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A guide to the art, artists, and culture of graffiti from the 1970s
to today, as told by the taggers themselves This major
co-publication with the Museum of Graffiti chronicles the worldwide
graffiti movement from its birth in the 1970s, through the street
and train painting of the 1980s, to its emergence as an artistic
genre admired in museums and sold at auction. With hundreds of
never-before-seen photographs of graffiti art from the 1970s to
today, many of which have been provided exclusively for this volume
by the artists themselves, the book gives an insider's view through
multiple interviews with celebrated graffiti artists, including
Roger Smith of Sane Smith, Hotboy Hert, DESA, Shirt King Phade,
RIME, MadC, Saber, AURA, and others. Told through essays, hundreds
of images, and interviews with the artists - both the underground
outlaws and the writers who went mainstream - The Wide World of
Graffiti will become the standard-bearer of the art form's history
and life today, a unique contribution from the first and only
museum dedicated to graffiti as an art form.
Recent global events, including the 'Arab Spring' uprisings, Occupy
movements and anti-austerity protests across Europe have renewed
scholarly and public interest in collective action, protest
strategies and activist subcultures. We know that social movements
do not just contest and politicise culture, they create it too.
However, scholars working within international politics and social
movement studies have been relatively inattentive to the manifold
political mediations of graffiti, muralism, street performance and
other street art forms. Against this backdrop, this book explores
the evolving political role of street art in Latin America during
the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It examines the
use, appropriation and reconfiguration of public spaces and
political opportunities through street art forms, drawing on
empirical work undertaken in Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina.
Bringing together a range of insights from social movement studies,
aesthetics and anthropology, the book highlights some of the
difficulties in theorising and understanding the complex interplay
between art and political practice. It seeks to explore 'what art
can do' in protest, and in so doing, aims to provide a useful point
of reference for students and scholars interested in political
communication, culture and resistance. It will be of interest to
students and scholars working in politics, international relations,
political and cultural geography, Latin American studies, art,
sociology and anthropology.
This theoretically and empirically grounded book uses case studies
of political graffiti in the post-socialist Balkans and Central
Europe to explore the use of graffiti as a subversive political
media. Despite the increasing global digitisation, graffiti remains
widespread and popular, providing with a few words or images a
vivid visual indication of cultural conditions, social dynamics and
power structures in a society, and provoking a variety of
reactions. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as
detailed interdisciplinary analyses of "patriotic," extreme-right,
soccer-fan, nostalgic, and chauvinist graffiti and street art, it
looks at why and by whom graffiti is used as political media and
to/against whom it is directed. The book theorises discussions of
political graffiti and street art to show different methodological
approaches from four perspectives: context, author, the work
itself, and audience. It will be of interest to the growing body of
literature focussing on (sub)cultural studies in the contemporary
Balkans, transitology, visual cultural studies, art theory,
anthropology, sociology, and studies of radical politics.
