The Guerilla Art Kit

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Guerilla Art Kit
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Keri Smith
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 189,Width 156
Category/GenreGraffiti and street art
ISBN/Barcode 9781568986883
ClassificationsDewey:751.73
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton Architectural Press
Imprint Princeton Architectural Press
Publication Date 19 July 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

We are living in a golden age of self-expression. The explosion of user-created content on blogs and social networking sites moved Time magazine to name You" their 2006 person of the year. But while we may be spending a lot more time in virtual worlds, we have not lost the urge to make our physical world more meaningful. By leaving art and ideas in public places, you can affect someone's daychange their mood or their mindand maybe even change the world in the process! The Guerilla Art Kit shows how small artistic acts can start a revolution. Keri Smith, noted author of Living Out Loud and the blog Wish Jar Journal, uses her unique drawing and handwriting style to help anyone find and release their inner artist or activist. This visually exciting activity bookfull of step-by-step exercises, cut-out projects, sticker ideas, and morehas both fun assignments and handy tips to help you unleash your creative energy into the streets, where you can really make an impact. From the quick exercisesleaving books for strangers to find, chalking quotes on the sidewalkto the more involvedmaking a "wish tree," guerilla gardening, or making your own stencils The Guerilla Art Kit contains everything you need to put your message out into the world."

Author Biography

Keri Smith is an author and illustrator turned guerilla artist. She is the author of several books including Living Out Loud and Tear Up This Book and the creator of the popular weblog Wish Jar Journal, which attracts over ten thousand readers daily.