Japanese Mask Sleeve Tattoo DesignsThursday, December 24, 2009
Max's Spin on a Traditional Gypsy Tattoo
I was passing through Penn Station late yesterday when I spotted Max, who offered up this fascinating tattoo:
At first glance it looks like the traditional gypsy piece, but if you look closely at the back of the gypsy's head, you can see Max added an element that extended the design up and around his right arm:
That is a deer skull that the gypsy woman is wearing, complete with a set of antlers.
When I asked Max about this he acknowledged that the tattoo, in concept, had started as just the old-style gypsy profile but, growing up in Maryland, he said that there were deer everywhere around his home, and that this was a nod to his former home state.
Perhaps reading too much into it, I asked him if he was taking a symbol of home and tying it to the nomadic image of the gypsy to illustrate a dichotomy between the two contrasting lifestyles. He nodded and said he hadn't thought of it in those terms before, but it seemed to make a little sense if you looked at it like that.
This is one of nine tattoos Max has. The piece in question was designed by Paul Bosch at Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn. Max came to Paul with the concept and left it to the artist to design the tattoo. Work from Saved has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
Thanks to Max for sharing this fascinating spin on the traditional gypsy tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
At first glance it looks like the traditional gypsy piece, but if you look closely at the back of the gypsy's head, you can see Max added an element that extended the design up and around his right arm:
That is a deer skull that the gypsy woman is wearing, complete with a set of antlers.
When I asked Max about this he acknowledged that the tattoo, in concept, had started as just the old-style gypsy profile but, growing up in Maryland, he said that there were deer everywhere around his home, and that this was a nod to his former home state.
Perhaps reading too much into it, I asked him if he was taking a symbol of home and tying it to the nomadic image of the gypsy to illustrate a dichotomy between the two contrasting lifestyles. He nodded and said he hadn't thought of it in those terms before, but it seemed to make a little sense if you looked at it like that.
This is one of nine tattoos Max has. The piece in question was designed by Paul Bosch at Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn. Max came to Paul with the concept and left it to the artist to design the tattoo. Work from Saved has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
Thanks to Max for sharing this fascinating spin on the traditional gypsy tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Woman, Deconstructed
With winter upon us, I have been tempted to bemoan the scarcity of visible ink on the streets (or subways) of New York.
But Mother Nature giveth, as well, by depositing the powdery white stuff and causing delays that held up commuters in Penn Station.
One such soul was Kaeti, a visual artist passing through NYC on her way from Philadelphia.
This pheomenal tattoo jumped out from her corporeal canvas on Tat-tuesday, catching my eye as I walked by:
Kaeti originally thought she was going to get a sleeve inspired by the work of Salvador Dali, but the scale and concept didn't converge in a final design.
She went to the artist, Andrew Johnson-Lally, at Body Graphics on South 4th Street in Philadelphia. She described for him the general concept behind what she wanted, something along the lines of a representation of a female figure, deconstructed. Kaeti also is very influenced by stitching, so she brought along examples of work she had, which included stitched sculpture and sketches. Andrew drew something up based on these styles that she liked, with her ultimately yielding creative freedom to the artist.
To me, she was describing a collaborative effort, which many tattooists and their clients create. Another example of her influence on the end drawing is the empty eyes, which Kaeti said was similar to a lot of the work she herself was doing around the time of the tattoo being inked.
The whole piece took about 3 and a half hours to complete. Initially she told me that when the tattoo was initially completed, she thought that it was finished. Like many people with large tattoos, however, Kaeti is tooling with the idea of expanding the work to include background, which might involve wrapping around her arm and making it a "true" sleeve.
Incidentally, work from Body Graphics has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
I want to thank Kaeti for taking the time to speak with me in a crowded Penn Station, and for sharing her fascinating tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
But Mother Nature giveth, as well, by depositing the powdery white stuff and causing delays that held up commuters in Penn Station.
One such soul was Kaeti, a visual artist passing through NYC on her way from Philadelphia.
This pheomenal tattoo jumped out from her corporeal canvas on Tat-tuesday, catching my eye as I walked by:
Kaeti originally thought she was going to get a sleeve inspired by the work of Salvador Dali, but the scale and concept didn't converge in a final design.
She went to the artist, Andrew Johnson-Lally, at Body Graphics on South 4th Street in Philadelphia. She described for him the general concept behind what she wanted, something along the lines of a representation of a female figure, deconstructed. Kaeti also is very influenced by stitching, so she brought along examples of work she had, which included stitched sculpture and sketches. Andrew drew something up based on these styles that she liked, with her ultimately yielding creative freedom to the artist.
To me, she was describing a collaborative effort, which many tattooists and their clients create. Another example of her influence on the end drawing is the empty eyes, which Kaeti said was similar to a lot of the work she herself was doing around the time of the tattoo being inked.
The whole piece took about 3 and a half hours to complete. Initially she told me that when the tattoo was initially completed, she thought that it was finished. Like many people with large tattoos, however, Kaeti is tooling with the idea of expanding the work to include background, which might involve wrapping around her arm and making it a "true" sleeve.
Incidentally, work from Body Graphics has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
I want to thank Kaeti for taking the time to speak with me in a crowded Penn Station, and for sharing her fascinating tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Two More Tattoos from Josh
Well, more than six months have passed since I posted Josh's amazing Verrazano Bridge tattoo, and I almost forgot he sent me some additional shots, including the clock from the old Penn Station on his inner bicep, which is interconnected with the bridge piece:
This is a fairly accurate homage to this bygone historical monument seen at the top of the photo below:
Josh, being in the military, also has this back piece:
This tattoo consists of a pair of variations on the caduceus, surrounding the insignias of the 44th and 30th Medical Brigades - the two units he was assigned to in Iraq.
Thanks again to Josh for sending along these pictures and if you haven't seen the Verrazano tattoo linked at the top of the post, you must go check it out.
This is a fairly accurate homage to this bygone historical monument seen at the top of the photo below:
Josh, being in the military, also has this back piece:
This tattoo consists of a pair of variations on the caduceus, surrounding the insignias of the 44th and 30th Medical Brigades - the two units he was assigned to in Iraq.
Thanks again to Josh for sending along these pictures and if you haven't seen the Verrazano tattoo linked at the top of the post, you must go check it out.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Butt tattoo Galery
tattoo on the ass of a unique tattoo. because in place in parts of the body rarely possible for the show, but so sexy at the moment may be shown to people when someone is lying on the beach, or swimming and fitness. type of tattoo that usually do put it in your ass like a butterfly, a small tattoo, flower tattoo and many kind others.
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