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Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community, and Art

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This is a great art book! It's a worldwide who's who of stencil graffiti artists Beautiful full color photos cover every page showing murals by the likes of Banksy, Jef Aerosol, Logan Hicks, Swoon, and hundreds more. There's work by over 350 artists. Some of my favorite stuff is by people like Scott Williams who is well known around San Francisco but whose lush work really needs to be seen on a larger scale. The book is not only filled with big name artists but great local finds. The pages are dense with images and a variety of styles. Highly recommended.

Good overview of stenciling as an art expression, highlighting with dexterity its primary urban nature without leaving aside other broad areas it covers.

The volume works well as an stenciling 101, with generic sections highlighting some historic aspects, albeit sometimes with a slightly unbalanced sense of priorities or omissions in the timeline. The few texts are fairly well taken care of, and cogent. A good selection of testimonials ranging from artists narrating their motivation, to documentarians talking about their work, as well as some good basic technical tips, offer a good narrative to expose general aspects of the medium.

While the book may lack a specific methodical sampling and a deeper critical/analytical aspect, it is quite recommendable as an effective snapshot of the topic, and hints at the praiseworthy labor that the [...] is set to accomplish.