This groundbreaking book gets up close and personal to show how two urban styles have melded together. Graffiti and tattoos are now firmly entrenched as mainstream art forms. Over the past few decades, these raw products of street culture have converged in a unique visual aesthetic definitively documented for the first time in this compelling and inspirational book. Famed graffiti tattoo artist Kaves and tattoo documentarian Billy Burke introduce, one by one, the masters of graffiti tattoo art, their personal stories, and their diverse handiwork. Each chapter contains an in-depth profile, a personal statement, and fascinating photos of studios and clients. Readers will learn about the "skin graffiti" process, view brilliant "flash" drawings (design sketches for patrons to choose from), and come away with a new understanding of and appreciation for an art form that transforms the human body into the ultimate canvas for self-expression.
About The Author
Michael "Kaves" McLeer is a world-renowned graffiti artist and musician turned tattooist. Having left his mark, literally, on the New York City transit system from the age of ten, Kaves eventually turned his attention to legal art in the form of tattooing and fine art as well as acting. He has created original pieces for companies such as Nike, Adidas, and Jaguar and for the Beastie Boys and Metallica, not to mention the 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau wine lable for Georges duboeuf. He owns and operates Brooklyn Made Tattoo in his hometown of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, from which he exports all of his unique work.
Skin Graf: Masters Of Graffiti Tattoo
Piecebook Reloaded- Rare Graffiti Drawings- 1985-2005- USED
Like its critically celebrated predecessor, Piecebook Reloaded mimics the actual sketchbooks graffiti artists have drawn in and passed around for years. Featuring more than fifty renowned artists, including Reas, IZ the Wiz, Doc TC5, Veefer, Revolt, Pure, Abby, Ces, Part, Ket, Cope 2, Stem and more, Piecebook Reloaded tells the tale of graffiti’s evolution, from adrenalin-fueled street game to acceptance into the gallery world and corporate appropriation. From the mid-1980s through the first decade of the new century, distinctive styles pioneered by generations past took different shapes as new kids stepped up with spray cans in hand, taking what their "forebombers" created to heights never imagined. With paper stock identical to that of actual sketchbooks, as well as blank pages for readers to add their own masterpieces to the mix, Piecebook Reloaded delivers the same creative intimacy and honesty that fans of the art found in the first Piecebook’s pages.
Piecebook- The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers
This living history of the graffiti movement reproduces selections from the actual black books that graffiti artists use to perfect and share their work. Before it hits the wall, graffiti is often planned out in a black book - a common artist’s sketchbook sometimes called a “piece book” – “piece” being short for “masterpiece.” Well-worn and dog-eared, these books are used to develop and trade ideas with other graffiti writers, and they may end up being passed along from artist to artist, becoming unique records of creative expression. “Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers” chronicles the evolution of graffiti via images that weren’t intended for everyday people to see, focusing on the works of Germany City writers active from 1970s until the mid-1980s. Bold works from graffiti history’s most important sources or “seeds” - Zephyr, Dondi, Daze, CRASH, Lady Pink, T-Kid, CAP, and Ghost, among others - represent a dizzying array of techniques and styles.
€69,95Off the Wall: A Book of Bristol Graffiti
Photographs of some of Bristol's inventive, clever and sometimes brilliant graffiti!
From Bristol, the U.K. capital of street art, comes a snapshot of work found on the city Streets. The now-out-of-print best-seller Off The Wall is a ride round the city’s streets and alleys in pursuit of Bristol’s best new work and some old favourites. The result is an an eye-popping collection of inventive, burlesque, sardonic, funny and sometimes beautiful street art – captured on camera before it’s lost.
From Bristol, the U.K. capital of street art, comes a snapshot of work found on the city Streets. The now-out-of-print best-seller Off The Wall is a ride round the city’s streets and alleys in pursuit of Bristol’s best new work and some old favourites. The result is an an eye-popping collection of inventive, burlesque, sardonic, funny and sometimes beautiful street art – captured on camera before it’s lost.