'A beautiful, deeply affecting and powerful marriage between art
and activism' - KHALED HOSSEINI, bestselling author of The Kite
Runner 'These are vital conversations. Everyone should eavesdrop on
them'- KAMILA SHAMSIE, author of award-winning bestseller Home Fire
Conversations From Calais is a global art movement that captures
moments between volunteers and refugees in poster form. Pasted on
our city walls these posters amplify marginalised voices and bear
witness to those who are often ignored. Features essay
contributions by Osman Yousefzada, Gulwali Passarlay, Nish Kumar,
Joudie Kalla, Waad Al-Kateab, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Ai Weiwei and
Inua Ellams. 'Showcases what the world so desperately needs more of
right now: heart, hope and humanity' - EMMA GANNON, author &
podcaster 'These conversations remind us that the only difference
between ourselves and anyone else is circumstance' - OLIVE GRAY,
actor
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Sketchbook
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Daniel Arsham; Edited by Larry Warsh
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Featuring never-before-seen drawings by the renowned contemporary
artist, a beautiful facsimile edition that reveals the working
process of an extraordinary creative mind Sketchbook reproduces
original working drawings and sketches by the contemporary American
artist and designer Daniel Arsham, whose work freely crosses the
boundaries of art, architecture, film, and design, and also speaks
to fans of pop culture, including sneakerheads, car enthusiasts,
and anime devotees. Spanning a decade and featuring previously
unpublished drawings by this highly skilled draftsman, this
beautifully produced facsimile edition provides an unprecedented,
intimate look at Arsham's working process, revealing a new side of
an extraordinary creative mind. Published in association with No
More Rulers
Around the world, tourists are drawn to visit murals painted on
walls. Whether heritage asset, legacy leftover, or contested art
space, the mural is more than a simple tourist attraction or
accidental aspect of tourism material culture. They express
something about the politics, heritage and identity of the
locations being visited, whether a medieval fresco in an Italian
church, or modern political art found in Belfast or Tehran. This
interdisciplinary and highly international book explores tourism
around murals that are either evolving or have transitioned as
instruments of politics, heritage and identity. It explores the
diverse messaging of these murals: their production,
interpretation, marketing and - in some cases - destruction. It
argues that the mural is more than a simple tourist attraction or
accidental aspect of tourism material culture. Murals and Tourism
will be valuable reading for those interested in cultural
geography, tourism, heritage studies and the visual arts.
Weird Yet Strange is a collection of the music art created by Danny
Garrett from the '70s and '80s in Austin, Texas, including artwork
for Armadillo World Headquarters, Antone's, Willie Nelson, Stevie
Ray Vaughan, and many other artists and venues. Garrett began
creating music art at the same time that such art began to
chronicle the establishment of the Austin music scene in the early
1970s. Over the course of the next two decades, Texas's capital
city became a world-renowned music mecca, and Austin music artists
played a vital role in capturing and sharing the vibrant culture
swelling within what would become the "Live Music Capital of the
World." Describing the evolution of the Austin music poster,
Garrett richly and poignantly details the history of the music,
musicians, and venues that brought the surprising harmony of "the
Austin sound" to a country otherwise polarized by antagonistic
cultural, social, and political perspectives.
From early 2009 to mid-2010, the Underbelly Project was the world's
best-kept urban art secret. This is the only book documenting the
project, during which the world's leading urban artists, such as
Swoon, Faile, Revok, and Lister, made late-night trips to an
abandoned New York City subway station, painting night after night
to transform the space into the largest underground art gallery in
the world.
When curators Workhorse and PAC declared the project finished,
there was no opening to show the work. In fact, the space's
location remains a secret kept by the MTA, which boarded up the
space, making it, like the cave of Lascaux, a time capsule for
future generations to discover.
The book includes three hundred photographs documenting the project
and the participating artists' stories of secret expeditions,
ranging from the hilarious to the suspenseful. With texts from
artists such as Dan Witz, Brian Campbell aka Elbow Toe, Jeff Soto,
Miya Ando, and Ron English, the result is an extraordinary
contribution to urban history and the annals of street art.
In The Art of XCOM 2, readers get a behind-the-scenes look at the
incredible concept art created for the new game and hear from key
developers and artists about the challenges, secrets, and rewards
of creating this landmark series. Also covered in the stunning book
will be the game's five new classes of resistance fighters and
their dynamic weapons, powerful new alien species and their
vehicles, and the brave new world of XCOM 2.
