Customer Reviews
Eclectic, inspiring and highly recommended. - By: dan321, 29 May 2006 
The text to image ratio in Stencil Graffiti is perfect; the right amount of information is included to leave the pictures open to your thoughts without leaving you entirely in the dark. Tristan Manco often uses quotes & opinions from the artists themselves which adds to the free & unpretentious nature of this book.
But back to the pictures- Manco proves himself to be an excellent editor & compiler of images as well as words. They are amazing & 99% are of extremely high & clear quality. Simply presented & taken from so many different world locations, parts of buildings & street furniture, inside & outside- they consistently inspire. In the right places they are cropped for detail or taken from a few steps back to show that graffiti is as much about position as it is message, colour, shape, texture & style.
The line between graffiti & vandalism is subjective- but I honestly think that even the most anti-graffiti people & pre-teenage children scrawling words on underpasses would be able to find something to admire in this book. Personallly, I feel that alll of these artists have crossed this line in these images to the point where it's a distant blur.
An okay introduction - By: J. Baker, 06 Feb 2005 
I'm glad that I bought this book, mainly for the pictures.
Stencil Graffiti - By: , 12 May 2003 
This is a great book. As soon I I read it I had to buy it. The book is well designed & laid out & has a good balance of interesting text & high quality photographs. Tristan Manco has explored the origins of Stencil Graffiti & has interviewed many artists for their insight to their work & the world of Stencil Graffiti.
Buy now!
Amazing graffiti stencil book - By: , 05 Jan 2003 This book is amazing. it covers a wide range of different stencils, from symbols to protest. It also includes a great section that focusses on individual artists - the lengendary Banksy, Shepard Fairey, etc. This book is a must for anyone interested in stencil graffiti. very inspiring.
A Modern Menace? - By: , 30 Dec 2002 I found this book a pleaseure to read & something I could be proud to own. The book contains examples of stencil art from around the world, although a lot seems to be from within the UK - some of the work has a political message, some comments on society in general, but a lot of it is just good fun (like artist Thomas Baumgartel who sprays whole wallls with images of bananas).
There is a brief introduction into the history of stencil art & stencil graffiti, then the book is separated into chapters each focusing on different artists, groups or themes (ie.faces, figures, ccartoons, tribal art etc). Each chapter has a few paragraphs of explanitory text which is actuallly worth reading, unlike some other design books I've read.
A lovely book to look at but even better if you actuallly read it!
