« New York | February 17 | Upload | Main | Profile: G in Paris »
February 12, 2004
Tristan Manco's Street Logos Is A Great Book
If we had to choose only one art book to buy this year, our pick would be Tristan Manco's latest work for Thames and Hudson, Street Logos. We're absolutely blown away by how good it is. There are a lot of really good books out there on street art, but Tristan's book is the first really great one. With Street Logos, Tristan has evolved his thoughts on street art first developed in Stencil Graffiti. He presents a series of artists in five separate sections - Signs, Iconographics, Logos, Urban Characters, and Free-Forms. As he describes it in the intro:
The best thing about Street Logos is that Tristan has once again managed to discover a whole group of new artists. At the same time the book showcases some amazing work by many artists who you may already know. "Current graffiti art is more reflective of the world around it. Using new materials and techniques, its innovators are creating an original language of forms and images infused with contemporary graphic design and illustration. Fluent in branding and graphic imagery, they have been replacing tags with more personal logos and shifting from typographic to iconographic forms of communication. Subverted signs, spontaneous drawings, powerful symbols and curious characters represent an unstoppable worldwide outdoor gallery of free art."
The best thing about Street Logos is that once again Tristan has managed to discover a whole group of new artists.
What artists are in the book?
Naw, that would be no fun if we were to tell you. Get a copy when you can and find out.
Street Logos is a book we can't stop talking about it.
Posted by marc at 7:32 AM in | Recommend this! |
|