Stencil Graffiti Capital, Melbourne

Jake Smallman; Carl Nyman
ISBN: 9780976224532 Category:

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Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne, MBP’s first street-art book, stands as a contemporary classic of the genre. During the first few years of this century, Melbourne, Australia, was the global epicenter of stencil graffiti, with artists like MEEK, SIXTEN, VEXTA, and MEGGS cutting amazing stencils and getting them up all over the city. The variety and abundance of the city’s scene attracted international attention, especially after BANKSY paid a visit. This was the first graffiti book to be published that focused on stencil graffiti, and while many stencil-centric books have followed, it remains the only one that documents a once prolific scene that will stand the test of time.

An edgy, lavishly visual survey that shows the best work of the best street artists working in Melbourne, Australia. Bansky, the well known British stencil artist, after a visit to Melbourne, in 2003 said: The walls of Melbourne are very noisy…like the noise of a hundred drunk people talking among themselves. “He went on to say

Additional Information

AuthorJake Smallman; Carl Nyman
PublisherMark Batty Publisher, Melbourne
Year Published2005
Book Condition

FINE

Binding Type

Hardcover

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