Graffiti and Street Art - Reading, Writing and Representing the CityPaperback
Graffiti and Street Art - Reading, Writing and Representing the CityPaperback Graffiti and street art images are ubiquitous, and they enjoy a very special place in collective imaginary due to their…
Specifikacia Graffiti and Street Art - Reading, Writing and Representing the CityPaperback
Graffiti and Street Art - Reading, Writing and Representing the CityPaperback
Graffiti and street art images are ubiquitous, and they enjoy a very special place in collective imaginary due to their ambiguous nature. As they take place on surfaces and travel through various channels, they provide viewers an entry point to the subtext of the cities we live in, while questioning how we read, write and represent them. Sometimes enigmatic in meaning, often stylistically crude and aesthetically aggressive, yet always visually arresting, they fill our field of vision with texts and images that no one can escape.
The contributors of this volume critically investigate underexplored urban contexts in which graffiti and street art appear, shed light on previously unexamined aspects of these practices, and introduce innovative methodologies regarding the This book is structured around these three distinct, albeit by definition interwoven, key frames.