Bay Area Graffiti [Hardcover]

Steve Rotman (Author), Chris Brennan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2009

Fabled as a region that embraces freedom of expression in all of its guises, the San Francisco Bay Area has long been a world-renowned cultural hotbed. Bay Area Graffiti is the first comprehensive retrospective of the area's vibrant contemporary street-art scene. Documented by the distinctive photographic eye of Steve Rotman, the book's images showcase innovative art made all over the Bay Area, as well as how it blends into the region's stunning landscapes. Having befriended so many of the Bay Area's major writers and street artists, Rotman provides intimate profiles of dozens of artists from the Bay Area alongside photos of their work.

Bay Area Graffiti is for fans of street art and photography the world over!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Steve Rotman is a San Francisco-based photographer who trains his lens on urban art. Under his internet handle Funkandjazz, he has posted more than ten thousand images on the web and established himself as a true aficionado of Bay Area graffiti and street art. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher; 1st edition (February 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979966604
• ISBN-13: 978-0979966606
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 1 x 11.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bay Area Graffiti An Amazing Book, January 29, 2009

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Eliot B. Barron (West Hartford, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bay Area Graffiti (Hardcover)

What an amazing book! It really captures the Bay Area art scene so
vividly. The colors jump off the pages. I am not a long-time graffiti
fan, but this book caught my eye with a scene I never could have
imagined. The art is complex, fun, serious and whimsical. Great
photography by Rotman and wonderful documentation of art that is not
otherwise archived.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Time Coming..., January 28, 2009

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All By Myself (Berkeley, Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bay Area Graffiti (Hardcover)

It's about time the Bay Area got a book to document all the incredible art that takes places not where the normal eye can see, but much of the time in tunnels, sewers, under bridges, and numerous other places you would only find yourself if your a bum. Steve Rotman has done an excellent job in taking quality photos of contemporary graffiti. This is not a history, however, so no 80s and 90s work. But as a writer who has grown up drooling over books about New York and Los Angeles, its great to have a book that represents what we do.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK, March 3, 2009

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Lisa A. Mullerauh "mrsmullerauh" (Burlington, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bay Area Graffiti (Hardcover)

As a lover of great photography & admirer of graffiti and street art, I found this book to be a delicious treat for the eyes and special insight into the writers' message, reason and spirit for creating. Absolutely Worthy...