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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Body art & tattooing
Text in English, German & Spanish. This volume encapsulates
work that takes photorealistic art and translates it on the body.
While the other chapters also feature realism, this chapter
concentrates on portraiture, scenery, and even fantastical images
rendered in true-to-life tableaux. Two artists renowned in this
style, Bob Tyrrell and Andy Engel, talk about how they honed their
craft and even offer tips on how others can do so as well. Their
interviews are followed by work that has invigorated the tattoo
community with the possibilities of mastering a difficult art on a
difficult canvas.
Tattoos have gone from badges of rebellion to fashion statements
fully absorbed into mainstream culture. They are enjoying a
renaissance, with graphic designers and artists creating specialty
tattoos for a growing audience, unleashing a revival of interest in
the bawdy vintage tattoo. Old school tattoos are being rediscovered
(sometimes ironically, sometimes not) by a new generation.
Originally embraced by rebels, sailors, and gangsters, these
tattoos--broken hearts, naked girls, floral motifs, and maritime
emblems--are now showing up on the fashion runway and in music
videos. This book chronicles vintage motifs in thematic chapters
interspersed with profiles of influential tattoo artists and their
distinctive designs: Sailor Jerry Collins, Don Ed Hardy ("the
Godfather of Tattoos"), Mike "Rollo Banks" Malone, Bert Grimm,
Japan's Horiyoshi III, and Shanghai's Pinky Yun.
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