The world-renowned graffiti artist KET brings together another 100 awe-inspiring and extraordinary examples of urban art from around the world. Street Art is a great introduction and the perfect companion for anyone excited by this imaginative and highly prevalent art form.
Graffiti or "street art" has been a significant art form for more than 20 years, altering and shaping the urban landscape from Tokyo to Paris, Los Angeles to Sydney, Belfast to Berlin. Ever-changing and evolving, its anonymous, transient nature means it literally can appear one day and disappear the next. Yet out of this shifting mass of spray paint, some true stars have emerged—artists such as Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Banksy—as well as countless unsung heroes who have taken the form to new heights. This book is a celebration of the endless creativity of the medium, featuring 100 glossy photos of groundbreaking graffiti from around the world, and including an introduction by the editor, Ket. It is a perfect introduction to the subject for anyone excited by this most vibrant and democratic of art forms.
Urban Art Legends is the perfect companion for anyone wanting to learn more about the vibrant, exciting and constantly evolving art form of street art.
KurzbeschreibungAfter the great international success of the first Graffiti Tattoo book, the authors Alain Ket Maridueña and Don Stone Karl ventured out to discover many more artists across the globe, that merge those two vivid art forms. Graffiti Tattoo 2 is the biggest and most informative tattoo book that documents the transition that graffiti writers are increasingly making into the tattoo world. Since the 70s graffiti artists have made the leap to become muralists, fashion designers, art directors, and as of late tattoo artists. Similar to the graffiti movement in which the artists battle with one another in the public eye to be the best and most respected, the same goes within the tattoo world. These spray paint technicians with their color mastery and wild styles are making a splash worldwide and changing the face of the tattoo business using a language filled with graffiti style burners and characters that are a departure from the standard tribal design and sailor styles. While the first book allowed a rare glimpse into this movement, this much larger successor provides a full-blown compendium of these fantastic burners on skin. Join us in celebrating the artwork of the best artists who have made the transition from the streets to the tattoo shops around the world, including Blen167, Chucho, Franz Jager, Kaves, Jason Kundell, Logan, Norm, Sabe, and many others.