{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Street Sketchbook","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-10-04T15:43:12Z","description":"Another street art book was launched recently: “Street Sketchbook: Journeys” presents urban artists from around the world and gives behind the scenes insights. Last week was the launch party...","html":"\u003cp\u003eLast Friday, I visited the launch party of the new and really recommendable urban art book by \u003cstrong\u003eTristan Manco\u003c/strong\u003e called \u003cem\u003e“Street Sketchbook: Journeys”\u003c/em\u003e, which is something like an extension of the original \u003cem\u003e“Street Sketchbook”\u003c/em\u003e from 2007.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreet Sketchbook: Journeys continues the theme of an artist\u0026rsquo;s creativity by looking further at the idea process. Featuring in-depth interviews and illustrated with sketchbooks and behind the scenes photographs this book follows the artistic journeys of thirty extraordinary artists from around the world. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.streetsketchbook.com/\"\u003epress release\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured urban artists in this book are for example \u003cstrong\u003eDran\u003c/strong\u003e, who recently painted together with the \u003ca href=\"/graffiti-barcelona-dmv/\"\u003eDa Mental Vaporz crew\u003c/a\u003e at the \u003ca href=\"/london-graffiti-styles-photos/\"\u003eMeeting of Styles 2010\u003c/a\u003e, Spanish street artist \u003cstrong\u003eSam3\u003c/strong\u003e, Belgian urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eRoa\u003c/strong\u003e, Portuguese \u003ca href=\"/vhils-act-of-destruction/\"\u003emural artist Vhils\u003c/a\u003e and a lot more!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActually, this book is \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500515158?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0500515158\"\u003eone of the most interesting street art books\u003c/a\u003e I’ve seen in the last months, because it includes not only well-known but highly creative and totally interesting artists. Of course, I took \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157625093250738/\"\u003esome photos of the launch party\u003c/a\u003e, which included an amazing exhibition of artworks by these featured artists\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_27df3fdfc4ce463d.avif 480w, /street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_cc54c887d461d6f8.avif 960w, /street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_80fa73c591ac3e25.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_bd4842123ce1e845.webp 480w, /street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_8e908c407288272b.webp 960w, /street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_9724087a8e70f70e.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_83894d41d7a329ed.jpg\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_bfab9d5b7daa7445.jpg 480w, /street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_6d4185332623631e.jpg 960w, /street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook_hu_83894d41d7a329ed.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"street sketchbook\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003estreet sketchbook\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_2f77f8f5aaa45fcd.avif 480w, /street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_9e99637abe8e662a.avif 960w, /street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_c7eb129e1bb9676c.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_714eef1cd62958d0.webp 480w, /street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_f55e227cc9155b1.webp 960w, /street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_e9fb6fdb4c97d314.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_25ad48548025485b.jpg\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_7cfa38180c8ef9f3.jpg 480w, /street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_77a53aeca4be7f4a.jpg 960w, /street-sketchbook/roa-painting_hu_25ad48548025485b.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"roa painting\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eroa painting\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1768\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1768\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1768\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_ffa340e4c7ae3fec.avif 480w, /street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_41d635bbc655a2bf.avif 960w, /street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_8ee7ab9f6510e94b.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_ee5bba8343296dc4.webp 480w, /street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_b5b15ed5146a8d19.webp 960w, /street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_9a932d88069115e2.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_689ef8f0085c9059.jpg\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_a2f72ffb5618af78.jpg 480w, /street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_9e09dedd9646d80f.jpg 960w, /street-sketchbook/dran-painting_hu_689ef8f0085c9059.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"979\" alt=\"dran painting\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edran painting\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_e4ae47b3fc26a0a4.avif 480w, /street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_64862b07c22c28b4.avif 960w, /street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_744d8362d8f3d70d.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_553e22664b87285d.webp 480w, /street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_9646733beb6ac791.webp 960w, /street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_daa4a08627bab277.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_817b2f891f26262c.jpg\" srcset=\"/street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_555fa4517522faa.jpg 480w, /street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_bb7752bdd7574947.jpg 960w, /street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard_hu_817b2f891f26262c.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"Ripo skateboard\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eRipo skateboard\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nLast Friday, I visited the launch party of the new and really recommendable urban art book by **Tristan Manco** called *“Street Sketchbook: Journeys”*, which is something like an extension of the original *“Street Sketchbook”* from 2007.\n\n\u003e Street Sketchbook: Journeys continues the theme of an artist's creativity by looking further at the idea process. Featuring in-depth interviews and illustrated with sketchbooks and behind the scenes photographs this book follows the artistic journeys of thirty extraordinary artists from around the world. ([press release](http://www.streetsketchbook.com/))\n\nFeatured urban artists in this book are for example **Dran**, who recently painted together with the [Da Mental Vaporz crew](/graffiti-barcelona-dmv/) at the [Meeting of Styles 2010](/london-graffiti-styles-photos/), Spanish street artist **Sam3**, Belgian urban artist **Roa**, Portuguese [mural artist Vhils](/vhils-act-of-destruction/) and a lot more!\n\nActually, this book is [one of the most interesting street art books](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500515158?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=0500515158) I’ve seen in the last months, because it includes not only well-known but highly creative and totally interesting artists. Of course, I took [some photos of the launch party](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157625093250738/), which included an amazing exhibition of artworks by these featured artists...\n\n![street sketchbook](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/street-sketchbook/street-sketchbook.jpg\u003e)\n\nstreet sketchbook ![roa painting](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/street-sketchbook/roa-painting.jpg\u003e)\n\nroa painting ![dran painting](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/street-sketchbook/dran-painting.jpg\u003e)\n\ndran painting ![Ripo skateboard](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/street-sketchbook/Ripo-skateboard.jpg\u003e)\n\nRipo skateboard ","tags":["Street Art London","Art Book"],"title":"Street Sketchbook","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/street-sketchbook/"}