Graffiti art styles
Subtitle: a classification system and theoretical analysis
By: Lisa Gottlieb.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786434367
Subjects: Street art -- Classificiation; Graffiti -- Classification
Genres: Classificiation.; Classification.
Description: "This book presents a classification system for graffiti art styles that reflects the expertise of graffiti writers and the work of art historian Erwin Panofsky. Based on Panofsky's theories of iconographical analysis, the classification model is designed to identify the style of a graffiti art piece by distinguishing certain visual characteristics"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: New paradigm for Panofsky's theories of iconographical analysis; title: Graffiti art in an iconographic framework; title: Graffiti art in a classificatory framework; title: Developing the faceted classification system; title: What image cataloguers saw; title: Panofsky's theories and the question of nonrepresentational or abstract art; title: Graffiti art lessons; title: Questionnaire for graffiti art experts; title: Faceted classification system for graffiti art styles.