Good Books?

[Houseplant]

I have been looking for some good graff books for a while now and I don't really know of any good ones.

As of right now I have "The Art of Getting Up", but I am looking for some more modern and European graff books.

[Fube]

im gunna let this ride. if u guys have any recomendations of books stick em in here.

but, where u at in the world? we have a bunch of shit here u can buy online through bombing science in the online shop.

if u cant get em online (which i would recommend u get them here because they have everything u could hope for.) look for some head shops that sell graff shit, or here we have a book store called "barnes and noble" they got some shit. i guess just keep your eyes open.

[trance9]

well, i have one book thats called graffiti world.
definitely a good book.
its thick, has a good chunk of euro graff but also has american and other places too.

[-Leski]

Banksy wall and peice... only one I own right now. Three books in one, and lots of pictures.

[Fluffy Bunnies]

i have a book called frieght train graffiti

http://shop.layup.ch/images/freights1.jpg

["Joker"]

Subway graffiti
Spray Graffiti
both came around when "style wars" the movie came out

[5Funerals]

freight train graffiti is an incredible book. Go get it! I learned so much from it and you can spend hours reading it.

[-GEKS-]

i hav all city
interviews and flicks are good. tutorials are pretty wack tho, straightforward shit
art of rebellion is dope i got it on sale haha
and subway art a must have. classic

[mmmburgers]

if you can, try get Writers United

i downloaded it, and its a fuckin good book

EDIT: found the book, download it *****'s its awesome book
http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/15950/2002669002860944131_rs.jpg
http://rapidshare.com/files/30270119/Writers.United.2005.rar

[SAME_ONE]

I would recommend All city: the book about taking space & Also Know as v.1

[Fube]

all city is good if u dont know shit and your just gettin in the game. that is, if its the same book im thinkin about. u can download the pdf u dont have to buy it.

[kosher]

banksy's shit is SICK! my bro has a book of his stencils that i flipped through. some of the stuff is just genious

[ASLOS]

if you can, try get Writers United

i downloaded it, and its a fuckin good book

EDIT: found the book, download it *****'s its awesome book
http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/15950/2002669002860944131_rs.jpg
http://rapidshare.com/files/30270119/Writers.United.2005.rar
that looks good, i gotta get on that

[Pharoah]

i got freight train graffiti a few days ago
its awsome

[BORG]

Graffiti World- good book, alot of diverse styles combined in one, and goes around the globe
Graffiti Woman- not big on this book- alot of toy shit, theres like 5 good writers in this book, and the other half is street art
Ma'claim:Finest Photorealistic Graffiti- honestly the sickest fuckin book i have ever touched, goes through alot of tutorials on painting as well as amazing photos (high quality)
Montana Writer Team- decent book- they blur all the writers who aren't on the montana team out though, fucks up the production
Stylefile:Best of Issues 1-5- this book was cool, but mostly euro shit, and i'm not too huge on euro
Stylefile: Blackbook Session 2
Stylefile: Blackbook Session 3
^^^^very good if book, no text, just blackbook pieces, contains artists like Daim, Seak, Enorm, Wow 123, Sewer, Atom, Mode, ect....

thats all the books i can think of for now, if you need flicks of some of the shit in these books, pm me and i'll be glad to help

[Pharoah]

does anyone have the book subway art
i saw a book about subway graff in a music/culture museum in seattle and i loved it but i forgot the name and im pretty sure its subway art

[00-made-00]

The book of tags <-- Getting it for crimbo :)))))
Subway art
Spraycan art
If you want to see euro flicks i recommend,
Subway net http://www.subwaynet.org/ You can get it on ebay aswell.
Its a magazine but has lots of good pics.

[Street Smart]

got a book called stencil graffiti at xmas, really like it..
it seems that all the graffiti books are good anyone know some shit graff books that you shouldnt get?

[S P R U E 0 1]

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r81/KoSprueOne/bookshelf/page_one_.jpg (http://lapphoto.com/style.htm)

"STYLE: WRITING FROM THE UNDERGROUND"
(R)evolution of Aerosol Linguistics

ISNB : 88-7226-318-2

120 PAGES
180 COLOR PICTURES
150 B/W ILLUSTRATIONS
TEXT: ENGLISH & ITALIAN

Dimensions: 24 x 20.5 cm

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Managing Editor: Adolfo Rossomando
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Printed in Italy

IGTimes
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[spag]

a good one that goes over pretty much the whole history of graff in dc is free agents.

