{"product_id":"women-street-artists-24-contemporary-graffiti-and-mural-artists-from-around-the-world-hardcover","title":"Women Street Artists: 24 Contemporary Graffiti and Mural Artists from Around the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandra Mattanza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Utz\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe power, glory, diversity, and talent of women street artists finally gets the attention it deserves in the first book to focus solely on the female gaze writ large on urban walls and sidewalks across five continents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf street art is, in itself, an act of rebellion, it is tragically ironic that the genre seems dominated by men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis exciting book is an important first step in shedding light on the substantial number of women who are gaining fame in the street art world. It brings together the work of 24 artists, through dazzling photographs of their work and intimate portraits of their lives based on interviews collected by award-winning journalist Alessandra Mattanza. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn walls, sidewalks, prison cells, grain silos and other nontraditional canvases, these artists tackle ideas around empowerment, feminism, the pink revolution, body shaming and body imagery, racism, and the climate crisis. From Oklahoma City and Brooklyn, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh makes site specific work that considers how people experience race and gender within their surrounding environments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSouth African multidisciplinary artist Faith XLVII imbues her narratives with a longing for a deeper connection to nature, and a resurrection of the divine feminine. Italy's Camilla Falsini incorporates joyful, bold colors and simple shapes to deliver serious messages about the environment. Shamsia Hassani, one of Afghanistan's first female street artists, makes vibrant murals and paintings in which women play musical instruments as a vehicle for self-expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBursting with colorful photographs of works in situ as well as in detail, this thrilling and incisive book proves that street art is not only female--it's the essence of conceptual rebellion itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALESSANDRA MATTANZA is a foreign correspondent, contributor, and editor for several publishers in Italy and Germany. Her previous books are \u003ci\u003eStreet Art: Famous Artists Talk About Their Vision\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBanksy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSTEPHANIE UTZ is founder of the Munich based Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 11.9 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766078439712,"sku":"9783791388953","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dc494844f211e18feaea6629c755b1e1.webp?v=1780284999","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/women-street-artists-24-contemporary-graffiti-and-mural-artists-from-around-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}