The Faith of Graffiti

The Faith of Graffiti
Author: Norman Mailer
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2010-09-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0062042920

"The Faith is the bible of graffiti. It forever captures the place, the time, and the writings of those of us who made it happen." —Snake I In 1973, author Norman Mailer teamed with photographer Jon Naar to produce The Faith of Graffiti, a fearless exploration of the birth of the street art movement in New York City. The book coupled Mailer's essay on the origins and importance of graffiti in modern urban culture with Naar's radiant, arresting photographs of the young graffiti writers' work. The result was a powerful, impressionistic account of artistic ferment on the streets of a troubled and changing city—and an iconic documentary record of a critical body of work now largely lost to history. This new edition of The Faith of Graffiti, the first in more than three decades, brings this vibrant work—the seminal document on the origins of street art—to contemporary readers. Photographer Jon Naar has enhanced the original with thirty-two pages of additional photographs that are new to this edition, along with an afterword in which he reflects on the project and the meaning it has taken on in the intervening decades. It stands now, as it did then, as a rich survey of a group of outsider artists and the body of work they created—and a provocative defense of a generation that questioned the bounds of authority over aesthetics.

The Birth of Graffiti

The Birth of Graffiti
Author: Jon Naar
Publisher: Prestel Pub
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9783791337968

Presents photographs of graffiti or writing that started covering the city in the late sixties and early seventies.

Medieval Graffiti

Medieval Graffiti
Author: Matthew Champion
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2015-07-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1473503639

A fascinating guide to decoding the secret language of the churches of England through the medieval carved markings and personal etchings found on our church walls from archaeologist Matthew Champion. 'Rare, lovely glimmers of everyday life in the Middle Ages.' -- The Sunday Times 'A fascinating and enjoyable read' -- ***** Reader review 'Superb' -- ***** Reader review 'Riveting' -- ***** Reader review 'Compelling, moving and fascinating' -- ***** Reader review ***************************************************************************************************** Our churches are full of hidden messages from years gone by and for centuries these carved writings and artworks have lain largely unnoticed. Having launched a nationwide survey to gather the best examples, archaeologist Matthew Champion shines a spotlight on a forgotten world of ships, prayers for good fortune, satirical cartoons, charms, curses, windmills, word puzzles, architectural plans and heraldic designs. Here are strange medieval beasts, knights battling unseen dragons, ships sailing across lime-washed oceans and demons who stalk the walls. Latin prayers for the dead jostle with medieval curses, builders' accounts and slanderous comments concerning a long-dead archdeacon. Strange and complex geometric designs, created to ward off the 'evil eye' and thwart the works of the devil, share church pillars with the heraldic shields of England's medieval nobility. Giving a voice to the secret graffiti artists of Medieval times, this engaging, enthralling and - at times - eye-opening book, with a glossary of key terms and a county-by-county directory of key churches, will put this often overlooked period in a whole new light.

Graffiti 365

Graffiti 365
Author: Jay Edlin
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 744
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780810997448

Graffiti 365 delivers the first real insider's view into the contemporary graffiti and street-art scenes, as well as their antecedents. A fun, wide-ranging survey of the international graffiti movement, this book uses more than 600 rare, previously unpublished, or legendary images to introduce and describe important artists—from Blade to Banksy—and styles—from bubble to wild. Along the way, Graffiti 365 covers different eras, cities, legendary walls and crews, police and public responses to graffiti, and more. The author of Graffiti 365, J.SON, has been an artist and historian of the graffiti movement for decades—he started writing graffiti in 1973 and retired in 1984. Unparalleled in its breadth and depth of coverage, Graffiti 365 is a wide-angle snapshot of an entire movement.

God's Graffiti

God's Graffiti
Author: Romal J. Tune
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780817017330

It is easy to recognize the characteristics of at-risk youth--especially, if, like Romal Tune, you were one of them. Rev. Tune offers inspiration and motivation by connecting his story with those of at-risk youth in the Bible who discovered God's graffiti written all over their own lives.

Graffiti on My Soul

Graffiti on My Soul
Author: Johanna
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2010-07-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1609766814

Story of a Canadian woman who was once a nun and became a mother of five and her related family and their trials and tribulations.

Getting Up

Getting Up
Author: Craig Castleman
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1984-04-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780262530514

"Getting Up" is the term used by graffiti "artists" to describe their success in making their mark on the New York subway system. Through candid interviews, New Yorker Craig Castleman documents the inside story of the lives and activities of these young graffitists.

The Popular History of Graffiti

The Popular History of Graffiti
Author: Fiona McDonald
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1626362912

What is graffiti? And why have we, as a culture, had the urge to do it since 30,000 BCE? Artist Fiona McDonald explores the ways in which graffiti works to forever compel and simultaneously repel us as a society. When did graffiti turn into graffiti art, and why do we now pay thousands of dollars for a Banksy print when just twenty years ago, seminal graffiti artists from the Bronx were thrown into jail for having the same idea? Graffiti has not always been imbued with a sense of aesthetic, but when and why did we suddenly “decide” that it is worthy of consideration and criticism, just within the past few years? Throughout history, graffiti has served as an innately individualistic expression (such as Viking graffiti on the walls of eighth-century churches), but it has also evolved into a visual and narrative expression of a collective group. Graffiti brings to mind not only hip-hop culture and urban landscapes, but petroglyphs, tree trunks strewn with carved hearts symbolizing love, and million-dollar works of art. Learn about more graffiti artists and rebels such as: the band Black Flag, Lee Quinones and Fab 5 Freddy, Dandi, Zephyr, Blek le Rat, Nunca, Keith Haring, and more! Illustrated with stunning full-color photos of graffiti throughout time, The Popular History of Graffiti promises to be an important and dynamic addition to graffiti literature.