The Popular History of Graffiti: From the Ancient World to the Present (USED)

Description: Product Description : The Popular History of Graffiti: From the Ancient World to the Present What is graffiti And why have we as a culture had the urge to do it since 30000 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 yearsThroughout history graffiti has served as an innately individualistic expression such as Viking graffiti on the walls of eighthcentury churches but it has also evolved into a visual and narrative expression of a collective group Graffiti brings to mind not only hiphop culture and urban landscapes but petroglyphs tree trunks strewn with carved hearts symbolizing love and milliondollar 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 fullcolor photos of graffiti throughout time The Popular History of Graffiti promises to be an important and dynamic addition to graffiti literature( it is an used product )

Price: 27.23 USD

Location: Houston, Texas

End Time: 2024-10-10T08:00:20.000Z

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