Pocket Handbook for Helsinki Street Art
Pocket Handbook for Helsinki Street Art

Author: Antti Vuojolainen

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2024-10-14

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9528027180

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This handbook presents commissioned and uncommissioned street art in and from Helsinki. Helsinki is currently one of the few cities in Northern Europe with such a lively and eclectic menu of street art on its concrete and streets, and this beautiful form of art is constantly in transition. Street art does more than just offer outdoor entertainment; it frames the urban space and everyday with art. Vuojolainen interrogates whether street art and graffiti subculture offers alternative solutions to survive in urban jungles. The Pocket Handbook for Helsinki Street Art includes over 110 images. Os Gemeos (~ ̈), Thierry Noir, EGS, Ai Weiwei, Cindy Sherman, FOSKOR1, ChemiS, Miina Äkkijyrkkä, Edward von Lõngus, Breeze Yoko, Viv Magia, Hombre, Tasso, Georgia Laurie, Otto Maja, Poppamaija, Plan B, Li-Hill, Hellstrom are just some of the major practitioners whose works are illustrated in this volume. This handbook will be of great interest to researchers (GSAR), libraries, art galleries and museums. This volume is also easy accessible to community policy makers, urban planners, art historians, members of the news media and first of all to all ethnologists, street artists, street photographers and graffiti writers. Works perfectly also as a tourist guide to the Helsinki Street Art Scene.

Pocket Handbook for Helsinki Street Art
Pocket Handbook for Helsinki Street Art

Author: Antti Vuojolainen

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2024-09-30

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9528082440

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This handbook presents commissioned and uncommissioned street art in and from Helsinki. Helsinki is currently one of the few cities in Northern Europe with such a lively and eclectic menu of street art on its concrete and streets, and this beautiful form of art is constantly in transition. Street art does more than just offer outdoor entertainment; it frames the urban space and everyday with art. Vuojolainen interrogates whether street art and graffiti subculture offers alternative solutions to survive in urban jungles. The Pocket Handbook for Helsinki Street Art includes over 110 images. Os Gemeos (~ ̈), Thierry Noir, EGS, Ai Weiwei, Cindy Sherman, FOSKOR1, ChemiS, Miina Äkkijyrkkä, Edward von Lõngus, Breeze Yoko, Viv Magia, Hombre, Tasso, Georgia Laurie, Otto Maja, Poppamaija, Plan B, Li-Hill, Hellstrom are just some of the major practitioners whose works are illustrated in this volume. This handbook will be of great interest to researchers (GSAR), libraries, art galleries and museums. This volume is also easy accessible to community policy makers, urban planners, art historians, members of the news media and first of all to all ethnologists, street artists, street photographers and graffiti writers. Works perfectly also as a tourist guide to the Helsinki Street Art Scene.

Berlitz: Helsinki Pocket Guide
Berlitz: Helsinki Pocket Guide

Author: Berlitz

Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1780048610

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Berlitz Pocket Guide Helsinki is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this vibrant, modern city has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights, from the entertainment district to the cathedral, taking in colourful markets, first-rate museums and galleries, the historic Suomenlinna Fortress and dignified state architecture. There are also excursions to nearby Porvoo, Tampere and across the water to Tallinn, the Estonian capital. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in the city, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in Helsinki. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from shopping for colourful Spectrolite jewellery to catching a hockey game, Finland's favourite sport. You'll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of the city and an Eating Out chapter covering its adventurous cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants, and an A-Z to equip you with all the practical information you will need.

