The art of writing your name

Auteurs

• Patrick Hartl

Paramètres

• 256 pages
• 9 heures de lecture

• Art / Culture

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This innovative title highlights the contemporary urban calligraphy movement over the past 25 years, providing a comprehensive overview of a genre that blends graffiti and calligraphy. It showcases works from over 35 leading urban calligraphers, illustrating how graffiti writers have increasingly experimented with calligraphy. Young artists have developed new scripts, leading to exhibitions that celebrate this evolving art form. The book features artists who merge calligraphy with graffiti writing, street art, and urban culture, representing more than three generations of calligraphy art. For many postmodern creators, the distinction between calligraphy and graffiti is often blurred, as demonstrated by the works included here. The traditional divide between graffiti as an independent art form and calligraphy as a visualization of words is fading. The 288 pages present a diverse range of international artists, from legends like Chaz Bojorquez and Niels SHOE Meulman to contemporary figures such as JonOne and L’Atlas, along with masters like Usugrow and Saber. This essential resource covers styles and techniques from paper to brick and street to gallery, making it a must-have for enthusiasts of graffiti, hand lettering, street art, calligraphy, and type. Curated by German urban artists Patrick Hartl and Christian Hundertmark, this book serves as a vital source on contemporary graffiti and calligraffiti. ISBN: 978-3-939566-50-2

Achat du livre

• Année de publication: 2017
• Reliure: (rigide)