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	Street Art
	Wall and Piece Banksy Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cites throughout the world. paperback $39.95
	Graffiti Woman Nicholas Ganz Graffiti Woman celebrates the rise of female graffiti and street artists, showcasing the work of over 125 women, from those at the top of the game, such as New York’s Lady Pink and Amsterdam’s Mickey, to a galaxy of rising stars. Accompanied by lively quotes from the artists themselves, and introduced by renowned American artist Swoon and author Nancy Macdonald, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever felt drawn to the galleries of the street. hardback $59.95
	NYC-BCN Street Art Revolution Louis Bou Street art, having taken the world by storm, is here brought together in an incredible collection, containing examples from the subways of New York to the streets of Barcelona. hardback $59.99
	Street Art Uncut Matthew Lunn Street Art Uncut is a visually exciting and colourful narrative through one city's vibrant graffiti culture. This insight into Melbourne's unofficial art scene is targeted at a wider audience than just the practioners of street art. Graffiti, street art, vandalism, call it what you will is with us today, has been here for time immemorial and is not going away any time soon, and yet it is invisible to most of us unless it is on our walls or our personal property. Ferris Bueller famously told us that "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." This book is exactly that, a pause for breath, a break in the maddening rush to work, a voyeuristic time-out to chronicle the world we otherwise often walk blindly past. Our walls and cities are covered in a plethora of artwork, some less well developed than others. This eclectic mix of colour, egoistic expressionism and sheer creativity is presented through Street Art Uncut from the eyes of a city worker looking back into the "hooded top" world of street artists. The challenge is to the reader to notice the art of the street. Street Art provides an opportunity for expression, for individual creative flair, it is quintessentially about naughty behaviour and is highly addictive to follow. One artist will develop over time, have an altercation with another individual or get caught by the police. They will change their style of work to evade capture, develop new skills and perfect new techniques. Like any artist, it is about the achievement of a perfect goal - something that is always just out of reach but always worth trying that bit harder for. The passion and the creativity of Melbourne's artists is documented through this book. Remember if you do not notice the artwork around you, you may never get to see it again. This book captures art over the period lasting from 2000 to 2005. Ninety-five percent has already disappeared. paperback $39.95
	Graffiti World Street Art from Five Continents Nicholas Ganz Edited by Tristan Manco Graffiti World is the ultimate graffiti book offering a unique insight into the very essence of graffiti and its creative explosion in almost every corner of the globe. With over 2,000 pictures from more than 180 international artists, no other book is remotely so comprehensive or up to date. Nicholas Ganz combines his own first-hand experiences with quotes from the artists themselves to offer a true insider’s perspective to the key trends and style developments that have made graffiti what it is today: a global phenomenon. hardback $60.00
	Graffiti Brasil Tristan Manco Brazil’s graffiti captivates with entirely fresh ideas, techniques and messages, from the startlingly distinctive achievements of the internationally renowned twin-brother painters Os Gemeos to the visual powers of the ubiquitous daredevil pichadores. 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 history and insight. With graffiti worldwide becoming more homogenized, this book is a reminder of the strengths of creative independence and the rich fruits of cultural diversity. paperback $29.95
	Street Logos Tristan Manco Graffiti art is constantly changing. Fresh coats of paint and newly pasted posters appear overnight in cities across the world. New artists, new ideas and new tactics displace faded images in a perpetual process of renewal and metamorphosis. From Stockholm to Tokyo, Barcelona to Los Angeles, Melbourne to Milan, wall spaces are a breeding ground for graphic and typographic forms as artists unleash their daily creations. Using new materials and techniques, its innovators are creating an original language of forms and images infused with contemporary graphic design and illustration. Fluent in branding and graphic imagery, they have been replacing tags with more personal logos and shifting from typographic to iconographic forms of communication. Subverted signs, spontaneous drawings, powerful symbols and curious characters represent an unstoppable worldwide outdoor gallery of free art. Street Logos is an international celebration of these developments in 21st-century graffiti, an essential sourcebook for all art and design professionals and a delight to everyone excited by the vitality of the street. paperback $29.95
