Street art, graffiti

Street art je fenoménem, který si postupně získává pevné místo mezi moderními uměleckými směry. Není třeba chodit za ním do galerií – je přístupný každému, kdo prochází městy s otevřenýma očima. Vykročte do ulic světových metropolí a seznamte se s nejznámějšími světovými streetartisty, například Banksym, … Zobraziť viac info ►

Classic graffiti lettering and experimental typographical forms lie at the heart of street culture and have long inspired designers in many different fields. But graffiti artists, who tend to paint the same letters of their tag again and again, rarely design complete alphabets. Claudia Walde has spent over two years collecting alphabets by 154 artists from … Zobraziť viac info ►

Whether it takes the form of ephemeral graffiti or great frescoes--mural paintings are the ultimate freedom of expression, an ancient craft that reflects all the whispers and cries of our world. From Philadelphia to Johannesburg, from Santiago de Chile to Jerusalem, from Mumbai to Gdansk, the walls of our cities show all the doubts, fears, fights, violence, … Zobraziť viac info ►

"Street Art is by far the most controversial art form of our times. It takes place in the street, far away from galleries and at the verge of legality. Nevertheless or maybe because of this, it fascinates and is developing into an art form that increasingly gains acceptance. The sprayed or glued pictures that can be found primarily in big cities on house walls … Zobraziť viac info ►

"Street Art is by far the most controversial art form of our times. It takes place in the street, far away from galleries and at the verge of legality. Nevertheless or maybe because of this, it fascinates and is developing into an art form that increasingly gains acceptance. The sprayed or glued pictures that can be foundprimarily in big cities on house walls … Zobraziť viac info ►

The latest in our super-successful Stickerbomb line of books, Stickerbomb XL takes it to the next level, with large format and vinyl stickers. Stickers are an essential part of the street art movement. Inexpensive and easy to produce, they act as a kind of informal business card for some graffiti writers, and a quick and effective promotional tool … Zobraziť viac info ►

The 2000s proved a turning point for the skateboard and its relationship to art. Previously restricted to practical use, the skate deck left the pavement to appear on the walls of galleries and auction houses. Such was the advent of an entirely new contemporary art movement, laconically baptised Skate Art. From silk-screening to Posca markers, from repurposing … Zobraziť viac info ►

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 … Zobraziť viac info ►

What is behind the tidal wave of street art that is sweeping through the cultural scene today? What are its artistic features, its codes, and its language? How has its production, which was originally exclusively centered in the urban space, invaded galleries, bringing with it real popularity for some artists? These are some of the questions that Magda Danysz, … Zobraziť viac info ►

This is street art - on an international scale. Lou Chamberlin travelled from Warsaw to London, Tokyo to New York, Melbourne to Santiago in search of the world's most interesting and intriguing street art and the artists behind these walls. Her photographs capture these works at a moment in time, documenting and celebrating the ever-changing street art … Zobraziť viac info ►

From the publishers behind Banksy's mega-selling Wall and Piece, comes the fully-illustrated, beautifully presented book by feted London street artist, Stik. Stik first came to notoriety as an underground street artist who painted life-size stick figures during the night around London's East End. As a firm believer in the right to protest, the freedom … Zobraziť viac info ►

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From the OBEY Giant posters to Banksy's stencils and from iconic bubble letter tags to mosaic space invaders, street art is omnipresent. Graffiti and street art have long been part of our visual culture, from their origins in ancestral caves to New York City's subway walls. This book covers all aspects of an art form that is often underappreciated, ephemeral, … Zobraziť viac info ►

In the late 1970s, New York City was bankrupt, dirty and dangerous. Born on these grimy streets, graffiti rapidly made its mark. Here, twelve legendary graffiti writers the original subway artists whose creative genius fuelled the earliest flowering of the movement give first-person accounts of their experiences. Individually interviewed for this book by … Zobraziť viac info ►

Japan has always been a breeding ground for innovative approaches to Western traditions, such as cinema and baseball. Another example includes graffiti, which covers the buildings and walls of Japan's largest cities, as well as the more rural areas. While graffiti in Japan shares many of the same characteristics with examples from other parts of the world, … Zobraziť viac info ►

Dieses Buch enthält eine weitgefächerte Zusammenstellung von Grafitti der fünfzig besten internationalen Künstler aus Städten wie Los Angeles, Tokio, New York, London oder Singapur. … Zobraziť viac info ►

Brilliant successor to the original and highly successful Mural Art, this second edition further underlines the theory that art is a form of expression that should not be restricted or limited in any way. These remarkable paintings in public places express human feelings such as protest, passion, resistance, tenderness and violence, all of which are connected … Zobraziť viac info ►

