Risveglia la città

by Keri Smith

Ti piace giocare, creare, sorprendere? Hai voglia di vivere la città in modo più attivo? Vorresti comunicare meglio con gli abitanti del tuo quartiere? Allora questo libro è per te! Dai disegni temporanei con i gessetti colorati ai collage di suoni, alle installazioni di origami. tante proposte semplici e divertenti per disseminare le strade di arte, parole, oggetti, fiori e idee.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Crafts, Creative, How To, Self Help, Reference

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Keri Smith is an author/illustrator turned guerilla artist. She has several bestselling books, including Wreck This Journal, This is Not a Book, How To Be An Explorer of the World, Mess, Finish this Book, and The Wander Society all published by Penguin Books. Read more at her website http://WWW.KERISMITH.COM
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Reviews

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Standing up remarkably well after ten years, I only wish The Guerilla Art Kit was a little longer and meatier. In this day and age, when speaking up and speaking out is more important than ever, I think this book is ripe for a thick new edition!

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best part of the book is the beginning section with how-to recipes on making guerilla art supplies (wheat paste, homemade stickers, seed balls, stencils for fabric applications, etc.). The exercises are a good start to getting the creative juices flowing.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aw, that's neat. Kind of funny to have a book to tell you how to be creative, but it's full of neat ideas. My fave is the paper dice you cut out with arrows pointing in all different directions, and you take a walk rolling the die each time you get to a corner and go the way it points. I'll have to try it some time...

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly legal ideas for fun guerilla art

[Penny W · Rating 4 out of 5]

A handy guide to making creative living more accessible. Loaded with suggestions and “assignments” for one to establish themselves as a guerrilla artist - which the author explains need not involve anything litigious or unsavory *seed bombs, anyone?* I am looking forward to sharing a few things by way of anonymous public offering. Share what you love with your community! Why not give it a try?

[Anjanette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guerilla Art makes me smile. This book isn’t exceptionally informative, but Keri Smith books are always fun.

[brown_bear · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy-to-follow instructions on common guerrilla art methods (eg- stickers, wheat paste, stencils, seed bombs, etc).

I would have liked to have seen more examples and historical context. FYI it had a very Pinterest do-good feel (not very guerrilla lol).

[Tristy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Keri Smith always has a delightful approach to creativity and community art. There are some sweet ideas in here and as always, the design and layout of her books are wonderful.

[Doug · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not in this book's demographic. I thought this was a book on "how to do graffiti" which is totally not my thing. I picked it up out of curiousity and turned to a couple of pages at random. It reminded me (in a good way) (in a great way) of Yoko Ono's writing, only more practical, less conceptual. And I was at one of my favorite stores (Pretty Good Co. in Cedar Falls. Go.) and so Why Not?

I read it cover to cover. As I read, I got an idea for something I wanted to do (not graffiti) and grabbed a post it note and wrote it down. By the end of the book, the post-it note was COVERED. Again, I'm an old guy, I'm not going to break laws or anything like that. But I have a page of (well a post it note full of) ideas of things I can do to make strangers' lives more beautiful and surreal, and there we are.

I rarely rate books 5 stars. But I learned from Roger Ebert that we should give major weight to how a creative output accomplishes its goal. Keri Smith makes it clear what she wanted to accomplish with this book, and she did it amazingly well. I'm going to do something good that I wouldn't have before. If a lot more people like me discover this book, that is a lot more good in the world, and so yeah, 5*.

[P.A. White · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVED it!

apparently i've been experimenting with guerilla art without knowing it had a name. like, i leave books around and even did a #bookhunters thing while i was in detroit. then i did a thing called #keysintrees where i make a small hanging string art thing with a key on the end and a cute saying like "the key to happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you have."

this little book gave me some new ideas like hidden fortunes and a wish tree. FUN!

[Sayraphim Lothian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book. It influenced my creative practice and my ideas about Guerilla Kindness, which lead me to create and write my book, Guerrilla Kindness and other acts of Creative Resistance. Thank you SO much Kerri, your books, creativity and whimsy are an amazing gift to us all!

[Ronja · Rating 5 out of 5]

YOU NEED THIS.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three words: fun for change

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brillliant, inspiring, and USEFUL - bwahahahaha

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great beginner idea book! I love it.

[Sylvie M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would love to explore the brain of Keri Smith.

[Rsmith1960 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book kit! Found it in a Little Free Library and it started me on a fun local adventure. I love Keri Smith's sense of creative fun.

[Vindria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me encanta este no(-manual) de arte contemporáneo..jaja

[Juana Vélez · Rating 4 out of 5]

activa la creatividad

Excelente como todos los libros deKeri Smith. Activa mi creatividad y aunque la noción de guerrilla art no es lo mío si me inspira a hacer cosas para mi

[Chomp Cadenas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tiene muy buenas ideas artísticas. ♥️

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be awesome if I weren't old and curmudgeonly.

Still, the Moss Graffitti sounds awesome: Bascially blend moss with buttermilk and paint it on a damp and cool wall. Moss will then grow.

Also I like 'The Unexpected Object' though sounds a lot like geocaching without GPS. AND I like 'Miniature Environments' which is where you made a little diorama in a surprise place.

Ok, nevermind. I really like this book. But I don't know if I could get away with some of the bolder projects. Or, if I would want to get away with some of them. Your trash collector is a person too.

[Shilpa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Should art only be accessible to the select few who can afford it? Should creative expression be hidden away in an art gallery?

Creativity inspires us. Art evokes emotion and makes us #ThinkBlink. It engages us to challenge the status quo. So, why should art be relegated to just a gallery?

Keri Smith’s book The Guerilla Art Kit, gives you some insight into what you need to know before putting your message out into the world.

Full review:
http://thinkblink.ca/blog/?p=858

@ShilpaRaikar
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[Angelica Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

creative and innovative ideas and concepts are found right here in this book!

there's never a dull moment in reading, and scanning through this book :)
I recommend this to who wants to try creating guerilla art, to the rebel free-spirited artist who wants to make a change in his/her neighborhood, town, city, and to the world! :D

It may be a little pricey but hey, it's worth every peso :)

[Suj · Rating 1 out of 5]

1) As expected, I don't like it so far. Seems the older I get the more cynical I become towards new concepts. I will continue to read because I usually end up liking the new activities (foreshadowing my own future?).

[Marie]

Humorous(at least I found it humorous) and interesting how to be a guerilla artist, making art in public places, art including graffiti, signage, performance, and decoration). "Public Art says, the human spirit is alive here."

[Kenar]

This book really doesn't have a plot at all. Its just mainly this book of these random activites that you can do to express your ideas in public. I thought it was pretty cool, and i planned on doing some with a few of my friends. Hopefully they turn out well!

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author just took a lot of other people's ideas and compiled them in a "things to do" book. Maybe this would seem original to kids/young teens and I'm showing myself to be too elderly and jaded to appreciate what is in fact a pretty cute little book?

[Shawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

templates for moustaches to post on billboards! instructions on how to make wheatpaste! trouble in a book!

[Brandi Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hey, if anyone wants to commit acts of guerrilla art with me, lemme know!

[Laura G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inspiring in some ways. In others, seems confining- but after all, it calls itself a "kit" - so what's to be expected?