Public art Books

What does it mean to commission art? Picture the people who typically commission art. If you're like most of us, you've likely conjured up an image of Kings, Queens, and the cultural elite (whatever that means). And you'd be right: historically, art...

Al Díaz and Jean-Michel Basquiat stoked public intrigue in 1978 as teenagers when they began tagging their SAMO©… writings throughout New York City.The statements spoke to people, spoke about people, and sometimes spoke of nothing at...

Carpazine Art Magazine Issue 42 is Here! We're excited to announce the release of Carpazine Art Magazine Issue 42, now available for art enthusiasts and readers alike! This edition is brimming with outstanding features, including profiles on Roza Santini...

Outreach and engagement initiatives are crucial in promoting community development. This can be achieved through a number of methods, including avenues in the fine arts. The Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community...

Learn The Principles of Bronze ConservationLucy Branch runs a bronze conservation company, Antique Bronze Ltd, in London and has worked on some of the most well-known bronze statues, monuments and architectural features in the UK. In this book,...

From Banksy to Extinction Rebellion, artivism (activism through art) is the art of our era. From international biennale to newspaper pages, artivism is everywhere. Both inside museums and on the streets, global artivism spreads political messages and...

This book was prepared by researching publicly available information, selected references, published books and from information obtained from artists. I have had the pleasure of knowing many of the painters and sculptors personally and over many decades;...

After ceding control of Central Park to their detractors, Vaux and Olmsted created their own park...the Brooklyn Park. First they built the Plaza and defined its axis. The axis is the essential element in America's most historic visual corridor. As a...

Even more rectangular than all previous models. Contains the secret to eternal life and longer fingers. Made of plants. The Vocabulary of Shapes Coloring Book Four!

Astonishingly rectangular, miraculously unique, infrequently capable of time-travel and other temporal disturbances. The Vocabulary of Shapes Coloring Book! The Third One!

Undeniably unique and most often rectangular! Can change a tire in under three minutes! Vocabulary of Shapes Coloring Book! Volume Two!

Il libro contiene i lavori pittorici realizzati nell'ambito del progetto artistico " La forma dell'acqua ". Nella coniugazione, tra materia e fluidità, razionalità e sentimento le opere pittoriche della " forma dell'acqua", mirano soprattutto ad una...

Rhyme Scheme is a book of urban poetry, and lyrical machinations. Lines and rhymes of slamming written words. Hip-Hop Poems of rhyme and reason: perfect to be read aloud and wise to be memorized!

Immerse yourself in the world of Parisian street art with this comprehensive travel guide and art photography book. Embark on a visual and cultural journey through the best street art neighborhoods in Paris, uncovering the rich urban art scene that...

In February 2023, a small group of penguins, forced to leave Antarctica due to the changing climate, found themselves a new home in the nooks and crannies of an old stone wall by the banks of the River Kelvin in the West End of Glasgow,...

From the imagination of an Architect, 12 years of sandcastles and the stories that go with them.

Create your own masterpiece out of these inspiring tattoo designs!If you are searching for an inspiring and diverse collection of tattoo-themed coloring books for adults, then this book is for you. The thing about tattoo art is it's drawn differently...

NY City of Kings chronicles the history of graffiti's genesis in New York from its late 1960s origin to the present, as seen through the lens of writers who started the movement. This narrative intends to help elucidate how the unprecedented movement of...

★Berlin Wall Street Art Coloring Book Vol.2★A fictional Street Art Coloring Book with Designs on the Berlin Wall BackgroundThe coloring book includes 54p. A4 white backsidesdifferent Street Art stylesa lot of different themesA perfect gift for all street...

★Berlin Wall Street Art Coloring Book Vol.3★A fictional Street Art Coloring Book with Designs on the Berlin Wall BackgroundThe coloring book includes 54p. 8,5x8,5" white backsidesdifferent Street Art stylesa lot of different themesA perfect gift for all...

Curator Barbara Ulbrist surveys the art of Martin Firrell focusing on the years 2018-2020. During this time the artist displayed 40 different artworks on billboards across the UK bringing his particular variety of 'art as debate' to the majority...

On the occasion of being invited to participate in the Hyde Park Art Center's "Artists Run Chicago 2.0", the experimental art space Compound Yellow produced its first book. "The Compound Yellow Manual of Prompts, Provocations, Permissions and Parameters...

Chronicling ten years of Illuminaries Street Art. 90 Full Color pages of their murals. Learn about their process and how their most iconic pieces came to be. Foreward and back stories written by Nathan Price.

