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STREET ART
Women as Subjects in Street Art around the World
Dr. Katja Fleischmann and Robert H. Mann
Photos, primary sources, and historical and cultural context examine women as the frequent subject of street art
For all interested in street art, art and cultural history, and the representation of women in art
Artists featured in the US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, France, Italy, and South Africa
e rst book to focus exclusively on women as subjects in street art, this study, part travelogue and part dialogue, examines these depictions of women artistically, politically, and culturally across continents. Interviews with artists peel back the layers between artist and image, revealing stories about their work, its context, and its environment. From artists in L .A. pushing back on Hollywood’s shiny perfection; to painters in Costa Rica examining the cultural shiny perfection; to painters in Costa Rica examining the cultural links of women, myth, and nature; to women in South Africa decrying links of women, myth, and nature; to women in South Africa decrying domestic violence, what links these works are their temporality and domestic violence, what links these works are their temporality and public ownership. Why do wall artists choose women as their frequent public ownership. Why do wall artists choose women as their frequent and favorite subjects? What does it say about our conceptions of and favorite subjects? What does it say about our conceptions of gender and rebellion, protest, pride, place, and community? And how gender and rebellion, protest, pride, place, and community? And how does the growing commercialization of street art a ect their portrayal? does the growing commercialization of street art a ect their portrayal? Color photos and guided historical context provoke these questions Color photos and guided historical context provoke these questions and inspire further ones. and inspire further ones.
About the Authors About the Authors Robert Mann is a journalist and writer whose investigative work has included is a journalist and writer whose investigative work has included producing an award-winning documentary on the failed war on drugs in the United States. Mr. Mann lived and worked in Barcelona, Spain, editing a monthly trilingual broadsheet as Spain emerged from decades of dictatorship under General Franco. He has a keen interest in global politics and poster wall art to communicate political messages. Dr. Katja Fleischmann is an award-winning educator and researcher in design who has worked in Berlin, London, the United States, and Australia. She grew up in the German Democratic Republic, where street art was used as a propaganda tool. Her unique East/West design perspective brings a fresh set of eyes to the street art movement. Dr. Fleischmann is working as an associate professor for visual communication design in Australia. Author Location: Queensland, Australia
AVAILABLE MAY
ISBN 978-0-7643-6403-7
C215 (Christian Guémy)
How-tos, hundreds of photos, and interviews with artists worldwide celebrate stencil gra ti and its expressive potential
Information and inspiration for those just beginning stencil street art, as well as more-experienced artists
Includes three ready-to-use detachable stencils
Beyond unlimited aesthetic adaptability, stencils o er practical bene ts, including precision, unlimited duplication of a message or pattern, and speed. In this info-packed manual, artist C215 shares not only his expertise with stencils, but the stories and works of 16 leading stencil gra ti and street artists around the world. Learn about materials and tools, bridges and frames, creating stencils with Photoshop and Illustrator, techniques for painting, and the speci cs of Photoshop and Illustrator, techniques for painting, and the speci cs of text-based work, patterns, and abstract work. Hundreds of photos of text-based work, patterns, and abstract work. Hundreds of photos of works and techniques inform and inspire beginners and experienced works and techniques inform and inspire beginners and experienced artists alike. ree ready-to-use stencils are included. artists alike. ree ready-to-use stencils are included.
About the Author About the Author Christian Guémy, a.k.a. C215, is a stencil artist whose work adorns the walls of , is a stencil artist whose work adorns the walls of cities around the world. He often focuses on portraits of children, the elderly, refugees, homeless people, and random individuals he meets on the street. His studio work in a range of painting mediums is exhibited in galleries around the world. www.C215.fr www.C215.fr Author Location: Paris, France
Includes artists Add Fuel (Portugal), Aleteïa (France), Ben Eine (England), Add Fuel (Portugal), Aleteïa (France), Ben Eine (England), Epsylon Point (France), Evol (Germany), Jef Aerosol (France), Logan Hicks Epsylon Point (France), Evol (Germany), Jef Aerosol (France), Logan Hicks (United States), M-city (Poland), Miss.Tic (France), Monkey Bird (France), (United States), M-city (Poland), Miss.Tic (France), Monkey Bird (France), Nick Walker (England), Snik (England), Speedy Graphito (France), Sten & Nick Walker (England), Snik (England), Speedy Graphito (France), Sten & Lex (Italy), Stew (France), Stinkfi sh (Colombia) Lex (Italy), Stew (France), Stinkfi sh (Colombia)
AVAILABLE JULY
ISBN 978-0-7643-6327-6
