false 165053 3 Ever since anonymous spray-can art began appearing on city walls in New York and Philadelphia in the late 1960s, graffiti has been a ubiquitous presence in the urban landscape, its artists largely unsung heroes. As hip-hop culture spread from America, graffiti became a worldwide phenomenon, emerging in the 1980s as the symbolic artistic language of young people everywhere and one of the most potent influences on youth-oriented marketing and design. With more than 2,000 illustrations by over 150 artists from all over the world and interviews with many of them, this visually arresting book is the most comprehensive survey of graffiti art ever published.<br><br>Today's young graffiti artists incorporate a variety of mediums-including stickers, stencils, oils, acrylics, and oil-based chalk-as well as an ever-expanding range of social commentary. This evolution in style and subject matter has earned graffiti the respect of the art world and guaranteed its long-lasting influence on art, graphic design, and style around the world. Great fun for graffiti and pop-culture buffs, the book is also an essential reference work for anyone involved in the visual arts today. AUTHOR BIO: Nicholas Ganz (also known as Keinom, his pen name) is a graffiti artist who has traveled around the world to gather material for this book. He lives in Essen, Germany. Tristan Manco is a graphic artist and director of Bristol-based Tijuana Design. He is the author of <I>Stencil Graffiti</I> and <I>Street Logos. </I> 159363 26 10 2004 Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents total:192|5:100|4:65|3:25|2:2|1:0| 192 839 245 21 5 0 false false Mon Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Sep 17 09:00:31 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 09:03:14 -0700 2008 alot more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 10 08:08:30 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 06:36:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 17:15:45 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 17:19:55 -0800 2008 1
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