	Freight Train Graffiti Roger Gastman, Darin Rowland , Ian Sattler One of the largest and most exciting segments of the graffiti world has been left largely unexplored until now. Freight Train Graffiti is the first comprehensive insight into a subset of the graffiti world that has become the focal point for many graffiti artists today. This book takes us on a fascinating visual journey through the freight train graffiti landscape, with stories, ideas and thoughts from over one hundred of the most influential and prolific freight train artists, many of whom have consented to interviews for the first time, and over 800 stunning illustrations of their work. This is primarily an American tale, closely linked to the New York subways and the construction of the United States itself, but one that will inspire anyone who has ever been interested in graffiti. paperback $45.00
	Subway Art Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant Subway art is equally fascinating in its social and artistic significance. Two gifted photographers working closely with the 'writers' of this most exciting form of urban folk art have documented every aspect of its development: its origins, styles and techniques, vocabulary and conventions, the philosophy of the artists and the hostility their work arouses. paperback $32.95
	Stencil Graffiti Tristan Manco City streets shout with billboards, fly posters and corporate advertising. They almost invite a subversive response ... and increasingly they are getting one. Many of today’s graffiti artists have taken to the stencil and spray-can, and are using the street as a giant creative forum for their arresting artwork. ‘The image,’ says San Diego artist Shepard Fairey, ‘is integrated with the texture of the street.’ This book showcases the work of the originators, the innovators and the new generation who, as UK artist Nylon puts it, are ‘breathing life into derelict spaces’. Stencil graffiti is beginning to filter off the street, too, as artists are inspired to work on canvas, clothing and metal, influencing style magazines and the new media. Tristan Manco has talked to the major players on and off the street, and has chosen over 400 of the most visually exuberant, subtle and creative examples of the genre from cities all over the world. With subject matter ranging from the political to the poetic, and from the funky to the frankly curious, stencil graffiti is graphic innovation on an inter-national scale. Inspirational in form and content, Stencil Graffiti is an essential record for everyone with an interest in contemporary design – and anyone who wants a finger on the global pulse of urban culture. paperback $29.95
	Street Graphics Cuba Barry Dawson Much of today’s most exuberant, most creative and most telling imagery is all around us, in the street. Cuba has a unique place in these international street galleries. Its colonial past and its Revolution, invoked everywhere in utopian images, have created something vibrantly distinct. Beyond the ideology, this is the venue to enjoy the nostalgia of the chrome trim and high tail fins of 1950s automobiles, the locale for Cohiba cigars, pre-Revolution enamel Coke signs, the ever-popular Bacardi rum and all the excitement of the Buena Vista Social Club. Barry Dawson’s brilliant photographic eye captures it all in an all-colour ideas book for students and practitioners of design, an evocative medley of impressions for visitors – and would-be visitors – to Cuba, and an inspirational journey for the visually curious. paperback $45.00
	Street Graphics Egypt Barry Dawson The vibrant street graphics of modern Egypt reflect three distinct cultures and visual styles: ancient Egyptian imagery, Western international style and traditional Arabic calligraphy. Representations and interpretations of Egypt’s ancient culture saturate modern Egypt’s tourism industry from hotel signs and theme parks to the souvenirs sold by street hawkers. Modern images of beach and party life styles thrive alongside the traditional in stark contrast or startling confusion. Barry Dawson’s photographic record is a colourful source of street images that provide a creative springboard for graphic artists, a visual feast for visitors, and an offbeat pictorial introduction to ancient and modern Egypt. paperback $20.00
	Street Graphics India Barry Dawson Much of today’s most exuberant, most creative and most telling imagery is all around us: in the street. Nowhere is this visual cornucopia more striking than in India, whose streets are a continuous gallery of images indicative of the country’s rich cultural diversity. From Arabian Sea to Indian Ocean, Northern Himalayas to southernmost tip, the subcontinent’s overwhelming profusion of art and design excites the eyes. Barry Dawson’s photographs are not only a vibrant journey through India’s cities, towns and villages, but also a graphic celebration of its creative street culture, an inspirational sourcebook of ideas for students and practitioners of art and design, and a vivid visual record for visitors to the country. paperback $45.00
	Street Graphics New York Barry Dawson New York is the world capital of street graphics – a creative kaleidoscope of signs, graffiti, murals and advertising. Its innovative ideas, styles and media quickly become international trends. Street Graphics New York captures the city's cultural diversity – jazz age elegance, brash sixties Pop Art, hip-hop graffiti, anarchic stencil and sticker art. New York's landmark's are appropriated for chic fashion advertising and and iconic tourist souvenirs, and here too is the city's 9/11 experience, up on the walls in emotionally charged imagery. Barry Dawson's visual themes excite, inform and surprise. New York's streets are acutely observed and vividly presented in a vital design sourcebook and a unique urban guidebook. paperback $45.00
	R.I.P. New York Spraycan Memorials Martha Cooper Joseph Sciorra paperback $29.95

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