The thesis entitled Transfer of artistic graffiti into fanzines examines the possibilities of transfering the visual elements of street art into printed form. The main aim of the thesis was to investigate how the characteristics of the graffiti form and style, such as dynamic lines, intense colour contrasts and three-dimensional attributes, can be preserved and effectively transferred to the two-dimensional and materialistically limited format of a fanzine.
The theoretical part of the work deals with the history and development of graffiti and fanzines, explaining their common similarities such as freedom of expression and experimentation in artistic expression. The experimental part shows the process of making an original fanzine, from making the graffitis and the digital process of the visual material to the designing of the grid, printing and binding.
The final result in an author's fanzine, combining images of author's graffiti from the city of Ljubljana, which were created in the permitted spaces designated by the Municipality of Ljubljana for graffiti expression. The work is shown as the DIY principle that characterises fanzine culture. The work shows that street art can in fact be transferred into a printable media without losing its authenticity, while also offering a new media approach to graffiti culture.
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