Acknowledging
in his introduction that the graffiti scene is split into two groups:
illegal sprayers and legal sprayers, and noting that the legal sprayers
need experience and ideas to create the detailed pieces worthy of a
legal wall, author Chris Ganter has written the missing “how-to” book for the less experienced writer. With the care of a teacher, Ganter
covers graffiti’s relationship to society, its history, the hip-hop
context, terminology, and related media before jumping into directions
for designing graffiti. These chapters are separated out into a)
designing and b) dealing with spray paint. The last chapter of the book
is devoted to teachers, suggesting approaches to planning a graffiti
unit and including a sample lesson plan, exercises, and corresponding
“solutions.” Back matter contains a smattering of sample alphabets (for
more of these, see Walde’s Graffiti Alphabets),
a European-oriented timeline of graffiti’s evolution beginning in 1970,
a glossary, a bibliography for further reading, photo credits and an
index. Strongly recommended for independent use, as well as art
educators. Highly popular with Passages students at Belmont.--Jessica Fenster-Sparber
Ganter, Chris. Graffiti School: A Student Guide with Teacher’s Manual. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2013. Print.
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