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A Who's Who Of Worldwide Stencil Graffiti Art
This is a great art book! It's a worldwide who's who of stencil graffiti artists Beautiful full color photos cover every page showing murals by the likes of Banksy, Jef Aerosol, Logan Hicks, Swoon, and hundreds more. There's work by over 350 artists. Some of my favorite stuff is by people like Scott Williams who is well known around San Francisco but whose lush work really needs to be seen on a larger scale. The book is not only filled with big name artists but great local finds. The pages are dense with images and a variety of styles. Highly recommended.
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September 2, 2008
(San Francisco) | Helpful Votes: 23 | Rating: 5
Product Description
“More street artists are turning to stencil art’s speed, efficiency, and neatness as a means of expression. All it takes is a piece of cardboard, an X-Acto knife, and a can of spray paint to pose an idea or tell a story with the potential to change the gait of pedestrians and make them stop and think.”—San Francisco Weekly
Without a doubt, stencils are the fastest, easiest, and cheapest method for painting an image on a wall, a sidewalk, or practically anywhere. Stencil Nation focuses on the unexpected mix of this lively, accessible medium—from famous artists including Banksy to international street stencils and gallery shows—to reveal engaging aspects of an intentionally secretive creative community.
With dynamically illustrated perspectives from the niches of the art form, female artists, documentarians, and the growing online community of the international scene are featured in this fresh collection of photographs and essays curated by StencilArchive.org’s founder, Russell Howze. New artists, often utilizing stencil art in unconventional ways, are also featured.
Stencil Nation also represents the art of lesser-known urban scenes, including Poland, Romania, and Israel. Additionally, Stencil Nation builds upon previous published works to give the most extensive and up-to-date history of stencil art, as well as how-to tips from the artists themselves.
Russell Howze is the curator of StencilArchive.org. He lives in San Francisco.
Stenciling 101
Good overview of stenciling as an art expression, highlighting with dexterity its primary urban nature without leaving aside other broad areas it covers.The volume works well as an stenciling 101, with generic sections highlighting some historic aspects, albeit sometimes with a slightly unbalanced sense of priorities or omissions in the timeline. The few texts are fairly well taken care of, and cogent. A good selection of testimonials ranging from artists narrating their motivation, to documentarians talking about their work, as well as some good basic technical tips, offer a good narrative to expose general aspects of the medium.While the book may lack a specific methodical sampling and a deeper critical/analytical aspect, it is quite recommendable as an effective snapshot of the topic, and hints at the praiseworthy labor that the [...] is set to accomplish.
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September 1, 2010
(Washington, DC More often than not.) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 4
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