Authors:Shawn Barber,Margaret Cho,Marisa Kakoulas
Published on: 2012
Publisher: Last Gasp of San Francisco
Pages: 210
ISBN:0867197757
ISBN13: 9780867197754
Category:Art
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An in-depth study of tattoo culture and contemporary tattoo history through fine art paintings. The Tattooed Portraits series started in 2005 with a handful of painting inspired by Shawn Barber's artist friends who were tattooed. It quickly developed into an obsession and a life-changing event for Barber. This beautifully printed volume contains photographs, paintings and essays chronicling a six-year living journal. The series documents many facets of the tattooing world: artists with tattoos, tattoo artists, the tattooing process and experience and the history.An in-depth study of tattoo culture and contemporary tattoo history through fine art paintings. The Tattooed Portraits series started in 2005 with a handful of painting inspired by Shawn Barber's artist friends who were tattooed. It quickly developed into an obsession and a life-changing event for Barber. This beautifully printed volume contains photographs, paintings and essays chronicling a six-year living journal. The series documents many facets of the tattooing world: artists with tattoos, tattoo artists, the tattooing process and experience and the history.
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