Broken Windows Graffiti NYC
I found this great book in the library “Called Broken Windows Graffiti NYC” by James and Karla Murray , the book goes behind the scenes and talks to different crews and street artists to gain their perspective and to learn about the specificity behind graffiti. One artist states “Today, it’s amazing. You can use anything from a cheap brand of paint to a very well-known brand because what’s going on today is not just putting solid colors on top of solid colors. Sometimes you use transparent paint because you want that look of a cast shadow or something on there...” SEEN.
The book has a very pleasing asthetic and I would reccomend to anyone to look at it.
More pictures and info on James and Karla Murray
Interview with pictures about the book
Here is another article about street art emergning onto the scene: NYC Graffiti 1994, Kevin Walker. This article provides a first hand view of living in NYC and experiencing graffiti first hand.
