Mural XXL
Claudia Walde
£24.95
The first book to focus on the big new global trend in graffiti and street art, written by a leading pioneer of lasting walls on a gigantic scale
Overview
In its early days, illegal graffiti and street art were of necessity modest in scale, hastily created in hours or even minutes, and destroyed just as quickly by authorities, vandals or the elements. Now, however, graffiti writers and street artists are able to take their work to an entirely new level, creating carefully planned, permanent works that cover entire buildings and add a new visual dimension to the world's cities.
Claudia Walde, better known as the record-breaking street muralist MadC, has selected more than 200 of the best XXL works and profiled nearly 30 artists who pioneered this trend. Working in dangerous conditions, often hundreds of metres above the ground, yet always keenly aware of the view from street level, these new street muralists are as fearless and technically skilled as they are creatively brilliant. This is a thrilling, super-sized, international celebration of one of the most visible new art movements on the streets of our cities.
Reviews
'Alongside stunning in-situ photography, 'Mural XXL' adds commentary from practitioners on their planning methods, challenges and inspirations'
Jocks & Nerds
'A survey of more than 200 of the most accomplished super-sized works on walls, by artists worldwide'
High Life (British Airways)
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Specifications
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Size: 31.0 x 26.0 cm
Extent: 192 pp
Publication date: 14 September 2015
ISBN: 9780500239308
Contents List
Introduction • Illustrated artist profiles A–I • Mixed Murals (6pp foldout section) • Illustrated artist profiles K–S • Collaborations (6pp foldout section) • Illustrated artist profiles S–V • World map of murals, photo credits, author biography, acknowledgments
About the Author
Claudia Walde, aka MadC, is a world-renowned graffiti artist, muralist, designer and writer. She was born in Bautzen, Germany, and is most known for her large-scale, outdoor artistic paintings. MadC painted her first graffiti piece in 1996, being 16 years old. She studied at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle and Central Saint Martins College in London. MadC carries a master's degree in graphic design. She is the author of Sticker City: Paper Graffiti Art.
