Product Description

"Home Sweet Home" is a celebration of Banksy's street art in his home city of Bristol. This book places him in the context of 3D, John Nation from the Barton Hill Settlement, Inkie, Nick Walker and the other artists and musicians who were instrumental in linking Bristol to the original New York hip hop scene. It is the most revealing account of Banksy's formative years and contains more than one hundred images of his Bristol art, as well as pictures of Banksy at work, many of which have never been published before. Steve Wright, Venue magazine's "Art Editor", traces Banksy's roots back to the rave culture of the Nineties and draws a rounded picture of an artist who is most famous for being anonymous.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2555 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-20
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Review
Much of Banksy's early work on the streets of Bristol has been lost, but this book records those works which appeared throughout the city. Author Steve Wright explores the streets of Banksy's Bristol and interviews many of the people who worked with Banksy in his early years. We believe this to be the most complete photographic collections of Banksy's Bristol work from the freehand wall paintings in Easton to the iconic Mild Mild West, his stencils and more. It contains more than 100 images. Five stars Marlon Rigel, Waterstone's.com For any fan of Banksy's work this beautifully produced book should become essential reading.A" britishhiphop.co.uk

About the Author
Steve Wright is the Art Editor of Bristol's Venue magazine and an expert on urban Art. He is also the editor of Children of the Can: 25 Years of Btistol Graffiti

Customer Reviews

Really good
half-expecting some sort of cheap rip-off I was surprised to find that this book's really great. Lots of full-colour pictures of Banksy's best Bristol works and a few real gems of never-seen-before stuff. The text is pretty intelligent too, but it's the pictures that make it a must-have. Nice hardback coffee-table production values too, and very well priced.

Great book
This is brilliant, a must for any Bristolian who may remember seeing the work around Bristol before all the hype. If you aren't from Bristol, this book will show you lots of Banksy work that can't be seen anywhere else. Quality.

Fantastic book, gives all the background and context you need
This is the perfect book if you're interested in where Banksy came from, with brilliant coverage of the environment he grew up in, the whole Bristol scene, and the other artists working around him. Great illustrations, but the text is must-read too. Beautifully produced - I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Banksy, graffiti, or Bristol.