity,
Writing on the Wall takes an unprecedented look at the vernacular
inscriptions and drawings they left behind and sheds new light on
the richness of their quotidian lives. Just like their neighbors
throughout the eastern and southern Mediterranean, Mesopotamia,
Arabia, and Egypt, ancient Jews scribbled and drew graffiti
everyplace--in and around markets, hippodromes, theaters, pagan
temples, open cliffs, sanctuaries, and even inside burial caves and
synagogues. Karen Stern reveals what these markings tell us about
the men and women who made them, people whose lives, beliefs, and
behaviors eluded commemoration in grand literary and architectural
works. Making compelling analogies with modern graffiti practices,
she documents the overlooked connections between Jews and their
neighbors, showing how popular Jewish practices of prayer, mortuary
commemoration, commerce, and civic engagement regularly crossed
ethnic and religious boundaries. Illustrated throughout with
examples of ancient graffiti, Writing on the Wall provides a
tantalizingly intimate glimpse into the cultural worlds of
forgotten populations living at the crossroads of Judaism,
Christianity, paganism, and earliest Islam.
"Bue has been drawing forever. He finds his satisfaction from
putting smiles on people's faces, or giving them a heart-warming
feeling." Tristan Manco Clearly influenced by comics and cartoons,
Bue has created a specific idiom that he translates to the street.
His colourful characters brighten streets around the world. Bue is
internationally acclaimed as one of Belgium's pioneers of Street
Art. These days, Street Art is recognised by a broad audience and
Bue's style and techniques are remarkable and distinctive. His
characters interact with the local public as he travels around the
world. This book presents a selection of the best works, murals and
other creations.
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The Arches, The
(Paperback)
Tony Curtis; Illustrated by John Digby; John Digby
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Twenty-five surreal colleges by Long Island artist John Digby, set
in an ornate arch from the Alhambra, suggest a multiplicity of
narratives and provide provocative starting points for poet Tony
Curtis. Giraffes in slings, a toppling Statue of Liberty, wooly
mammoths, are among the many intriguing images to which the poet
has responded. The works in this book challenge artist, poet, and
reader alike about the nature of creativity There is also an
interactive CD of The Arches available. View the collages on
computer and create your own images from the templates and dip art
provided. Listen to the author reading his own poems, and write
your own response to the words, images, and specially commissioned
score.
We are living in what some have called a golden age of
self-expression. The explosion of user-created content on blogs and
social networking sites moved Time magazine to name "You" their
2006 person of the year. But while we may be spending a lot more
time in virtual worlds, we have not lost the urge to make our
physical world more meaningful. By leaving art and ideas in public
places, you can affect someonea (TM)s daya "change their mood or
their minda "and maybe even change the world in the process!
The Guerilla Art Kit shows how small artistic acts can start a
revolution. Keri Smith, noted author of the Living Out Loud and the
blog Wish Jar Journal, uses her unique drawing and handwriting
style to help anyone find and release their inner artist or
activist. This visually exciting activity booka "full of
step-by-step exercises, cut-out projects, sticker ideas, and morea
"has both fun assignments and handy tips to help you unleash your
creative energy into the streets where you can really make an
impact. From the quick exercisesa "leaving books for strangers to
find, chalking quotes on the sidewalka "to the more involveda
"making a "wish tree," guerilla gardening, or making your own
stencilsa "The Guerilla Art Kit contains everything you need to put
your message out into on the world.
In 2014, after the release of his debut novel, celebrated writer
and visionary publisher Kevin Sampsell switched gears and turned to
a new creative obsession: making collage art. Initially influenced
by the wild cutup language of William S. Burroughs, Sampsell soon
discovered countless modern collagists that inspired him to take
his art further and further from where it started. Years later, he
finds himself at the center of a growing movement of 21st Century
cut and paste. I Made an Accident showcases over 200 of Sampsell's
collages, exploring a range of styles: hilarious sight gags, subtle
cultural jabs, elegant mysteries, colorful surprises, fragmented
hauntings, and gloriously strange accidents. Combined with
Sampsell's sharp and lively poems, this book is a feast for the
eyes and brain and a nonstop entertainment.
If street art is, in itself, an act of rebellion, it is tragically
ironic that the genre seems dominated by men. This exciting book is
an important first step in shedding light on the substantial number
of women who are gaining fame in the street art world. It brings
together the work of 24 artists, through dazzling photographs of
their work and intimate portraits of their lives based on
interviews collected by award-winning journalist Alessandra
Mattanza. On walls, sidewalks, prison cells, grain silos and other
nontraditional canvases, these artists tackle ideas around
empowerment, feminism, the pink revolution, body shaming and body
imagery, racism, and the climate crisis. From Oklahoma City and
Brooklyn, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh makes site specific work that
considers how people experience race and gender within their
surrounding environments. South African multidisciplinary artist
Faith XLVII imbues her narratives with a longing for a deeper
connection to nature, and a resurrection of the divine feminine.
Italy's Camilla Falsini incorporates joyful, bold colors and simple
shapes to deliver serious messages about the environment. Shamsia
Hassani, one of Afghanistan's first female street artists, makes
vibrant murals and paintings in which women play musical
instruments as a vehicle for self-expression. Bursting with
colorful photographs of works in situ as well as in detail, this
thrilling and incisive book proves that street art is not only
female-it's the essence of conceptual rebellion itself.
Chicago is home to more intact African American street murals from
the 1970s and 1980s than any other U.S. city. Among Chicago's
greatest muralists is the legendary William "Bill" Walker
(1927-2011), compared by art historians to Diego Rivera. Francis
O'Connor, America's foremost mural historian, called Walker the
most accomplished contemporary practitioner of the classical mural
tradition that runs from Giotto to Rivera. Though his art could not
have been more public, Walker maintained a low profile during his
working life and virtually withdrew from the public eye after his
retirement in 1989. Author Jeff W. Huebner met Walker in 1990 and
embarked on a series of insightful interviews in 2008. Those
meetings form the basis of Walls of Prophecy and Protest, the story
of Walker's remarkable life and the movement that he inspired.
Featuring thirty-five color images of Walker's work, this handsome
edition reveals the artist who was the primary figure behind
Chicago's famed Wall of Respect and who created numerous murals
that depicted African American historical figures; protested social
injustice; and centered imagination, love, respect, and community
accountability.
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