Foregrounding street art in the capital cities of Cuba, Haiti, and Puerto Rico, this book argues that Antillean street artists diagnose the "impossible state" of the arrested present (colonized, occupied, or under dictatorship) while simultaneously...

Carpazine Art Magazine Issue Number 36 Featuring MUSCULOIDS! More: Frank Russo, Anthony Reznik and Borys Filonenko (comics), Breaden (Buddy)Young, Amsterdam Graffiti by Gregory Norris, Juan Machuca, Matthew Blackwell, Fernando Carpaneda Exhibitions Made...

On 23 March 1981, Jordi Pujol, President of the Catalan regional government, gave a speech about an art exhibition, Catalunya Avui. Embracing the artistic wealth of Catalonia, Pujol reminded the audience that when they hear of Tàpies, Miró, Dalí, and...

An explanatory text. A reality without external comparison. In this simplified environment, made mainly of two types, the first of the two types, according to interpretations of rewritten histories, were Jammers. And then, according to these histories,...

The Plague Years collects scholarly and essayistic reflections on literary, visual, and sonic representations of the COVID-19 and other pandemics. These are placed alongside poetry and short fiction written in the first two years of quarantine or...

Easter hues for the soul: Relax, color, and embrace serenity!Our Easter Coloring Book is designed for adults and teens alike and will provide hours of relaxation & fun during the Easter Season. It includes 80 amazing and beautiful Easter...

This book provides a cross-urban account on murals, street art, and public art in cities around the globe.

A Yellow Floral Journal for Your ThoughtsEveryone needs an empty journal to write in. With gorgeous, vintage-inspired cover artwork and an abundance of blank pages for your thoughts, Citron is a colorful journal for women, creatives, and daydreamers...

Had enough of lockdowns, masks and hand sanitizer? COVID-19 has been messing with people the world over. But now you can fight back by coloring. Relax, relieve your lockdown stress and take revenge on the coronavirus we all love to hate by coloring 50...

In You Are Loved, artist Alex Cook intimately relates his creative and spiritual adventures in his quest to create beauty and know God. Anyone longing to bring their own precious vision into reality will find solace and inspiration in these very human...

"...Howell proves with this guide that anyone can nurture a lifelong love of art in little ones. Simple but effective tips for busy parents." -- Kirkus ReviewsEvery time your child asks you a question, what he or she is really doing is...

A Cruel Theatre of Self-Immolations investigates contemporary protest self-burnings and their echoes across culture.The book provides a conceptual frame for the phenomenon and an annotated, comprehensive timeline of suicide protests by fire, supplemented...

Published as the culmination of a residency held by Sophie Herxheimer with Fermynwoods Contemporary Art in the East Midlands.Sophie as an inner-city Londoner was intrigued to swap her familiar streets for a remote cottage in an ancient woodland. Getting...

A Sardine Street Box of Tricks is a handbook for anyone who wants to make their own 'mis-guided' tour or walk.Written by 'Crab Man' and 'Signpost' (Phil Smith and Simon Persighetti - both members of Exeter-based Wrights & Sites group), the book is based...

Are you ready to try your hand at painting a mural?  Have you wondered how to find clients who will pay you to paint? In this handbook you will learn how to: Find clientsDevelop a site-specific designSelect the right materialsBlock in a...

★Berlin Wall Street Art Coloring Book ★A fictional Street Art Coloring Book with Designs on the Berlin Wall BackgroundThe coloring book includes 60p. A4 white backsidesdifferent Street Art stylesa lot of different themesA perfect gift for all street art,...

A cute and fun pictorial childrens book about Drew Dog a Dalmatian Cockapoo's adventures at home, camping in the woods and fishing on the lake! Read to the Last Page!

A book of explosive fireworks poetry written on the streets at the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks Show. This collection is fiery, quirky and explosive, set in the backdrop of the Castle and legions of history - what do you do while waiting for the show to...

From silly satire to serious symbolism, chickens have been an important part of human civilization. Where there is civilization, there is also art. This flightless, feathered friend has been a frontline featured in many pieces over time. Here is but a...

This anthology elucidates the historical, global, and regional connections, as well as current manifestations, of socially engaged public art (SEPA) in East Asia. It covers case studies and theoretical inquiries on artistic practices from Hong Kong,...

This book documents artist/sculptor Gyuri Hollósy register moments, insights, betraying his sensibilities and give consideration to elements of his muse while grappling with various inspirational problems.

This book contains a collection of photos from the painted streets of Valparaíso, Chile. The murals and street art of Valparaíso are the equivalent of an outdoor museum, and reflect the city's past, present and hopes for the future. After the end of the...