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Hall of Fame
  • Language: en

Hall of Fame

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012
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  • Publisher: Unknown

The birthplace of the style writing school of graffiti is New York City. This is the place where young writers first began to transform letters from simple tags on a wall to elaborate masterpieces of colorful and camoflauged letters embellished with characters that depicted friends and heroes alike. By the 1980s the artwork was quickly destroyed by authorities and the artists seeking to preserve some of their works took hold of schoolyards around the city to paint grander works. It was a no-nonsense approach to save their art form and spread their fame to the local kids. The most famous of these schoolyards is located in East Harlem on 106th street and Park Avenue and it became known as the ...

Graffiti Tattoo 2
  • Language: en

Graffiti Tattoo 2

Survey of international artists that merge these two vivid art forms: graffiti art and tattoo. Documenting the transition that graffiti writers are increasingly making into the tattoo world, this is #2 in this definitive series. Since the 70s, graffiti artists have made the leap to become muralists, fashion designers, art directors, and now late tattoo artists. Similar to the graffiti movement, in which the artists battle with one another in the public eye to be the best and most respected, the same competitive spirit holds within the tattoo world. These tattoos are a language filled with graffiti style burners and characters that are a departure from the standard tribal design and sailor styles. While the first book allowed a rare glimpse into this movement, this much larger successor provides a full-blown compendium of these fantastic burners on skin. Includes the work of Blen167, Chucho, Franz Jager, Kaves, Jason Kundell, Logan, Norm, Sabe, and many others.

Ghost
  • Language: en

Ghost

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Ghost was one of the last kings of the New York City train writing era. He experimented with traditional letter styles until developing his own loose, funky and psychedelic letters. Today he exhibits his work in galleries worldwide. This book collects some of his pieces.

Shirt Kings
  • Language: en

Shirt Kings

  • Categories: Art

Jamaica, Queens, New York in the mid 1980s. Rappers, celebrities and hip hop fans came from all over the city to get their own customized T-shirt by the Shirt Kings. The style traveled all over the world through record covers and music videos, and the Shirt Kings designs soon became synonymous with hip hop and the culture of making something out of nothing. Shirt Kings: Pioneers of Hip Hop Fashion looks at the early days of street wear through the lens of the pioneering group of artistic entrepreneurs known as the Shirt Kings. By adapting the graffiti skills from the trains and spray cans to shirts and airbrush they created a new look for a new generation. Edwin PHADE Sacasa is a founding artist of the group and it is through his archives that we are transported to the 1980s in New York City where the fashion was loud, colorful, and filled with cartoon imagery. But not just any cartoon imagery for the cartoons where urbanized. Mickey Mouse with a Fila suit, Casper the Friendly Ghost w

Graffiti Planet
  • Language: en

Graffiti Planet

  • Author(s): KET
  • Categories: Art

Graffiti Planet is a collection of work from various artists that celebrates the endless creativity of the medium, and of the artists themselves. Graffiti or 'street art' has become a significant art form in the last twenty years and, ever controversial, has transformed urban landscapes all over the world. Featuring 100 glossy photos of groundbreaking graffiti and including an introduction from Ket, a legend on the graffiti scene, Graffiti Planet is a great introduction and the perfect companion for anyone excited by this most vibrant and democratic of art forms. Graffiti Planet showcases work by the following artists among others: Can2 - Munich Bates - Copenhagen Banksy - London Loomit - Germany CES?- The Bronx, New York Os Gemeos - Sao Paolo Sento - Hawaii T-Kid - The Bronx, New York

American Graffiti Coloring Book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 52

American Graffiti Coloring Book

  • Categories: Art

In the American Graffiti Coloring Book, more than 45 of America's most prominent graffiti writers have provided the initial outlines - now it is up to you to give them color! With full pages devoted to the artwork, each spread becomes its own unique full color piece of art as you go along filling out the pages, and there is plenty of room for the small details. American Graffiti Coloring Book is printed on marker friendly paper. Use your markers and color-in on both sides of the page with no risk of the ink bleeding through. This coloring book is an excellent way to release your creativity, whether you are new to graffiti or an experienced artist. Explore the medium, be creative, make an imp...

Rockin' It Suckers: New York City's Most Wanted Graffiti Vandals
  • Language: en

Rockin' It Suckers: New York City's Most Wanted Graffiti Vandals

  • Categories: Art

New York in the 1980s was a city tormented by violent crime. But despite the violence some found room for creativity. Hip hop culture was in full bloom and a group of young graffiti artists became famous for their determination to keep the subway trains colourful despite the city's zero-tolerance policy towards graffiti. They became known as the infamous RIS crew, waging a war with the city's authorities. As a result, they took over New York with style, becoming one of the world's most influential graffiti crews. This is their story.

Fresh Paint NYC
  • Language: en

Fresh Paint NYC

  • Categories: Art

Over 400 eye-popping photos provide a decade-long tour of graffiti in New York City. Walls, trucks, and subway cars are featured with graffiti by the crews X-Men, KD, TNB, 156, RIS, AOK, TC-5, FAME CITY, COD, XTC, TFP, MCI, IF, DYM, 718, TD4, SMART, TATS CRU, FLY-ID, GFR, AKB, and many more. Because New York City has made a concerted effort to remove graffiti from the city, the images captured here will never be seen again. Walls were repainted and some buildings were demolished, keeping graffiti crews working fast to keep ahead of the trend. The author worked even faster to capture their ephemeral efforts. If you have a fascination with urban life and colorful expression, this book is definitely for you.

The History of American Graffiti
  • Language: en

The History of American Graffiti

  • Categories: Art

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Vandal Squad
  • Language: en

Vandal Squad

Former member of the Vandal Squad - a New York police unit devised to protect the subway from hardcore crime and vandalism - Joseph Rivera recounts the days and nights spent in pursuit of the city's most notorious vandals. As the only book on graffiti told from the side of the law, it gives the reader new perspective on the fast-paced cat and mouse tales, presented alongside professional disregard within the department. Featuring unseen images and stories of graffiti's infamous Top 40, this is an unprecendented look at graffiti from the other side of the game.