mr ailsbury Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 I've just been looking through a couple of my graffiti books, (wall and piece, Street Logos) and i've decided I need more of these in my life Can anyone recommend any good photography, art/graffiti, graphic type books for me to purchase? book name + why its so good, that kind of thing cheers guyssss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hitcher Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Supply and Demand - Shepard Fairey. Are you just looking for graf style books or actual graphic design, like trying to learn about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr ailsbury Posted January 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Just books showcasing artists work, with comments/quotes from them. than kinda thing. Edited January 31, 2010 by mr ailsbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hitcher Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Fair enough. That Supply and Demand book is amazing, all about Shepard Fairey, who does the OBEY Giant Campaign. Some amazing work and a lot of information about him and his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr ailsbury Posted January 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Yeah thats the sort of stuff i'm after, didn't really explain what I want to well lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Street Sketchbook- Is basically a look into the sketchbooks of a load of the top Graffers/Street Artists/General urban inspired style artists. Has interviews with them and then sketchbook pages etc, as well as other work. Is generally just a really nice book in the way it's put together as well. Outsiders- Compiled by Steve Lazarides. He owns Lazarides gallery which was one of the first street art/graff galleries in London and generally helped Street Art become what it is today by pushing loads of unknown artists to the limelight, he's Banksy's agent among others. This books just a collection of artists he rates with their work and some words etc. The Art of Rebellion- Another really nice book that features loads of good artists and also explores some of the ideals and history behind Street Art and graff. Concrete 2 Canvas (theres a number 1 and number 2)- All about Skateboarders art, it's pretty well known that skateboarding has a massive link to Graff and Street art and the skate scene is where alot of artists come from so these are well worth a look. Fuzz One- Is more the autobiography of Fuzz One (one of the original New York graff heads who was a king by the age of 13, and had been shot at, beaten up, jumped etc about a million times before that) than an actual art book but well worth a read and features looaaddss of rare photos of his old dubs and childhood photos etc. Inkflow- Really cool book which basically gives a page or 2 to loads of street artists (although this book's all illustration) for some of their work and then a short bio/interview with them. You should buy it cos I'm in it Concrete Canvas- The first version of Inkflow. We Were Here- Same guys and idea as Inkflow and Concrete Canvas, but this one is all street work whereas the other 2 are illustration based. Features loadsa stencil/sticker/can artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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