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Enter a visual smorgasbord of tattoo imagery. Hundreds of
photographs, thousands of tattoos. This incredible assembly of
historic tattoo images dates back to the invention of the camera
and follows the art form's progression through the 1970s. Here is a
celebration of tattoo and people who enjoy the art form. The images
document tattoo designs varying from testaments of love and
military badges, religious imagery, and tribal markings. Shown are
circus performers who exhibit neck-to-toe art; Navy boys who
proudly sport new sets of sails, and men and women who show off
lifetime collections. Here, too, are the daring young women who
defied convention by tattooing and piercing their bodies during the
early 1960s and '70s.
This classic book will turn heads turn. Images of over a hundred
heavily tattooed people from the early decades of the 20th century
show proud carnival and circus performers, sailors, entertainers,
and who knows, the girl next door? The Introduction is by Marcia
Tucker, Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York,
and the author provided material for the 1999 New York Natural
History Museum's Body Art exhibition that confirmed tattoos as just
one type of body decoration found worldwide. Here is an excellent
opportunity for today's tattoo enthusiasts to see how the earlier
generations did it.
Here's a chance to ogle the women who paved the way, tattooing
themselves and baring their chests when the "good girls" were
wearing poodle skirts and heading off to sock hops. Imagine your
grandma like this! These women lived counter-culture lives. This
book exposes a culture that, even in 1982 when it was first
released, was totally shocking. Now it returns as a tribute to the
pioneers, the visionaries who saw their bodies as works of art, and
were brave enough to share them with the rest of us.
Enjoy this dynamic collection of tattoo imagery. Over 500 vintage
photographs display hundreds of people decorated with thousands of
tattoos. This historic tattoo art dates from the 1800s through the
1980s and includes images of love, military, religious, exotic,
parlor, and tribal markings. Sailor boys, circus performers, and
lovely daring women are among those who celebrate tattoo art by
showing off their collections.
Innovative artist Spider Webb has brought the traditional art of
tattooing into the modern age, elevating the primitive or folk art
iconography into modern art with startling interpretations. 400
color and black and white tattoo flash, in two volumes, feature
dragons and other mythological beasts, skulls, eagles, beautiful
women, hearts, daggers, serpents, and tigers of the natural and
supernatural worlds. Many tattoos may be seen as social and
political commentary as well. Here is an opportunity to review a
prolific artist's work that people from around the globe have been
happy to bear as permanent expressions of their inner lives. This
book will be treasured by all who enjoy tattoo art.
Over 270 images of peaceful angels, bearers of good news, are
presented. Well-known tattoo artist Spider Webb throws wide the
doors of the American Tattoo Museum to offer impressive and
surprising examples of angel tattoo imagery. Angelic women, men,
children, and cherubs provide readers with heavenly inspiration.
The images are presented as black and white line drawings and are
rendered in color, making them beautiful and instructive for fellow
tattoo artists and admirers. One sees both the inspiration of
classical artists, and the creative twist and flare for which this
tattoo artist is well known. Also included is an interview with Dr.
Anton Roseletti exploring views on angels. This book will be a
welcome addition to the libraries of tattoo artists, wearers, and
admirers alike.
Hundreds of anchors, exotic dancers, angry daggers, and patriotic
decorations are shown that adorned the flesh of veterans returning
from the world wars. This collection of historic flash boards is a
tribute to those who served their countries; a sentimental look at
body art available in the early 20th Century; and an exciting
examination of bold designs that have stood the test of time. This
book invites you to peruse an exhibition wartime art from the turn
of the century through World War II; art that is enjoying
increasing popularity on today's young crop of skin canvas.
Perforated pages allow you to remove pages and hang them on the
wall of your studio.
The artwork of Spider Webb explodes across these pages with bold
strokes and bright flashes. Here are eighty dragons you have never
seen before. Well known for his tattoo imagery, Spider takes the
dragon myths of many cultures and gives them a modern twist that
resonates with twenty-first century viewers. Believed to symbolize
impending doom to some and great good fortune to others, Spider's
dragons, captured in lead, ink, acrylic, and mixed media, leap
forth, from whimsical and unusual to sexual and frightening. Be
stimulated and inspired by his original interpretations.
Innovative artist Spider Webb has brought the traditional art of
tattooing into the modern age, elevating the primitive or folk art
iconography into modern art with startling interpretations. 400
color and black and white tattoo flash, in two volumes, feature
dragons and other mythological beasts, skulls, eagles, beautiful
women, hearts, daggers, serpents, and tigers of the natural and
supernatural worlds. Many tattoos may be seen as social and
political commentary as well. Here is an opportunity to review a
prolific artist's work that people from around the globe have been
happy to bear as permanent expressions of their inner lives. This
book will be treasured by all who enjoy tattoo art.
Hundreds of beautifully rendered butterflies by artist Spider Webb
parade endless color and pattern variations in this portfolio of
artistic inspirations. Both tattoo artists and graphic designers
will find inspiration in these perforated pages, each a signed work
of art, that you can remove and hang on the wall.
A classic reborn, here is a book that opened new territory in 1979,
revealing the bodies of those who patronized underground artists.
The bodies of these tattooed men and women stand in testament to an
ancient art, long forbidden in the West. This is a celebration of
tattoo art, the artists, and the bold canvases who dance across
these pages with unabashed joy in their beautifully adorned flesh.
It is the story of the fight to legalize and legitimize an art
undeniably beautiful in design, bold in color, and stamped
indelibly upon God's own earthly temple.
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Dragons (Paperback)
Spider Webb
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Dragons have inspired fantasy, fear, and heroism. Re-known tattoo
artist Spider Webb has been tracing their images in ink and oil, on
skin and parchment, for decades, and here gathers the best of his
imagery for an inspiring look at the mythical realms of this
fantastic creature. Dragons lend their forms to colorful, swirling
artwork, playfully and sometimes provocatively displayed to inspire
graphic artist, ink jockeys, and fans of the fantastic.
For the first time in book form, tattoo artist Spider Webb shares
one of his crowning artistic achievements, presenting 100 examples
of patriotic American Eagle tattoo flash in a dizzying variety of
arrangements, with striking elements from both classic and modern
eras. In this collection that includes nautical, psychedelic, and
old-school themes, every striking piece honors American
individuality and sacrifice in a unique way. Spider combined his
gifts for tattooing and conceptual art to create the original work
of art upon which this compilation is based, a 500-foot strip of
200 flash sheets depicting the most recognized national symbol of
strength and independence. Reproduced in this highly collectible
volume is the first half of this project, which was exhibited in
its entirety at the Coney Island Museum in 2008. A vibrant and
exciting aesthetic experience, this stimulating peek into the
American tattooing tradition is ideal for fans of tattoo design and
20th-century American pop art.
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