Bay Area Graffiti (Hardcover)

~ Steve Rotman (Author)

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Product Description

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, his images showcase the innovative art made all over the Bay Area, as well as how it blends into the stunning landscapes. Having befriended so many of the Bay Area's major writers and street artists, Rotman's photographs are accompanied by dozens of intimate artist profiles.

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

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher; 1st edition (February 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979966604
• ISBN-13: 978-0979966606
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #145,405 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Eliot B. Barron (West Hartford, CT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bay Area Graffiti a Work of Art, February 15, 2009

By	The Blind Monk - See all my reviews

This book is just a work of art!! This book is for both fans of graffiti and photographers. I would recommend this book to anyone even if they hated graffiti with a passion. The only thing is that the font color of the interviews are black on a dark gray background making it hard to read but other than that is an amazing book that made me want to slap my momma.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Lisa A. Mullerauh "mrsmullerauh" (Burlington, VT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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...