Montana Writer Team
Graffiti bigshots Atom, Can 2, Kent (Germany) Dash (USA) and Smash 137 (Switzerland) travel the world to paint big productions and judge at graffiti contests (Write 4 Gold), powered by German spraycan brand Montana. Author Ruedione, one of the fouders of the spraycan brand, is a skilled photographer. He accompanies the artists on their travels and actions. The result are beautiful photos of the artists and their work. A book full of burners, bombings, commercial jobs, top notch stylewriting in countries like Italy, Germany, Russia, New York, Poland... Find out more about the team members by checking their personal pages, designed by the artists!
€39,95Hello our name is LastPlak
Lastplak is a group of around nine painters with different backgrounds and diverse skills. Their goal is to paint, no matter what surface, size or location. Their work can be found all over the world, but their homebase is Rotterdam, The Netherlands, so that's where most of their stuff can be seen.
A book about ten years of Lastplak. Ten people, tens of thousands of spray cans of paint and just as many promotions, stickers, templates and murals, it was time to bundle the work. Hello, our name is… is about the passion for making murals, sticker campaigns and the adventures they experienced. Hello, our name is… is a richly illustrated book that takes the reader through the history of Lastplak by means of many photos.
Hello, our name is Lastplak and we love to paint!
Lastplak started as a group of young people who - outside the official circuit around Rotterdam - appropriated Rotterdam with graffiti and sticker campaigns. A dozen of these stickers from that time decided to unite under the name Lastplak. Lastplak is a loose association, without rules but with solidarity and spontaneous actions. Lastplak became a well-known name in international urban art circles, because worldwide its members left behind guerrilla art. Lastplak's work can be seen outside of Rotterdam in St. Petersburg, Berlin and Los Angeles. After a number of years of pure stickers, Lastplak started painting. Sometimes on the street, sometimes indoors, sometimes illegally and sometimes on assignment. In this way the group eventually entered all kinds of cultural circuits. Lastplak has been around for ten years now and it is time for a book. This book is not only about the adventures of a special collective, but also about a crucial piece of art history of the most modern city in the Netherlands.
€64,95A book about ten years of Lastplak. Ten people, tens of thousands of spray cans of paint and just as many promotions, stickers, templates and murals, it was time to bundle the work. Hello, our name is… is about the passion for making murals, sticker campaigns and the adventures they experienced. Hello, our name is… is a richly illustrated book that takes the reader through the history of Lastplak by means of many photos.
Hello, our name is Lastplak and we love to paint!
Lastplak started as a group of young people who - outside the official circuit around Rotterdam - appropriated Rotterdam with graffiti and sticker campaigns. A dozen of these stickers from that time decided to unite under the name Lastplak. Lastplak is a loose association, without rules but with solidarity and spontaneous actions. Lastplak became a well-known name in international urban art circles, because worldwide its members left behind guerrilla art. Lastplak's work can be seen outside of Rotterdam in St. Petersburg, Berlin and Los Angeles. After a number of years of pure stickers, Lastplak started painting. Sometimes on the street, sometimes indoors, sometimes illegally and sometimes on assignment. In this way the group eventually entered all kinds of cultural circuits. Lastplak has been around for ten years now and it is time for a book. This book is not only about the adventures of a special collective, but also about a crucial piece of art history of the most modern city in the Netherlands.
Kacao77 Universes -USED
KACAO77 is a Berlin graffiti writer recognized the world over for his complex style, elaborate sketches and most notably his large scale trademark “graffiti comics” that depict super heroes and villains in a science fiction universe all their own, not unlike a hip hop Fantastic Planet.
The work is so elaborate he often spends weeks on each panel. Universes showcases exclusive, never before seen work of KACAO77 since 2001 including his comics, sketches, stunning wall pieces, and peeks inside his blackbook. KACAO77 is a jury member of the international graffiti battle WRITE4GOLD. A member of the Berlin crew GFA (Glorious Five Artists) he has collaborated with other major talents of the international graffiti scene including BATES, JAY1, and POET.
