DavidGloman.com - Arts and Paintings

 Search
 Advanced SearchView Cart   Checkout   
 Location:  Home » Arts » History & Criticism » Wall and PieceOctober 8, 2008  


Categories
Arts
Paintings
Oil Paintings
Drawings
Architecture
Canvas
Brush
Coloring Tools
Color
Wall and Piece
Wall and Piece
enlarge
Author: Banksy
Publisher: Random House UK
Category: Book

List Price: $22.95
Buy New: $14.70
You Save: $8.25 (36%)
Buy New/Used from $14.70

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars(53 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4441

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.3 x 0.8

ISBN: 1844137872
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.73
EAN: 9781844137879
ASIN: 1844137872

Publication Date: April 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Banksy, Britain's now-legendary "guerilla" street artist, has painted the walls, streets, and bridges of towns and cities throughout the world. Not only did he smuggle his pieces into four of New York City's major art museums, he's also "hung" his work at London's Tate Gallery and adorned Israel's West Bank barrier with satirical images. Banksy's identity remains unknown, but his work is unmistakable?with prints selling for as much as $45,000.



Customer Reviews:   Read 48 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Great Book for any graffiti enthusiast!   September 4, 2008
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

You have to check out this book if you can appreciate the art that is graffiti. Banksy also inspires you with his political satire.


5 out of 5 stars finished reading it at the bookstore   August 28, 2008
there isn't much to read. the art speaks for itself.
6 sections to this book:
monkeys, cops, rats, cows, art, and street furniture.
there are a few pages that contain several paragraphs of writing. banksy provides captions for maybe.. approximately half or less than half of his art. towards the back there's one page with "advice on painting with stencils". if you were looking for graffiti instruction, look elsewhere... unless you really want to look at that one page haha. some of his famous quotes are in there.
what a funny guy. funny book. it was worth the money :)



5 out of 5 stars Mezmerizing!   August 18, 2008
Couldn't put it down. Images are mezmerizing. Everyone I show it to wants to buy it to. No profanity or sexually oriented photos make it a hip gift choice for young people.


5 out of 5 stars Great collection of graffiti art.   August 17, 2008
Banksy is a great artist. This book is 240 pages of both his graffiti and his "gallery" or more "Piece" art. I think he is an innovator and inspiration to all artists. We could all learn something from Banksy. If you like this book you might also like some Shepard Fairey work. Also check out Banksy's website at http://www.Banksy.co.uk its really great.


5 out of 5 stars One of the BEST artists of the new century (IMO)   August 2, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If you haven't read or seen much from BANKSY - trust me, just buy the sweet book. Otherwise... make a quick stop at your favorite video search engine, type BANKSY and watch a documentary about the man...

This is one of my favorite art books. Without a doubt.



Powered by Associate-O-Matic