Editor: Claudia Walde
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Publication: 2011, First Edition
Binding: Hardcover, section sewn
Pages: 320
Size: 220 x 285
Text: English
ISBN: 050051559X
(Introduction) 'Contemporary graffiti can take many different forms, each guided by a host of motivations and objectives. This book celebrates the beauty of graffiti writing.
For more than forty years, graffiti writing has centred around designing the letters of a self-chosen name and bringing it to life. The structure of each letter is predefined and can only be violated to a certain degree if the name is to remain legible to other people. Within these shape guidelines, writers have developed countless styles or style variations, which they continue to redefine.
But a graffiti writer does more than simply communicate a name. Writing is an expression of personality and a reflection of a harmonious physical movement. The letters, and the way in which they are connected, often have their own character. This is usually described as the artist's handwriting or style. These styles are generally variations of the typical writing styles established many years ago, which include wildstyle, semi-wildstyle, bubble style and 3D style...'
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