Alan Ket, a prolific writer, and photographer introduce readers to 39 key figures in urban art. He defines urban art as “this other world of art.” Ket profiles these artists in a thorough manner, including their career highlights, key artistic features, crew associations, and specific creative projects. In addition, the author examines their engagement with the fine art world. The book also includes essays on a handful of key works, which are all worth checking out.
KET
In his new photobook, Alan Ket examines the work of 38 of the most influential urban artists of the last half-century. Ket includes important background information and defining artistic features of each artist. In addition, he delves into their involvement with the fine art world. His book is an excellent coffee-table art book, and the book’s rich selection of images will give you ample opportunity to discuss each artist’s work.
Alan Ket
In his new photobook, Alan Ket has showcased the essential works of 38 influential urban artists. This includes famous graffiti writers, street artists, and photographers art legends in history. Ket defines urban art as “this other world” of art. The book provides an inside look at the life and work of these artists. They are also presented according to their defining artistic features and crew affiliations. The book also looks into their engagement with the fine art world.
Gail B
The urban art scene has always been a fascinating subject for artists and art enthusiasts alike. Gail B.’s book Urban Art Legends focuses on the influences and evolution of street art from its early days in the late 1960s to today’s burgeoning popularity. In this book, you’ll find out about the various styles of street art, including the tagging and cartoon-inspired art, as well as its convergence with fine arts like illustration, pop, duplication, and multiples.
Crommelin
The second part of the book features the acclaimed street artists, from the early gang and tagging days to today’s emergence of cartoon-inspired street art. The book also explores the intersections between street art and fine art, as well as the evolution of the style from graffiti to pop art, illustration, duplication, and multiples. This is an important book for all those who love street art.
Walde
In Urban Art Legends, writer Michael Walde delves into the history of the street art scene in the United States. The book covers the early tagging and gang culture of the late 1960s to the current day and how it has evolved to include cartoon-inspired art, symbolism, abstract art, and intersections with fine art. It also looks at the evolution of street art as it has influenced fine art and pop culture, and the duplication, multiples, and appropriation of other forms of art.
Lingakara
A recent release by Lingakara, the author of the urban art reference Urban Art Legends, has captured the imaginations of street artists from the early days of tagging and gangs. This book highlights various evolutions of urban art including cartoon-inspired graffiti, symbolist and abstract works, intersections with fine art, pop art, illustration, and duplication and multiples. It also highlights the influence of popular culture in the field of urban art.
Beazley
The book Street Art, Book Arts is a unique documentation of the many different ways in which contemporary and classic street artists respond to the blank canvas. Ingrid Beazley has worked in the education department of the Dulwich Picture Gallery for over 15 years and has won nine national and international awards for her work. In addition to the awards, she was named Volunteer of the Year and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.