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Book Description 500 contemporary colour photographs, featuring the work of 80 of the world’s leading tattoo artists. Product Description It is now estimated that as much as 10 per cent of the population in the UK and USA carries a tattoo. The huge recent growth in tattoo culture has in turn led to an influx of new talented artists, advancements in pigments and refinement of the equipment used. This giant volume includes the very best of the new work made possible by modern improvements in tattoo art. Here are 500 striking photographic images of tattoos, covering all styles from bold ‘tribal’ pieces, Chinese characters and hieroglyphs to delicate air-brushed designs, and from all-over ‘body suits’ to individual motifs – works as distinctive as the bodies they adorn. Featuring the work of the Discovery Channel’s L.A. Ink stars Corey Miller, Kim Saigh and Hannah Aitchinson, and London Ink’s Nicole Lowe, Louis Molloy and Phil Kyle amongst many others.This collection covers all styles of tattoos from bold tribal pieces, Chines characters, and hieroglyphs to delicate air-brushed designs. Included are striking images of tattoos ranging from all-over “body suits” to individual motifs.
Features
- ISBN13: 9780762436316
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
This book is perfect for you if you’re not familiar with the Tattoo/Flash/Savage magazines. Personally I’ve seen all this stuff a million times before in the previously mentioned magazines. The only thing this has that mags don’t is nudity. I had to hide a few pages from prying eyes. My cynical side wonders why Kim Saigh, Corey Miller, and Hannah Aichitson were included. La Ink anyone??? Overall good.
The pictures are great. Lots of up close shots that let you see the detail. Multiple rolling shots of tats that wrap around an arm or leg so you can see the whole design. I wish the writer went into more detail in their interviews with the artists. I am very happy with my purchase of this book.
I Loved this book, it is just pictures of really good tattoos of many different styles, sizes, and artist. Really good quality quality pictures where taken so you are able to see every detail. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.
I’ve been planning for my first tattoo since booking my appointments with my chosen artist 3 months in advance (since he was booked up that far out). This book really helped me consider the design/content I will have custom drawn, not only because of the large number of tattoo’s shown in this book by top artists, but also because the Japanese tattooing style is very well represented (which is what I am getting). I also liked that there were quite a few large tattoos in this book, and not just full of smaller shoulder-sized tattoos.
There are also other styles represented, but I would say 40% of the book is Japanese style tattoos. To me it has been invaluable, and given the inexpensive cost, would be worth having for the seriously tattoo’ed as well as the tattoo admirerer as an eclectic coffee table book (although there’s some nudity in it, so keep that in mind for the under 18 crowd).
I usually don’t like ‘flash tattoo’ books of any sort. Unless it’s a very genre specific book with very high quality photos like
Bushido : Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo by Takahiro Kitamura.
Mammoth Tattoos is not a collection for the ‘I must get this tattoo for my next inking’ folks… Leave that for the flash books and various tattoo magazines out there.
Unlike all those though–The Mammoth Book Of Tattoos had me floored as I had never before seen such a staggeringly fresh and inspirational collection of art on almost every page. And certainly every genre. Each artist and their art represented by very high quality photos. I had to pick what I didn’t like and came up with three out of the 80 artists represented.
This really is a fascinating (coffee-table/reference)book for anyone who appreciates graphic design, classic and modern and yes art which only happens to be on an epidermal canvas.