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Street Art CookbookA Do-It-Yourself bible on street art

by Benke Carlsson & Hop Louie

After hundreds of books containing images of

street art, here comes the very first to reveal

how it’s done. In 140 pages, 250 pictures and

25 interviews, a dozen techniques are ex-

plained. This is the first handbook of tips and

tricks for creating street art pieces.

Today, street art is counted among the world’s greatest artis-tic movements. Simultaneously, it questions who really has the right to participate in public space. Never since the late 60s has an artistic movement challenged the establishment view in this way.Now, Dokument Press presents the very first book to explain how street art is actually made.Street Art Cookbook is a guide to the materials and tech-niques used in the most creative and progressive artistic movement of today. In pictures and interviews with some of the world’s most famous street artists, techniques like spray stencils, stickers, laser graffiti and guerrilla gardening are explained. The Swedish street artist Hop Louie acts as your guide through the book, and explores some of the most complicated techniques. Street Art Cookbook is a source of inspiration to delve into for all those who are interested in DIY.Among the artists interviewed are Mark Jenkins, Swoon, Gould, Caper, C215, Victor Marx, Ron English and Knitta Please.

“Public space is a human right. If advertising is okay, anti-advertising has to be okay too.”

Ron English, USA

“Banksy has carried out a revolution since he tangibly increases a building’s value by painting on it.”

C215, France

“A technique is only a way to convey something. The idea has to come before the technique. So don’t rely on cookbooks. Experiment.”

Alexandre Órion, Brazil

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Facts

Titel: Street Art Cookbook - A guide to

techniques and materials

Author: Benke Carlsson and Hop Louie

ISBN: 978-91-85639-30-4

Market: Hand book / Street art / Popular culture

Language: English

Pages: 140

Dimensions: 17 x 24 cm

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrations: More than 100 full-colour drawings

Release date: June 15, 2010

Price: 24,90 €

About the authors

Benke Carlsson is a photographer and author living in

Stockholm, Sweden. He is behind one of the biggest web-

sites about Scandinavian street art and the author of the

books Street Art Stockholm and Swedish Punk 1977-1981.

He is the founder of the PR-firm Publik and a well known

lecturer and educator within communication and culture.

Hop Louie is a street artist living in the UK. He has

worked in public space since the late 90s. In 2009 Hop

Louie made the illustrations for the CD /book Boven i Dra-

mat together with the rapper Max Peezay. Hop Louie is also

featured in the book Playground Sweden (2007, Dokument).

Dokument PressBox 773S - 120 02 Årsta, Swedenwww.dokument.org, info@dokument.orgPhone: +46 (0) 8 13 33 32

Dokument PressBox 773S - 120 02 Årsta, Swedenwww.dokument.org, info@dokument.orgPhone: +46 (0) 8 13 33 32

Dokument PressBox 773S - 120 02 Årsta, Swedenwww.dokument.org, info@dokument.orgPhone: +46 (0) 8 13 33 32

Dokument PressBox 773S - 120 02 Årsta, Swedenwww.dokument.org, info@dokument.orgPhone: +46 (0) 8 13 33 32