Customer Reviews

Stencil Graffiti (Street Graphics / Street Art)

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For someone who is simply interested in seeing full color photos of stencil graffiti then Manco's book would be a great purchase. Manco profiles key artist from around the world as well as touching lightly on stencil and graffiti history (Information which is readily available else where both online and in print.) As an aside, the book does speak briefly on the philosophy of graffiti in the urban landscape.

Sadly the book is little more than a nice looking coffee table book. Artist looking for a guidebook or text that speaks more about the technical aspects of stencil graffiti should look elsewhere. As it is the book is an interesting (though not too informative) slide show of street art.

Still, it's a good purchase for fans of the art form or those who are interested in street pop art.

This book is being reviewed quite heavily these days and after reviewing it myself, I can only conclude that this is because of the Publishers' credentials in publishing books on street art. I found that this book fell short on my expectations, even though much of the material was interesting. While it was enlightening to read the brief articles on the history of stencil graffiti, and how stenciling started back to 22,000 in cave paintings, the book quickly lost steam. Many of the artists featured here are well known, however there are many photos featuring industrial uses of stencils which neither are graffiti art, stencil graffiti or art in any type of form. This really detracted form what I assumed the book was featuring. Most of the interesting features were on European artists such as the "bananensprayer" in Cologne, Germany, or Bansky who mixed political satire with his various works. Although many stencil artists are features from all over Europe, and the United States as well as a whole page spread of works from Morocco, I really missed the interviews which should have accompanied these images. While I would not purchase the book for my personal collection, many of the photos showcased the dizzying array of effects which were possible to achieve with something as simple as a stencil.

This book is so inspiring, and filled with amazing stories, and artists showing all forms of the art of graffiti. It is informative on the use of stencils and other mediums artists used to get the effects they did for their work. It is a great book to have if you LOVE graffiti.. :)

This book is amazing for people interested in getting into/learning about stencil art. Though it has a great deal of images, this book is not just meant for flipping through photographs of great pieces of art. The author provides background as to how stencil art started and who the major artists have been in the last two decades. Being that I am from Brooklyn, NY it was great to see how stencil art is all over the world in every nation. Absolutely necessary for any modern artist's library or simply for fans of stencil art.

Presented by graphic artist and director of Tijuana Design Tristan Manco (Bristol, United Kingdom), Stencil Graffiti is a vibrant artbook showcasing unique, original, sometimes provocative, always eye-catching expressions of spray-paint and stencil graffiti. Some introductory essays help familiarize the non-specialist general reader with various settings and graffiti artists, but the majority of this superbly presented book is given over to extensive photographs of the artwork itself. A few mature themes present themselves in this book filled cover to cover with unforgettable imagery. Stencil Graffiti is an enthusiastically recommended addition to art school and community library contemporary art history collections.

Its a great book, but Stencil Pirates is better.

it's a cheap book, and it's got cheap information. nothing much to it. i would probably spend a bit more and buy a book that's more in depth with the culture and such of graffiti art. but if you must, like me buy this book to be a part of your growing art book collection, then by all means, no one is stopping you.

I got this book last week and was suprised to see all the stencil art out there. Being a stencil artist Myself, I was ispired by the works of Nylon, Banksy, Amonchi, Nylon and many more. If you are interested in this art form, or are and artist yourself this is a must have! Much Respect all...and keep it positive...Peace

I like this book. It's a thin book. It's not too much stuff in the book but I think it's a nice book to have in your collection just to have something different. Since I'm not too much into stencil graffiti, this book is just right to have it in my collection. I like it. It has great work of art in it.

I am a Stencil Artist myself and this book is indespencible...
It has givin me great ideas for creating fresh art!