His work has been featured in publications such as artweek, and shown in several galleries including the berkeley art center and the institute of contemporary art, san jose. Jun 01, 2011 scape martinez is the author of bestselling graff impact, 09 and has created murals and designs for countless public art projects. Scape martinezs fine art paintings combine elements of graffiti and abstract expressionism to create largescale rhythmic and expressive compositions. Dec 23, 2010 graffiti artist scape martinez works with students from san jose to atherton. To push the boundaries of art and communicate in a way that letter structure alone cannot. Elements of graffiti style are presented in sequence, with successive images showing the development and variations of forms and styles. As a youth arts advocate, scape speaks regularly at schools and youth groups.
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In his new role, scape will be responsible for the successful conception, design and delivery of grantfunded or commissioned youth public art projects in the city and beyon. As martinez says in his introduction, graffiti art is a callandresponse. Scape martinez, born edward martinez in newark, new jersey and raised in the san francisco bay area, is an artist and writer known for his abstract paintings and his graffiti art. How to graffiti a heart with scape martinez youtube. The name scape stands for screaming creative and positive energy. Graff color master by scape martinez overdrive rakuten. Scape has a remarkable gift for illustrating and articulating abstract thoughts and issues, and he frequently gives educational lectures on creativity and graffiti arts place in society. Graff 2 ebook por scape martinez 9781440315169 rakuten. In 2009, martinez wrote the book graff the art and technique of graffiti, published by impact books.
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