"When this book will come out, KACAO77 will set a new standard for outline sketches. I never saw ANYONE putting so much time into drawings like he does! (...)" BATES, Copenhagen, Denmark.
" (...) So to me KACAO77 is the ultramagnetic-fanatic-mechanic-energetic-still enthusiastic-and causin' no static-type of writer... The type of writer we need in the game these days (...)" SERCH, Netherlands.
"This is 2008,Europe.It's night time and while everyone out there seems be asleep,there's one draftsman working meticulously on a sketch which could not be more detailed. In his Berlin apartment, far away from any fad and fast pace, he has been in search of the optimum of a graffiti piece for 16 years now-the perfect symbiosis of letters,color,forms,characters and fantasy. Whether on paper or concrete, he'salways looking for the limit...even if this limit would be the sky. If the perfect graffiti piece existed,be sure he would try to find it. He's like driven by a motor,This is the story of the machine.These are the universes of KACAO77."SUNGOOD
€89,95The work is so elaborate he often spends weeks on each panel. Universes showcases exclusive, never before seen work of KACAO77 since 2001 including his comics, sketches, stunning wall pieces, and peeks inside his blackbook. KACAO77 is a jury member of the international graffiti battle WRITE4GOLD. A member of the Berlin crew GFA (Glorious Five Artists) he has collaborated with other major talents of the international graffiti scene including BATES, JAY1, and POET.
"When this book will come out, KACAO77 will set a new standard for outline sketches. I never saw ANYONE putting so much time into drawings like he does! (...)" BATES, Copenhagen, Denmark.
" (...) So to me KACAO77 is the ultramagnetic-fanatic-mechanic-energetic-still enthusiastic-and causin' no static-type of writer... The type of writer we need in the game these days (...)" SERCH, Netherlands.
"This is 2008,Europe.It's night time and while everyone out there seems be asleep,there's one draftsman working meticulously on a sketch which could not be more detailed. In his Berlin apartment, far away from any fad and fast pace, he has been in search of the optimum of a graffiti piece for 16 years now-the perfect symbiosis of letters,color,forms,characters and fantasy. Whether on paper or concrete, he'salways looking for the limit...even if this limit would be the sky. If the perfect graffiti piece existed,be sure he would try to find it. He's like driven by a motor,This is the story of the machine.These are the universes of KACAO77."SUNGOOD
Graffiti Planet 2
From Banksy to Blek le Rat, Os Gemeos to Mode2, graffiti is no longer just vandalism, it has become an urban art form and a unique form of expression. In "Graffiti Planet 2" Ket brings together more jaw-dropping examples of incredible graffiti from talented artists worldwide, which transform and enrich the urban landscape. Featuring one hundred glossy images and an introduction by Ket, the New York-based graffiti artist, "Graffiti Planet 2" is great gift for anyone who appreciates this modern art form. It showcases work by: Rosy - Switzerland; Os Gemeos - Brazil; Banksy - London; Side, Bye and Date - Denmark; Atome - Australia; Blek le Rat - Paris and Mode 2 - Paris/ London and many more. Gorgeously produced with more than 100 images, this is an up-close look at today’s most spectacular artists and their work.
Graffiti Malebog 2 (coloring book/ kleurboek)
Coloring book for kids and adults! Young and old all over the world love graffiti coloring books.
The Graffiti Malebog 2 covers a range of styles from naïve, playful lettering to razor-sharp wild styles. Cover artist is the legendary Copenhagen graffiti writer CMP. All illustrations are original artworks made by experienced graffiti kings worldwide.
The Graffiti Malebog 2 is the real thing – it’s not copying a graffiti “style”, it’s real graffiti.