[...Syerf]

Graffiti world is pretty dope. I definatly recomend banksy's book, especially if your world involves wheatpaste and stencils;)

[jory REX]

Ma'claim: Finest Photorealistic Graffiti (one of the most visually stunning book. you'd really wonder how they pull off some of their dope works. plus at the end part of the book, they show the processes they take to come up with very realistic art works on the wall)

Daim: Daring to Push the Boundaries (im a big daim fan and if you like 3d like i do, u should pick this up)

Graffiti World (a must have, its a huge book and it has compilations of different artist from around the world. its a good way to find your style and what type of graff you wanna steer towards)

The Art of Rebellion 1 &2 (cool book. shows different styles plus on the 1st art of rebellion, the artists filled out questionaires and talks about some generals about them. its a fun read)

Subway Art (nice way to get in touch with some old school graff. plus it touches on the history of graff so its good to know your history)

***The Calligrapher's Bible (this isn't a graff book but if you wanna learn about letter structures, styles, and just dope classic letter schemes, this a good book to own. from celtics to gothic to modern, they got it covered. its good to know about letters when doin graff cuz its the backbone of this art form.)

[S P R U E 0 1]

these are very affordable basics

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486200531/theletterheadwebA

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393730050/theletterheadwebA

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0830618341/theletterheadwebA

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486217973/theletterheadwebA

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823005518/theletterheadwebA

[5Funerals]

I just got "The Art of Getting Up." I'ts got a lot of Philly writers in it and a lot of NYC too. Some West Coast but not a alot. Focuses a lot on handstyle and tells the stories of a lot of writers including SANESMITH, KADISM, and REVS. A very entertaining read filed with great pictures.

[tha.dank.bomber]

the bible

[NERDY]

I've got
Subway Art (necessity)
graffiti LA (pretty decent)
Graffiti world (TONS of content, from street art to bombing)
All City (pretty basic, but a good read, I like the interviews)
Street Sketchbook (BIG HEAVY book but some cool characters. no graf pics tho)
Banksy: Wall and Piece (the first one I got, still love it)
and Freight Train Graffiti, which I've heard is sick, on it's way from Amazon

[jawsy]

umm
i have an australian book called uncommisioned art
its pretty good

[h!de7]

The Art of Getting Up.
and....
Million Dollar Vandal.

[Dome27]

Just picked up The Art of Getting Over and love it.
I also now have Graffiti World and Graffiti Women since the college police won't let me back on campus to return them.

[tamorin]

banksy is tha shit

[SAID]

i got all city.
mostly interviews, not much flicks, but ou really get into the writers head.

[dred]

i got banksy wall and piece book, recommend it.

[RUDE_Bwoy]

subway art book.the best ive read.art of getting up is good to tho

[ESKiMO2]

I like Graffiti World. I have it and I look at it all the time. I also look at Welcome to Color Zoo. Those are the only 2 I have.

[VADER]

BOMB THE SUBURBS ---( not all about graffiti but its the shit.)

[ForGiven]

does it have to be a gaff book?

[Fazed]

I was looking at this one the other day about this writer Dumbo...I don't remember the name of the book but it was probably Dumbo

it was good
that guy is cool

[Backalley Abortion Doctor]

Don't read, go outside and play with yourself. In that order.

[Slushi]

Reading is gay.

[dim]

noahs ark is a good book

[Case-One]

fight club, lullaby, choke, invisible monsters, survivor, diary, haunted, rant, MUTHA FUCKIN CHUCK PALAHNIUK BITCHES!

[fonone]

we had "burning new york" in our school library, was going to borrow it and never return it but its dissapeared i guess someone beat me to it

[calculating infinity]

I have been looking for some good graff books for a while now and I don't really know of any good ones.

As of right now I have "The Art of Getting Up", but I am looking for some more modern and European graff books.
all city is good
graff world is really big
the book of tags is really good, its handstyles from big writers all over the world.

[-Leski]

The book of tags... Gonna need to get my hands on that one.
-snip-

[Backalley Abortion Doctor]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/1207682058_2ac86a0717.jpg?v=0

[-Leski]

Honest to god I was looking at that just the other day.

[Backalley Abortion Doctor]

Honest to Rots, I don't give a steaming fuck.