A wave of protest is in the air and on the walls! A new generation
of politicized artists, designers and communicators the world over
are using stencil art as an accessible yet powerful means of giving
voice to their ideas. The Stencil Graffiti Handbook sees Tristan
Manco back on the streets. Through an incomparable network of
street-art contacts, gained through over two decades of immersion
in the scene, Manco has scoured the globe to find the most
interesting street artists working today - those operating outside
of the mainstream market of 'Urban Art' and beneath the radar of
everyone but the true cognoscenti. Exploring the medium's
applications within grassroots activism as well as the contemporary
craft scene, Manco brings this thriving artform to light. Showing
both process and results, The Stencil Graffiti Handbook dives into
street art's essential elements - place, space, technique and
subject - before taking to the streets to see how, where and why
stencil graffiti is king. Also featuring studio visits with artists
and practical, step-by-step guidance via artist-led projects, with
specially commissioned instructional illustrations by the renowned
Colombian collective Instituto Bogotano de Corte, The Stencil
Graffiti Handbook is an unmissable education and inspiration for
anyone with an open mind and a rebellious spirit.
This safari will send students on an expedition that will result in
hours of good thinking and unbridled enthusiasm. As enthusiasm
soars so do the levels of thinking skills engaged. Students love
these deductive logic puzzles so much that they beg to do them,
little realizing that they are building important reading
comprehension and thinking skills. Teachers love these puzzles
because of their ease of use in multicurricular parallels and their
effortlessness in fitting into pullout programs of limited
duration. Each motivating puzzle includes an introduction with
student-related topics, clues, a grid, and an illustration. The
goal in Logic Safari is to hunt down the clues, sort, analyze, and
combine them into the correct solution. Each book represents an
ever-increasing challenge to students while scenarios remain fresh,
evoking renewed eagerness. The size of the grids is an indication
of difficulty. This is the second in a three-book series of
deductive logic puzzles. For alternate levels, see Logic Safari
Book 1 and Logic Safari Book 3. Grades 3-4
Bringing together a stunning array of antiwar, anti-Bush, and
anti-Blair graffiti from the United States, Canada, Europe, Middle
East, Japan, and Australia, this gritty, controversial collection
captures many unique images which have survived only a few hours
between execution and clean-up. Including a chronology of
opposition to the war organized by continent, and commentaries by
the graffiti artists themselves, this work constitutes an essential
record of political opposition since 9/11. Every major city is
featured, including London, New York City, Paris, Tokyo, Milan,
Baghdad, Tehran, Berlin, Munich, Marseilles, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne, and more.
A groundbreaking look at how Chicano graphic artists and their
collaborators have used their work to imagine and sustain
identities and political viewpoints during the past half century
The 1960s witnessed the rise of the Chicano civil rights movement,
or El Movimiento, and marked a new way of being a person of Mexican
descent in the United States. To call oneself Chicano-a formerly
derogatory term-became a political and cultural statement, and
Chicano graphic artists asserted this identity through their
printmaking and activism. !Printing the Revolution! explores the
remarkable legacy of Chicano graphic arts relative to major social
movements, the way these artists and their cross-cultural
collaborators advanced printmaking methods, and the medium's unique
role in shaping critical debates about U.S. identity and history.
From satire and portraiture to politicized pop, this volume
examines how artists created visually captivating graphics that
catalyzed audiences. Posters and prints announced labor strikes and
cultural events, highlighted the plight of political prisoners,
schooled viewers in Third World liberation movements, and, most
significantly, challenged the invisibility of Mexican Americans in
U.S. society. While screen printing was the dominant mode of
printmaking during the civil rights era, this book considers how
artists have embraced a wide range of techniques and strategies,
from installation art to shareable digital graphics. This book
shows how artists have used and continue to use graphic arts as a
means to engage the public, address social justice concerns, and
wrestle with shifting notions of the term Chicano. Lavishly
illustrated and featuring three double gatefolds, !Printing the
Revolution! presents a vibrant look at the past, present, and
future of an essential aspect of Chicano art. Exhibition Schedule
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC May 14-August 8,
2021 Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art
Museum, Washington, DC
Get started, get inspired, and get creating your own stunning
collage artworks. The ultimate accessible artform, collage is truly
for everyone. Stephanie Hartman, creator of Collage Club Ldn, takes
you through all the basics you'll need to create your own works of
collage. Learn how to find and choose materials, what tools you'll
need in your basic kit and how to get started on your artistic
journey. Simple warm-up exercises give you the confidence to
overcome the fear of the blank page, and more complex step-by- step
exercises will motivate you to push your practice to the next
level. Never be stuck for inspiration again, and discover a unique,
tactile and transformative artform that anyone can learn.