Featured in Esquire Magazine and Time Out! Graffiti gets a bad name, but it's not just doom and gloom in a spray can - it can be used to make people feel good. Curated by street-art blogger Jenny Foulds, Happy Graffiti is funny, poignant, sometimes a little bit rude, and guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Happy Graffiti contains 120 … Zobraziť viac info ►

Graffiti School is the worlds first fully illustrated graffiti coursebook for college use. It opens with an exploration of graffiti's background and history, from Pompeii to the Hip Hop revolution to the present day, as well as how to stay on the right side of the law. It then introduces modern-day graffiti media and terminology, going on to conduct the reader … Zobraziť viac info ►

Some of the most outrageous graffiti art in the world barrels through the city of London in a blur of color. These moving canvases and the people who create the dubs or burners are the subject of an electrifying collection of images by photographer Jete Swami. As a teenager, he hung out in sidings and soon learned to paint trains, all the while taking … Zobraziť viac info ►

1,000 Ideas for Graffiti and Street Art is a showcase of urban art suitable for artists of any medium, designers, and other creative artists looking for urbanstyle inspiration for their visual work. A visual catalog, it is both a practical, inspirational handbook and a coffee-table conversation piece. Graffiti and street artists-rebellious … Zobraziť viac info ►

Tectum's illustrated Bible series gets another welcome addition with this new volume fully dedicated to street art. Graffiti exists in all shapes and sizes - from stencil and sticker art to old-school spray painting. It appears on bridges, walls and pavements and nowadays in art galleries! This book contains no text but more than 450 amazing colour photographs … Zobraziť viac info ►

Stencil Republic is a pure celebration of the art of the stencil. The 20 stencils featured, printed on perforated card stock so that they can be cut out and used, have been created by international artists from across the street art scene, from the old masters to the new kids on the block. The laser cutting process used to create the stencils allows the … Zobraziť viac info ►

"Stickerbomb Monsters" features an extensive assortment of fantastic and scary monster designs. Including weird and wonderful creatures ranging from zombies and ghosts to spaghetti monsters and love bugs, the stickers are fun for everyone to play with, and to use to create their very own beastly collections. Selected artists include: Vladimir Stankovic, Alex … Zobraziť viac info ►

For someone who shuns the limelight by concealing his real name, never showing his face and never giving interviews except by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. In his home town of Bristol, in Los Angeles, in London, in New York, where there is a Banksy exhibition there is always a queue - often three hours long. His book of his art, Wall and Piece, … Zobraziť viac info ►

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Graffiti Art has blazed a trail across the world, with amazing examples visible in every modern city, but its pioneers were the New Yorkers who painted whole subway cars. For a few years in the 1970s and 80s, their creations made New Yorks subway system a unique, constantly evolving gallery of a new art form-a visual counterpoint to hip-hop … Zobraziť viac info ►

Banksy túlzás nélkül korszakos jelentőségű alkotó: ő az, aki a graffitit végérvényesen a képzőművészeti kánon részévé tette. Szatirikus, politikai-társadalmi indíttatású művei többnyire a helyzetkomikumra és a meghökkentésre építenek. De nem állnak meg itt: a hagyományos jelentések kifordításával … Zobraziť viac info ►

El Street Art convierte las calles de las grandes ciudades en exposiciones de arte al aire libre, produciendo un importante impacto socio-cultural que permite una comunicación más universal, pues personas que nunca antes habían pisado un museo quedan absorbidas por esta macro-exposición artística. En las páginas de este libro encontraremos todo tipo de … Zobraziť viac info ►

Kniha o vizuálním stylu českých subkultur. Kniha vznikla pod vedením Vladimira 518 a ve fotkách a textech představuje aktuální podobu pražských komunit od hip hopu a hardcore, přes gotiky a neohippies, až po motorkáře, fanoušky tuningu či milovníky japonské popkultury. Jejich vizuální a životní styl mapuje … Zobraziť viac info ►

Omalovánka - nejlepší writeři vytvořili obrysy a vy vybíráte barvy. Omalovánka graffiti je trochu jiná zábava pro děti i dospělé. Obsahuje kresby známých writerů jako je Skil, Nug, Egs a Bates. In The Graffiti Coloring Book, sixty of Scandinavia’s best graffiti writers have provided the outlines. You choose the colors. The … Zobraziť viac info ►

Nový dětský fenomén od společnosti Chapman Ent. Ltd. UK – tvůrců Bořka stavitele. Televizní seriál vytvořený klasickou a počítačovou animací, vysílán na Minimax TV, je nejrychleji rostoucí značka pro chlapce ve věku 2 – 6 let v Evropě. V roce 2008 byla licence prodána do většiny evropských zemí, USA a Austrálie … Zobraziť viac info ►