Graffiti Blackbook

Process, Letters, and Control

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Graffiti Blackbook: Process, Letters, and Control is a focused, in-depth look at the working methods of Dutch artist DOES, one of the world’s leading contemporary graffiti writers and a former professional footballer who came through the youth academy and first team at Fortuna Sittard.Combining sketchbooks, finished works, and direct commentary from the artist, the book breaks down how his lettering is built, from early ideas to large-scale walls. It looks closely at process, technique, and decision-making: how compositions are structured, how colour is used, and how precision and energy are balanced in practice. The discipline shaped by football runs quietly through the book, adding another layer to DOES’s evolution from writer to internationally recognised artist.Part visual archive, part practical study, this is a rare insight into how a distinct visual language is developed, refined, and sustained over time.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-09
Mått280 x 210 x 8 mm
Vikt342 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSoi Books
Antal sidor144
FörlagStickerbomb
ISBN9781919174532

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DOES (Joos van Barneveld) is a Dutch artist known for his highly controlled, precise approach to graffiti lettering. Originally trained as a professional footballer, he came through the youth academy and first team at Fortuna Sittard before transitioning fully into art. Working across sketchbooks, large-scale murals, and studio pieces, his practice focuses on the construction of letters through structure, colour, and repetition. His work is recognised for balancing clarity and energy, combining the raw language of graffiti with a refined, design-led sensibility. Over the past two decades, DOES has built an international reputation, exhibiting globally and developing a distinctive visual language that moves between street culture and contemporary art.

SECTION I — ORIGINSBeginnings: Place, Atmosphere, Early InfluencesFootball and the Formation of a MindsetDutch Context and Visual CultureSelected Blackbook PagesEarly Sketches and ExperimentsSECTION II — LANGUAGEFinding a Language: Building the StyleProcess: Building a PieceAnnotated SketchesStructure, rhythm, compositionColour StudiesPalette, gradients, surfaceFrom Page to WallSketches developed into finished worksSECTION III — EXPANSIONOn the Wall: Process, Decisions, PressureBeyond the Netherlands: Travel, Exchange, RecognitionExpanding the PracticeLooking Back, Looking ForwardWhat Remains OpenStudio Work and SurfacesSelected WallsLocations and dates