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Art by Tattooists: Beyond Flash |  | Author: Jo Waterhouse
Publisher: Laurence King Publishers
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1856696316
Dewey Decimal Number: 391
EAN: 9781856696319
ASIN: 1856696316
Publication Date: August 19, 2009
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Product Description
Tattoos and tattoo culture have gone mainstream in the last few years, with popular TV shows such as LA Ink, Miami Ink, and London Ink making celebrities out of tattooists and their clients. Highly skilled artists, many tattooists have moved beyond the artwork they draw on skin to create personal work on canvas. Art by Tattooists is the first book to showcase this art.
The book features twenty-six international artists who use a variety of mediums, from ink, watercolor, acrylic paint, and oil to lino printing, painting on wood and board, and even examples of tattoo-style street art and skateboard graphics. Many of the artists are heavily influenced by the imagery they use as tattooists—roses, hearts, skulls, scrolls, birds, pin-ups, etc.—and carry this into their personal work. Other work features colors, themes, or subject matter that is more subtly related to tattoo styles.
Given the current popularity of all things tattoo-related, the book will have a wide appeal, not only to anyone interested in tattoo art and culture but also to artists, illustrators, designers, and students.
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 Enjoyed this Book Much More than I Thought I Would July 7, 2010
Diane Mcgough (Lake Oswego, OR)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First off I want to say that I have no tattoos, though I have been thinking about getting one in the small of my back, you know the kind, the kind hot girls get. But I've been going back and forth about it for over a year, so I'm probably going to pass, but then again, it could be art and I'm a girl who loves art.
But I've never really thought of tattoos as art. I don't know why. However, after reading this book and spending more time then I care to admit,
looking at the art in it, I've changed my mind. Though most of this art I can't picture on my body, there is some I could.
An Interesting Coffee Table Book February 26, 2010
MidwestMom (USA)
I received this book for review, not quite knowing what to expect, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. First it is really good quality paper, and very colorful. The book itself is a compilation of artwork by tattooists -- not tattoos themselves. It is very intesting to see the personal artwork of people who do ink. The artwork featured in the book is not only very original, but very diverse as well. There are also some blurbs about the artists as well, but the heart of this book for me is the artwork itself. I don't know how often I will really look through this book, but I think it is pretty cool as a nontraditional type of coffee table book.
Interesting November 26, 2009
Brian Koch (MI United States)
Having been into tattoos for many years and having hundreds of hours of work myself, I am always interested in new tattoo related media. I subscribe to several tattoo magazines and have a wide collection of books as well. This book does not actually contain any photos of tattoos or have page after page of flash, it instead focuses on other art that tattoo artists have done that has helped mold and influence them into the tattooists they are today. There is a little bit of everything in here, from dark and twisted, to whimsical and lots in between. There are about 25 tattooists represented in this collection of artwork, each with his or her own section in the book along with about a 1 page background and then several pages of actual artwork for each. What I found this book really nice for was to give me an introduction into these various artists' works and then with the ones that I was more interested in, I have actually purchased books that showcase just that one tattooists work. Sometime in the near future I plan to work with my tattoo artist using some of the ideas and artwork found in this book and others I purchased because of this book to come up with some new unique, artist inspired, work for myself. So if you are into tattooing in any way, collector or artist, and want to see a wide array of art work from tattooists around the world, this book does a good job at that.
Art for artists November 19, 2009
Carrie W. (Nashville, TN)
As an artist myself, I'm addicted to the popular tattoo-parlor TV programs that have proliferated the last couple of years. Although I have no tats myself, I'm certainly not opposed to them - but what's interesting to me is how the artists solve conceptual issues that clients bring in. "My dad died, and his favorite song was [fill in the blank]...how can you present his portrait with some homage to the song" somehow turns into a really cool visual composition that manages to do just that.
Consequently, I'm always sort of cribbing ideas from tattoo artists - not unattributed, of course - so I was interested in getting my hands on this book. The range of material included is quite diverse - some of the art is phenomenal, some I didn't enjoy so much - but I'll tell you one quick improvement I think would have helped: I was curious to see photos of the artists! Not so much of the tattoos, but when you're just learning about someone the way in which he or she chooses to present him/herself can be quite illuminating. Also, it would have been cool to see which tattoos the artists themselves chose to get.
Still another good addition might have been contact info for each artist, with a website the reader could visit for updates. I wonder why the artists didn't ask for this as a way to promote themselves.
As others have mentioned, the book itself is really gorgeous - printed on high quality paper with good resolution. The color separation, always important with artwork, is terrific.
It's well worth the money. Just would have liked photos. :)
Stylish and unexpected November 17, 2009
Micheal Mathews (Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
As the cover states this is a book of art by Tattoo Artists.
What you won't realize until you open it is that you may find yourself surprised and even a bit taken back by some of the artists ability to transcend the stereotypical skin art style and prove that they are diverse on a level you may not have expected.
I'll admit there are a few artists in this book who's art, while cool and stylish, is not surprising in the least. Some of it just looks like tattoo art on canvas or paper or in water color, top notch tattoo art, but still tattoo art. However some of the artists such as Daniel Albrigo, Gillian Goldstein, Regino Gonzales, Cody Meyer and a few others may have you wide eye'd with shock. There are artists in this book who are clearly comfortable outside the skin medium and some even admit to preferring the canvas to skin.
Some of the art is simple or cheeky while other pieces are heavily laced with metaphors and emotions and that's where my only complaint comes in. Not in the art but the pacing of the display. I know it's nit picky but the book seemed to go back and forth between styles a bit to dramatically.
Obviously that's not a big issue since you can just skip to the next piece that catches your eye but a bit more consideration for the flow and pace of the book would have made made this something that back to front would have held my attention without any page skipping.
Each artist has a short Bio with comments by the artist. They are quick to read and interesting with some artists offering advice and others pointing out observations and comparisons to the different mediums. But the book is not text oriented and it does a good job of remembering that.
Having known some tattoo artists myself it wasn't surprising to see that they are talented in more than one medium, but if there was going to be a collection that could convince other people of that fact I'd say this one makes a strong case. It's a great table piece and an equally good source of inspiration.
If you're a fan of art in it's many forms this is a collection that deserves a place on your shelf.
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