Street Artists: The Complete Guide

by Eleanor Mathieson, Xavier A. Tápies, Glenn Arango (Photographer)

Comprehensive, compact, and international, this guide to the best street artists gathers more than 250 images from the top creative talents of a vibrant and multi-layered art scene. Details on each artist include a biography, a summary of their style, and a look at how their work has evolved. Ultimately, this visually rich and informative guide will enable readers to not only recognize but also decode the work of every street artist featured. While urbanites are reading the artworks on the streets around them, students, artists, and designers will find an inspirational source book of cutting edge graphics.

Genres: Art, Art and Photography, Street Art, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Ms. D · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've had this book at home for a little while but only looked through it yesterday, after having seen Exit Through The Gift Shop (a great 'documentary' by Banksy). I'm pretty sure that the movie itself is a prank, that the main character, MBW, is a creation. But, this book, published in 2009, does have a section on MBW. Hmmm...

[Diz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good introduction to famous street artists in the world. Each artist has 2-6 pages depending on how famous they are. About half of the pages for each artist are devoted to showing examples of their work. There are a lot of beautiful examples listed here. The only downside is that this was published in 2012, which is ancient in the world of street art.

[Shreya]

to read, not buy it, isn't that the point? that art belongs to and should be seen by everyone?

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Comprehensive list, though a bit over-zealous about the brilliance of the movement and every practitioner