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Synopsis
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.
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“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.
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Way before there were all these electronic networks, there was piecebooks. And within the confines of the book's covers, writers explored styles and studied up on the art. With that in mind, Sacha "SHR" Jenkins and David "Chino" Villorente have compiled dazzling pages from the real sketchbooks of graf legends like Zephyr, Lady Pink, Dondi and Sane for Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers (Prestel).
"Piecebooks are also used to collect work from other writers we respect/admire," says Villorente. "There are very few items a writer might buy at 14 years old that they'll still be purchasing and passing around at 41." Through close attention to design detail--simulated duct taped spine, illustration proportions and texture over 200-plus pages--the two have triumphed, where most have failed, in capturing graf's authenticity in book format. --Mass Appeal, Issue # 51
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- PublisherPrestel
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 379133896X
- ISBN 13 9783791338965
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages192
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Piecebook. The secret drawings of graffiti writers. Herausgegeben und mit einem Vorwort von Sacha Jenkins und David Villorente / An SHR airlines book
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Munich ; Berlin ; London ; New York, NY : Prestel, 2009
ISBN 10: 379133896X
ISBN 13: 9783791338965
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Condition: Sehr gut. 2. Auflage. Second Printing. Unpaginiert. [208] Seiten mit 192 Illustrationen. 28,5 x 22,2 cm. Cover and interior design: Mark Meinick. Sehr guter Zustand. Buchecken am Fuß bestoßen. Aus dem Klappentext: "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. Das bestgehütete Utensil eines Writers ist sein Blackbook, das persönliche Skizzenbuch, in dem er Entwürfe und Ideen für seine Graffitis, Pieces", festhält. Unser Piecebook, das die coole Optik eines Original-Skizzenbuches besitzt, ist das Blackbook einer ganzen Writer-Generation. Es zeigt mit über 200 Bildern die besten Vorlagen für die Masterpieces" der Top-Graffiti-Künstler aus New York, entstanden zwischen 1973 und den frühen 1990er Jahren. Dieses inspirierende Buch ist eine Offenbarung für aufstrebende Writer, für Künstler, Designer und Liebhaber zeitgenössischer Kunst. - Sacha Jenkins ist ein ehemaliger Graffiti Writer, der heute als Journalist tätig ist. Er wuchs in Astoria, Queens bei seiner haitianischen Mutter auf. 2000 erhielt er das National Arts Journalismus-Stipendium von der Journalistenschule an der Columbia University. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1400 Illustrierter Pappband mit illustrierten Deckelrückseiten. Seller Inventory # 76335
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