Classic Calligraphy for Beginners introduces the fundamental
techniques for mastering two classic calligraphic scripts,
Copperplate and Spencerian, plus easy-to-follow exercises and fun,
modern projects. Guided by instructions and illustrations by noted
calligraphy artist and teacher Younghae Chung, you will: Get a
detailed yet concise overview of tools, supplies, and terminology
Try out your materials with basic warm-ups and nib exercises Learn
the essential principles or strokes and create the lowercase and
uppercase letters of the featured scripts Take your letters to the
next level and add flourishes with confidence Explore brush pens
and non-flexible writing tools to emulate the look of calligraphy
on large-scale and unusual surfaces Reinforce core skills by
applying the scripts to a variety of simple, modern projects on
paper, wood, glass, fabric, and other surfaces, and get inspiring
tips on how to add beautiful details that lend a modern touch Find
sample guide sheets for Copperplate, Spencerian, and brush
calligraphy Discover the timeless beauty of calligraphy with
Classic Calligraphy for Beginners.
Richard Hambleton (1954 2017) was a Canadian artist known for his
pioneering street art. He was a surviving member of a group that
emerged from the New York City art scene during the booming art
market of the 1980s, which also included his close friends Keith
Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. As a conceptual artist, Hambleton
s early work instal-lations titled Image Mass Murder from 1976 1979
were secretly placed onto streets in over 15 cities, depicting
chalk-body outlines and blood-splattered crime scenes of what
appeared to be victims. This theme of a prevailing violence, fear,
and morbid curiosity elicited surprise and anxiety from its
unsuspecting viewers. In the early 1980s, Hambleton created his
most iconic Shadow Man works artfully splattered ominous shadowy
figures on unexpected street corners, walls, and alleys that
startled viewers into a visceral awareness that the city was still
a dangerous place. This book features over 200 images including his
early Shadow Man canvas paintings, as well as photographs of his in
situ street work, a selection of his Marlboro rodeo horse
silhouettes, and his Beautiful Paintings series of landscapes and
seascapes, alongside other works on paper; behind-the-scenes studio
shots; personal, unseen photographs of the artist; and
inspirational imagery. Hambleton was renowned for influencing
artists such as Banksy, Blek le Rat, and Shepard Fairey. This
arresting, one-of-a-kind book will appeal to those interested in
visual arts, street art, graffiti, and art history.
The newest game in the franchise, Assassin's Creed (R) Odyssey,
takes players on an epic voyage through history. The Art of
Assassin's Creed Odyssey collates hundreds of concept arts,
including sketches, final paintings, and 3D renders, alongside
in-depth commentary from the artists and developers, representing
the ultimate insight into the design processes behind the game. (c)
2017 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin's Creed,
Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft
Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.
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A User's Manual
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Jiri Kolar; Translated by Ryan Scott
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Popular artist Denyse Klette is back with another intricate, whimsical coloring book, Zendoodle Coloring Presents: Birds in the Forest. Let your imagination take flight in stunning color!
Delight in the fine art of coloring while you dance among flower-filled treetops with dozens of charismatic parrots, expressive owls, and colorful cockatoos. Imagine their cheerful chirps as you float along meandering rivers and nap on vine-wrapped branches with contented bears.
Lose yourself in the playful beauty of each hand-illustrated scene while you bring color and life to Birds in the Forest!
- Wander through a sanctuary of quirky birds with more than 60 enchanting illustrations
- Keep an eye out for mischievous friends from other coloring adventures
- Apply your artistic touch to each charming creature and peaceful scene
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