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Author
Publisher
St Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
While hiding from the limelight, Banksy has made himself into one of the world's best-known living artists. His pieces have fetched millions of dollars at prestigious auction houses. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his film Exit Through the Gift Shop. Once viewed as vandalism, his work is now venerated; fans have gone so far as to dismantle the walls that he has painted on for collection and sale.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Next: A Primer in Urban Painting is a documentary exploration of graffiti-based visual art as a world culture. The filmmaker profiles the art form in nine countries including USA, Canada, France, Holland, Germany, England, Spain, Japan and Brazil. A combination of verite moments and interviews with painters, "writers", designers, documentarians and other participants within the subculture, the film conveys the dynamism and creative brilliance of this...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
From the startlingly distinctive achievements of the internationally renowned twin-brother painters Os Gemeos to the visual powers of the ubiquitous daredevil pichadores, Brazil's graffiti captivates with entirely fresh ideas, techniques and messages. Whether one's taste is for the extraordinary creative extremes generated amid urban deprivation or for crafted murals at their most elaborate, Graffiti Brasil offers both stunning photography and in-depth...
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Banksy is a world-famous graffiti artist who secretly spray paints pictures on streets and walls while no one is watching! His works are often about politics, war, and other important things, but he also likes to paint rats. Rats scurry around and hide,often creating a bit of a stir, just like he does! Millions of people know his work but no one really knows who Bansky is - his true identity is a secret"--
7) Infamy
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This intense journey is focused on six American graffiti artists . With brutal honesty, humor, and charisma, these people reveal why they are willing to risk everything to spray-paint their cities.
Author
Publisher
Gingko Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Photographer Ray Mock takes you along on his exciting hunt for new Banksy work during the famous 'Better Out Than In' project. This personal narrative offers a day-by-day account of Banksy's first New York residency, chronicling works that include 'Sirens of the Lambs' and the Central Park stand at which original works by Banksy were sold for only $60.
9) Unfadeable
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--
10) Twist
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eighteen-year-old Twist, one of the most daring street artists in London, does not have much, but when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom.
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"The Art of Urban Sketching is both a comprehensive guide and a showcase of location drawings by artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel. Authored by the founder of the nonprofit organization Urban Sketchers, this beautiful 320-page volume explains urban sketching within the context of a long historical tradition and how it is being practiced today. With profiles of leading practitioners and discussions of the benefits...
13) Shadowman
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Official documentary about '80s street art pioneer Richard Hambleton, known as the godfather of street art. This plunges viewers into the chaotic life of a forgotten artist, from early fame as a painter and denizen of the Lower East Side through his struggles with heroin, to his surprising comeback as street art exploded to become one of the most popular and lucrative art movement in the world.
14) Finding Mighty
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Along the train lines north of New York City, twelve-year-old neighbors Myla and Peter search for the link between Myla's necklace and the disappearance of Peter's brother, Randall. Thrown into a world of parkour, graffiti, and diamond-smuggling, Myla and Peter encounter a band of thugs who are after the same thing as Randall. Can Myla and Peter find Randall before it's too late, and their shared family secrets threaten to destroy them all?"--
15) Off the wall
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Missing the city life, a young girl starts to feel a sense of belonging in her new town when she discovers vibrant graffiti splashed throughout the neighborhoods, proving street art can be found everywhere--as well as a sense of home.
Author
Series
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Derek Fallon has expanded his taste in cartoons to the world of manga and anime. Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek has fun learning about all the cool aspects of ninja culture. When someone starts vandalizing their school with graffiti of a mischievous troll-like figure, these ninjas-in-training are convinced they'll be able to crack the case. But it turns out that being a ninja is a lot more work than they thought, and this...
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