Vintage Tattoos: The Book of Old-School Skin Art
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (614 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789318245 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Great resource Phoebe Kincaid Ditto on the favorable reviews -- this gives a great history of influential artists and themes over the years, from early 1800's up through the 1950's. Focused mainly on American artists and old-school themes, but also includes a little on some of the great Brit, Nordic and Japanese arti. "Awesome Book!" according to Betta Dayz. This book is awesomeplenty of "olde tyme" tattoo flash for reference. People talk about "old school" all the time and don't really know what they're talking aboutthis book is entirely compiled of the original old school style flash and not awkward modern reinterpretations of it.The drawi. REB said Three Stars. Got this for my mom!
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.. Old school tattoos are being rediscovered (sometimes ironically, sometimes not) by a new generation. 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. Tattoos have gone from badges of rebellion to fashion statements fully absorbed into mainstream culture
. Carol Clerk is a veteran music writer and author who has written for a number of underground newspapers and ‘zines like the weekly Melody Maker
Gems of tattoo lore transport us to the traveling circuses of the turn of the century (which kick-started America’s tattoo fascination) and hidden backroom parlors which popped up once state governments started banning tattooing in the 1960s. “It seems like everyone and their mother has been inked. When tattooists traveled with the circus, not metal bands. Carol Clerk’s new tome, Vintage Tattoos, The Book of Old-School Skin Art, tracks the evolution of old-school pin-up girl pieces…as well as classic flo