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Author Grody, Steve.

Title Graffiti L.A. : street styles and art / by Steve Grody ; foreword by James Prigoff.

Imprint New York : Abrams, 2006.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Adams  751.7309794 G892g 2006    ---  Lib Use Only
Description 303 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
System Details System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM (recommended): 256 MB RAM; up to 300 MB hard disk space; Windows 2000; Pentium processor; or Mac 64 MB RAM; Mac OS X v 10.2.8; Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 (9ncluded); Quicktime Player.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface -- Introduction: early influences -- Los Angeles starts up -- Technique and aesthetics -- The social element -- Ethical issues -- Above ground.
Summary Long before graffiti was adopted as the visual expression of hip-hop culture in the 1980s, Chicano gang members in East Los Angeles had been developing stylized calligraphy and writing on walls. Cholo (gangster) scripts became the first distinctive letter forms to evolve in the modern vernacular tradition of graffiti writing. Today Los Angeles writers of diverse backgrounds draw from a unique confluence of cultures that has led to regionally distinctive styles. This book provides a comprehensive and visual history of graffiti in Los Angeles, dating back to the 1930s, as well as an in-depth examination of the myriad styles and techniques used by writers today. Complementing the main text, interviews with L.A.'s most prolific and infamous writers provide insight into the lives of these fugitive artists.--From publisher description.
Subject Street art -- California -- Los Angeles.
Graffiti -- California -- Los Angeles.
ISBN 9780810992986 (pbk. with flaps)
0810992981 (pbk. with flaps)
Standard No. YDXCP 2513046
AU@ 000041019303
NZ1 11086908
NLGGC 305527711

 
    
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