Digital Art: 21 Pioneers Redefining Its Boundaries

Arts & Photography

Mattanza, Alessandra

History & Criticism

Schiffer

Tulipina's Floral Fantasy: Magnificent Arrangements and Design Inspiration from World-Renowned Florist Kiana Underwood

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Chronicle Books+

Street Art - édition 2024

HUGO IMAGE

Meeting Yehya and hearing his story about how he made it in America and about all the celebrities he met and loves is an experience by itself. Yehya is a unique human being and a comic character himself, who has loved movies and stars ever since he was young. He dedicated his entire life to them, with a similar searing dedication of a Superhero constantly on a mission. He went from waiting long hours on the street to take photos with his favorite stars to being an in-house movie critic at the Jimmy Kimmel Show. His life changed one day when he met Jimmy Kimmel, because with Yehya's incredible Egyptian accent and his "no-filter" authentic humor, Jimmy invited him to be on his show. He is now a celebrity insider, often known as "The Egyptian", and he has never lost his passion to keep on taking photos with the people he admires. But Yehya's story is also one of the American Dream, as an immigrant from Egypt who arrived in Los Angeles with nothing more than dreams, starting as a handy man, making many sacrifices, working hard, and dreaming about Hollywood ever since he was a child. Author Alessandra Mattanza writes his touching and funny story, interviewing him about his life and his celebrity encounters, and all the artists he respects and admires so much. Inside this book are comics and many photos from around Los Angeles with Hollywood celebrities, along with Yehya's own practical guide on where and how to meet the stars, and his rules for how to behave with them. This book is created independently from the work of a team of artists and creative people, and everyone involved in the project will receive a percentage of the sales. The comics and the collage fine art cover are by the San Francisco based artists Jenna Forder and Ethen Luce.

Yehya, An American Dream, A Celebrity Insider

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Alessandra Mattanza

Street Art: Legendäre Künstler und ihre Visionen

Prestel-Verlag

The most wide-ranging and up-to-date volume available on the enigmatic and controversial graffiti artist, this deeply researched and highly personal tribute explores how Banksy continues to defy accepted wisdom about artistic success, growing only more famous and powerful even as he sticks to his anti-establishment platform and to his mission to give a voice to the voiceless.\nAccompanied by stunning full-page, full-color reproductions and photographs of works in situ—including many that have been lost to time–photographer and street art expert Alessandra Mattanza’s impassioned and informed text follows Banksy’s career trajectory from creator of message-laden stencils on London’s city walls to a sought-after champion of human and environmental rights. She investigates many of the key images that populate Banksy’s work—animals, children, historic figures, balloons, cartoon characters, police officers, and others. She shows how Banksy’s oeuvre has expanded beyond graffiti and stenciling and how his art has helped support his activism in a variety of causes—from calls for peace in the Middle East to the preservation of the natural environment. Best of all she helps readers make sense of the rather unusual path Banksy has chosen—an artist who uses his global platform to raise awareness about the underserved, rather than to his own celebrity. Readers will come away with a new understanding of how Banksy helped transform an illegal act of criminal damage into a high art form, and how, by ridiculing institutionalized art, he has achieved enormous fame within those very institutions.

Banksy

Individual Artists

Prestel

The power, glory, diversity, and talent of women street artists finally gets the attention it deserves in the first book to focus solely on the female gaze writ large on urban walls and sidewalks across five continents\nIf street art is, in itself, an act of rebellion, it is tragically ironic that the genre seems dominated by men.\nThis exciting book is an important first step in shedding light on the substantial number of women who are gaining fame in the street art world. It brings together the work of 24 artists, through dazzling photographs of their work and intimate portraits of their lives based on interviews collected by award-winning journalist Alessandra Mattanza.\nOn walls, sidewalks, prison cells, grain silos and other nontraditional canvases, these artists tackle ideas around empowerment, feminism, the pink revolution, body shaming and body imagery, racism, and the climate crisis. From Oklahoma City and Brooklyn, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh makes site specific work that considers how people experience race and gender within their surrounding environments.\nSouth African multidisciplinary artist Faith XLVII imbues her narratives with a longing for a deeper connection to nature, and a resurrection of the divine feminine. Italy’s Camilla Falsini incorporates joyful, bold colors and simple shapes to deliver serious messages about the environment. Shamsia Hassani, one of Afghanistan’s first female street artists, makes vibrant murals and paintings in which women play musical instruments as a vehicle for self-expression.\nBursting with colorful photographs of works in situ as well as in detail, this thrilling and incisive book proves that street art is not only female—it’s the essence of conceptual rebellion itself.

Women Street Artists: 24 Contemporary Graffiti and Mural Artists from around the World

Humor & Entertainment

Pop Culture

Making their statements on the walls of the world's major cities, these emerging artists are also making their way to the forefront of an increasingly crowded genre. As street artists move from the fringe to the mainstream, it's hard to know who is a true talent and who's just a flash in the pan. Filled with stunning photography and portraits of each artist, this book identifies twenty rising stars whose imaginative and technically brilliant works are bringing them to the forefront of the genre. Each artist is profiled in multiple-page spreads that include background texts, portraits, and a sampling of their work. Included here are London-based artist Ben Slow, whose black ink and deeply expressive faces grace a number of buildings in the UK capital; Parisian artist Ardif, whose hybrid creatures merge machines with nature; Inti, who uses large, vividly colored murals to critique modern Chilean society; and American Vince Ballentine, whose technique combines elements of rap and hip hop. Whether rebelling against the establishment or bringing communities together; highlighting important issues or expressing a unique creative vision; these artists are living proof of street art's lasting influence, infinite adaptability, and remarkable diversity.

Street Art's Rising Stars: 24 Artists You Should Know

This vibrant three-volume set explores Banksy's iconic works through the lens of some of his most powerful symbols--rats, monkeys, and children. Whether he's protesting war, challenging societal norms, or sending up political and economic systems with his scathing critiques, Banksy's strategic and inventive use of symbolism is one of his most effective tools. Now renowned Banksy scholar Alessandra Mattanza helps readers understand and contextualize some of Banksy's most recognized motifs. Packed with images that span his oeuvre since the early 2000s these volumes are filled with photographs and reproductions of some of his most well-known works featuring rats--Let Them Eat Crack,&nbsp;Rat Inside a Clock, monkeys--Laugh No and&nbsp;Devolved Parliament; and children--Girl with Balloon&nbsp;and&nbsp;Girl Frisking Soldier. His work on urban resistance is also highlighted here, including such pieces as&nbsp;The Flower Thrower&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Son of a Migrant from Syria. In her introductory essays Mattanza delves into the unique resonance of Banksy's work; his wit and perception; and his remarkable ability to create enduring messages on an ephemeral canvas.

The World of Banksy

Street art firmado por mujeres: 24 artistas que pintan los muros

BLUME (Naturart)

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