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The art of spray paint : inspirations and techniques from masters of aerosol / Lori Zimmer.

Summary:

Curator and writer Lori Zimmer investigates the rise in popularity of spray paint and the explosion of mural festivals around the world, and she provides an intimate look at the work of some of the world's leading artists, who use spray for myriad reasons and styles. Complete with DIY tricks to fine-tune your spray skills, find out why spray paint has risen to become the hot medium around the globe.

Record details

ISBN: 9781631591464
ISBN: 1631591460
Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Publisher: Beverly, Massachusetts : Rockport Publishers, an Imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA, Inc., 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes Internet addresses and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : the beginning of spray paint -- 1. The roots of graffiti -- DIY : painting a graffiti character with BR163 -- Crash aka John Matos : a classic, Bronx, New York -- Pichiavo : academic evolution, Valencia, Spain -- BR163 ; the new class, Bronx, New York -- 2. A world of murals --Djerbahood-er-Riadh, Tunisia -- Nuart Festival, Stavanger, Norway -- The Underbelly Project, New York, New York -- Wynwood Walls, Miami, Florida -- Wall\therapy, Rochester, New York -- No Limit, Borås, Sweden -- 3. Pushing stencils to their limits -- DIY : painting a stenciled landscape with Logan Hicks -- Logan Hicks : from stencils to photorealism, Brooklyn, New York -- Joe Iurato : environmental stencilscapes, New York area, New Jersey -- Nick Walker : V is for vandal, Brooklyn, New York and Bristol, United Kingdom -- 4. Graphic edges -- DIY : painting a graphic scene with Caroline Caldwell -- Casey Gray : evolution of the still life, San Francisco, California -- Tristan Eaton : the art of can control, Los Angeles, California -- Matt Eaton : abstracted typography, Detroit, Michigan -- 5. Face and figure -- DIY : painting a glam portrait with Caroline Caldwell -- Hueman : spray paint and signs of life, Oakland, California -- Elle : watching over us, Brooklyn, New York -- Tatiana Suarez : those eyes, Miami, Florida -- Conor Harrington : history remixed, London, United Kingdom -- 6. Realms of abstraction -- DIY : painting easy abstract shapes and patterns with Caroline Caldwell -- Remi Rough : geometry and graffuturism, London, United Kingdom -- Will Hutnick : shapes in motion, Wassaic, New York -- Rubin415 : abstractions and Scandinavian design, Brooklyn, New York -- 7. In the mix mixed media -- DIY : painting traditional backgrounds with neon lighting effects with Rebecca Paul -- Zac Braun : letter and structure, Rochester, New York -- Ian Kuali'i : paper and spray, Berkeley, California -- Ele Pack : ethereal emotion, Brighton, United Kingdom -- Dana Oldfather : raw energy, Cleveland, Ohio.