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Item Details

Milano, Italy, Lazy Dog Press, 2012, cloth, dust jacket

First edition, Near fine

 

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First edition. A very minor bump to the top corner, else a fine copy in fine half-sized dust jacket. 

From Carolingian to tags, from quill to spray can, Barcellona takes the ancient craft of lettering to new heights with the creativity and talent of a contemporary virtuoso. The first published monograph on the artist in an oversized softcover edition.

The book features hundreds of drawings including commissioned works, personal projects, performances, and many never-before-seen works. For Luca Barcellona, letters are the building blocks of his creations. His striking, expressive and original forms and compositions open up uncharted territory, laying the foundation for a new style of lettering. Barcelona's versatile work is admired and commissioned by major brands in the worlds of fashion, music, film and publishing.

Inside, texts by Charles "Chaz" Bojorqéz, legendary urban artist from Los Angeles; Giovanni De Faccio, professional calligrapher, type designer and teacher in Vienna; Nicola "Dee Mo" Peressoni, pioneering figure in the Italian graffiti and rap environment.

Barcellona is internationally considered one of the most important lettering artists working today.

The book is aimed to calligraphers, graphic designer, type designers, art directors, advertising professionals, illustrators and students.

 

Milano, Italy: Lazy Dog Press, 2012; 23 x 33 cm, cloth, dust jacket; 221, (3) pages. ISBN 9788898030002. Book # 143249

 

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