This coloring book is an excellent way to start out in graffiti. Explore the medium, be creative, make an impact and immerse yourself in the world of graffiti. The coloring book offers a relaxing approach to coloring at the same time as it is an informative art collection.
Feat. Ewne, Cres, Move - Fushi, Come Out And Play- Slug One, Sacs-Cee, Fire For 1- TPN, Haks-Maer TPN, MRS, Craz, Rookie, Teis, Kast, Easy, Clean, Bates, Great, Shame, Skone, Gebis, Toms, Urban, Dais, Beass, Haks, Glock 193, Sotn, Rik, More, Theis1, Debs One, CMart, Kaos (Sweden), Kids on Dreams, Jaba (Belgium), Totem2 (USA), Egs (Finland), KanOne (Spain), MKer (Australia), Supe-Dirty-Law (France)...
€14,95The Graffiti Malebog 2 covers a range of styles from naïve, playful lettering to razor-sharp wild styles. Cover artist is the legendary Copenhagen graffiti writer CMP. All illustrations are original artworks made by experienced graffiti kings worldwide.
The Graffiti Malebog 2 is the real thing – it’s not copying a graffiti “style”, it’s real graffiti.
This coloring book is an excellent way to start out in graffiti. Explore the medium, be creative, make an impact and immerse yourself in the world of graffiti. The coloring book offers a relaxing approach to coloring at the same time as it is an informative art collection.
Feat. Ewne, Cres, Move - Fushi, Come Out And Play- Slug One, Sacs-Cee, Fire For 1- TPN, Haks-Maer TPN, MRS, Craz, Rookie, Teis, Kast, Easy, Clean, Bates, Great, Shame, Skone, Gebis, Toms, Urban, Dais, Beass, Haks, Glock 193, Sotn, Rik, More, Theis1, Debs One, CMart, Kaos (Sweden), Kids on Dreams, Jaba (Belgium), Totem2 (USA), Egs (Finland), KanOne (Spain), MKer (Australia), Supe-Dirty-Law (France)...
Graffiti Lexikon -USED
Title: Graffiti Lexikon
Author: Bernhard van Treeck
Paperback
Published:…
Author: Bernhard van Treeck
Paperback
Published:…
Dize Warmstyle Dizaster
This book is dedicated to the work of the Parisian writer Dize. His ability to draw simple styles and original tags, the diversity in his search for letters and his numerous collaborations in big scenes are reasons to focus on the talented writer. Inevasible and respected by his community, Dize practises both classical and innovative graffiti all at once, keeping the energy and the soul of the 70s pioneers who bombed the New York subway cars. This book details several aspects of his work in 3 parts. The first part, starting from his debut in 1989 to this year, shows his influences and evolution, from his first tags on the school desks to his fresh banging wildstyles. Dize’s important meetings and other events are displayed in full color pictures. The second part is focused on his production since the year 2000. A large and detailed view of his work from the last four years: tags, throw ups, pieces and “work in progress” pictures are commented upon and analysed by Dize and his partners. The last part displays his inside world, sketches, canvases, calligraphic and typographic experiences; a journey through the mind of a writer.
€34,95De Muur & andere spots. Graffiti in Almere
Almere has had a rich graffiti and youth culture since its inception. The publication 'De Muur and other spots. Graffiti in Almere' paints a picture of the development of graffiti in Almere from 1986 to 2008. The book contains interviews with and anecdotes of graffiti writers from Almere of the past 25 years, including TIMER / AIR, AGRES, FRIEK, LOEKIE, SPECS, MABE and 21 GRAMS. In addition, MC Raymzter, and (former) employees of the Almere police, the Municipality of Almere and Stichting De Schoor will also speak. De Muur is one of the important legal graffiti spots in Almere, an initiative of youth worker René Kempenaar (R.I.P.). Obviously attention for this place, but the book also contains a lot of (full color) photo material of graffiti that was made elsewhere in Almere.
€39,95Mr. Graffiti
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