Berlitz Pocket Guide Helsinki (Travel Guide eBook)
Berlitz Pocket Guide Helsinki (Travel Guide eBook)

Author: Berlitz Publishing

Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1785730908

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Berlitz Pocket Guide Helsinki is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this vibrant, modern city has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights, from the entertainment district to the cathedral, taking in colourful markets, first-rate museums and galleries, the historic Suomenlinna Fortress and dignified state architecture. There are also excursions to nearby Porvoo, Tampere and across the water to Tallinn, the Estonian capital. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in the city, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in Helsinki. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from shopping for colourful Spectrolite jewellery to catching a hockey game, Finland's favourite sport. You'll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of the city and an Eating Out chapter covering its adventurous cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants, and an A-Z to equip you with all the practical information you will need.

The Art Lover’s Pocket Guide
The Art Lover’s Pocket Guide

Author: Henry P. Traverso, PhD

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-07-23

Total Pages: 900

ISBN-13: 1475990898

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Art lovers are passionate seekers, but locating the works of the great masters can often present a challenge. In The Art Lover’s Pocket Guide, author Dr. Henry P. Traverso offers a guide to locating the works of the most popular and well-known Western visual artists worldwide. Featuring diverse artists such as Joseph Albers, Picasso, Monet, Francisco de Zurbaran, and a host of others, this comprehensive handbook provides essential biographical information and historical context for more than 250 visual artists. It follows with an orderly list of each artist’s works and where those works are located throughout the world, including museums, galleries, churches, monasteries, athenaeums, universities, parks, and libraries in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Both an easy-to-search database and a crash course in art history, The Art Lover’s Pocket Guide provides an enhanced understanding of the arts along with the tools needed to plan an art history trip and to better navigate museums.

Handbook of Print Media
Handbook of Print Media

Author: Helmut Kipphan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-02-27

Total Pages: 1221

ISBN-13: 3540299009

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Printers nowadays are having to learn new technologies if they are to remain competitive. This innovative, practical manual is specifically designed to cater to these training demands. Written by an expert in the field, the Handbook is unique in covering the entire spectrum of modern print media production. Despite its comprehensive treatment, it remains an easy-to-use, single-volume reference, with all the information clearly structured and readily retrievable. The author covers both traditional as well as computer-aided technologies in all stages of production, as well as electronic media and multimedia. He also deals with training, research, strategies and trends, showing readers how to implement the latest methods. With 1,200 pages, containing 1,500 illustrations - over half in colour - the Handbook conveys the current state of technology together with its specific terminology. The accompanying CD-ROM includes the entire manual in fully searchable form, plus additional software tools. Invaluable information for both beginners and "old hands" in printing works, publishing houses, trade associations, the graphics industry, and their suppliers.

The Rough Guide to Finland
The Rough Guide to Finland

Author: Rough Guides

Publisher: Rough Guides UK

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 1848366965

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The Rough Guide to Finland is the essential companion to this fascinating Scandinavian country with clear maps and coverage of all the best attractions. Packed with stunning photography and illustrations, explore the must-see highlights from the best summer and winter activities - including skiing, snowmobiling and reindeer and husky driving - to the remote villages that come to life in the summertime, with beaches, lake cruises and island hopping. Find detailed accounts of all Finland's major tourist attractions, including the cultural capitals of Helsinki, Turku and Tampere and the laconic seaside towns along Finland's southern and western coast, as well as sections on Finnish design and The great outdoors. You'll find informed, practical advice on what to see and do whilst relying on countless recommendations for Finland's best restaurants, bars, cafés, shops and hotels for every budget and style. With authoritative background on Finland's intricate history and expert tips on how to get around the beautiful national parks, this is your must-have guide. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Finland.

Private
Private

Author: Giancarlo Giammetti

Publisher: Editions Assouline

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9781614281412

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Assouline presents the autobiography of Giancarlo Giammetti, Valentino's trusted business partner for fifty years. Beginning with his childhood in Rome under Nazi occupation and his chance meeting at a café with a certain rising fashion designer, Giammetti shares stories from his remarkable life. This beautiful collector's volume features in-depth interviews, recollections from his personal journals, and a curated selection of exclusive images from Giammetti's archive of 50,000 photos, vividly portraying the exciting world of fashion.