[Ginasa]

"Freight train Graffiti" is A good One..

[Bill Cheese of Wheeze]

Honest to Rots, I don't give a steaming fuck.


i lold.

[lololzheffer]

graffiti world is okay, but tbh why would you want abook about graff. some people paint graff all day, coe home ad sketch and before you go to bed you wanna read about graff.
take a downer. read stephen king or some shit. pet cemetary is fuckin great.

[niehc]

Can somebody provide links?

[HëRbN]

http://www.nolinkforyounoob.com

[letsgobombin]

i wonder how many people clicked on that, i did

[Panda Jerk]

http://www.nolinkforyounoob.com

hahaha
wow

[HëRbN]

i wonder how many people clicked on that, i did


haha thats awesome. It was his first post i had to be a dick :p But im glad you clicked on it too

Haha and i made it into panda's sig. Sweetness thats two im in now im comin up in this bitch!

[H1TBYNUMB3RS]

All City

[calculating infinity]

freight train graffiti is good for pictures and shit. the only book i would recommend from the 70s is getting up by craig castleman, its more words than pictures and is a great history of subway graffiti in nyc, the important pictures are in there though.
book of tags is okay
art of getting up is cool
street sketch book is dope if you like street art

[Klaz]

Art Of Getting Over is the only graffiti book worth getting besides All City.

it speaks truth, insiders(written by Espo, he got arrested the day after it was released for putting his real name on the front, yes it was intentional, hes not that stupid) view, no hype or bullshit, tells it how it is, doesnt say it started in New York or even stray from anything but graf.

the stories in it range from hilarious (JA dressing up as a DEA officer and robbing one of ESPO's friends) to disturbingly tragic.(REVS writing his life story on the subway tunnels)



oh and of course, Subway Art...the most stolen book of all time. any beginner HAS to read that book. kicks the toy right out yer skull.

[hammer_time]

i would say the art of getting over is probably the best book available. all city is another good one but is too all over the place for me...

subway art is like a graffiti for dummies...
i found this odd, but actual most stolen book form barnes and noble, is the christian bible, what the fuck is up with that?

[Hater-AiD~>]

anything by Kurt Vonnegut...however..i would prefer slapstick, timequake, and slaughterhouse IV

[Klaz]

graf books retard.

[Hater-AiD~>]

oh..in that case...graffiti world..
came out in 2004..i checked it out from my local library
its got really good modern and futuristic graff art in it and its really thick too...i believe it has north america, european, and asian styles in it so its a good read


as for reg books..you all should pick up kurt vonnegut anyway :)

[Cadaver]

Graffiti Magazine Collection

ART Inconsequence
THE ART OF REBELLION SOFTCOVER
The Art of Rebellion 2
Banksy Wall and Piece
Blackbook Sessions 2
Blackbook Sessions 3
BLACK INK - ILLUSTRATIONS OF ATA TOAST BOZACI
Fetish BubbleGirls
Kacao77 universes
Hamburg Graffiti
MA’CLAIM
Montana Writer team
NeoUtopia
STRAIGHT.LINES

15 magazine’s | PDF | 33 МB | english
http://depositfiles.com/files/5680058


here's couple of magazines i found

edit: ok turns out these are just previews...(but still...25 pages on each "magazine")

[LeaksOne]

is piece book any good?

[Fube]

DONDI BOOK
http://issuu.com/thegiant/docs/dondiwhite/7

SUBWAY ART:
http://issuu.com/cedricb/docs/graffiti_-_subway_art_1984_-_martha_cooper

[numberonestunna]

LA graffiti, its similar to the composition of graffiti world with just LA cats. crazy stuff, and the saber piece!

[Crush97]

theres Subway Art,Piecebook,and also Going Postal with mad postal stickers and stencils also Subway art is strictly new york graffiti and piecebook is pretty good its like a graffiti blackbook with md legendary pieces

[n8galicia]

would you guys recommend any good biographies on some writers? I need a bio for english but the only one I could find is Saber's and I can't find it anywhere :(

don't mean to revive an old topic :D

[Necyapale]

does anyone know any good music theory type books to get? i got a barnes and noble gift card for christmas and i need ideas...

i guess id want something more geared toward guitar, like scales or something, but maybe something to do with creativity in writing music too...

thanks

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san fran grafgf, the art of gettin up!!!!!1

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