Once considered part of the counterculture movement, tattooing is now undoubtedly a mainstream practice. Although the history of tattooing is rooted in ancient customs and beliefs, it is a constantly evolving art form, as skilled practitioners continually reinterpret traditional motifs and experiment with new ones. With more than 1,000 illustrations from 125 of the most important artists working today, this book is the most comprehensive survey of tattooing ever published. Collected here are designs from around the globe, spanning a broad range of styles, including Japanese and East Asian iconography, classic Americana, and photorealism, among others. Featuring the work of tattoo legends alongside pieces by pioneering artists pushing the limits of the medium, this visually arresting survey is the essential reference work for anyone interested in this exploding art form.

WELCOME TO THE TATTOOED WORLD

JAPANESE AND EAST ASIAN: FROMTHE

MOTHERLAND OFTATTOOING

Horiyoshi III

Filip Leu

Shige

State of Grace: Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, Jill "Horiyuki"

 Mandelbaum, Yokohama Horiken, and Horitomo

Horisho

Asakusa Horiyasu

Mike The Athens

Three Tides Tattoo Studio: Mutsuo and Ichibay

Brad Fink

Yoni Zilber

Mo Coppoletta

Mike Rubendall

Chris O'Donnell

Henning Jorgensen

North StarTattoo: Rodrigo Melo and David Sena

Daruma-GoyaTattoo: Horishio and Rico

COLOR PHOTOREALISM:

PICTURE PERFECT

Mike DeVries

Art Junkies Tattoo: Mike DeMasi,

 AricTaylor, and Mario Rosena

Dan Henk

Alex de Pase

Richard "Bez" Beston

Stefano AIcantara

MODERN PAINTERLY:

ARTFULLY INKED

Bugs

Kore Flatmo

Watson Atkinson

Kari Barba

Loic Lavenu

Stephanie Tamez

Zsolt S~rk6zi

Cy Wilson

Madame Vyvyn Lazonga

Duncan X

Jef

Zulu

Boris Zalaszam

Ran Maclurkin

Chris'Dingwell

Amanda Wachob

Noon

Jo Harrison

Yann Black

BLACK AND GRAY: OUT OF

THE PRISONYARDS AND INTO

THE SHOPS

Paul Booth

Bob Tyrrell

Jesus "Chuey" ~uintanar

Brian Everett

Tin-Tin

Mario Barth

Derek Baker

Gene Coffey

Caesar Tattoo

Jason Butcher

Phillip Spearman

Oleg Turyanskiy

Jeremiah Barba

Tribulation Tattoo: Tim Kern, Liorcifer, and Dan Marshall

AMERICANA:YANKS DEVELOP

ATASTE FOR INK

Designs by Dana: Dana Brunson and Jason Brunson

Xam

Michelle MyLes

Lal Hardy

Steve Byrne

Myke Chambers

Joey Ortega

Chad Koeplinger

Redemption Tattoo: Mike Shea

 and Erick Lynch

WelldoneTattoos: Mariano Castiglioni,

 Jair Dominguez Dumois, Juan Manuel

 "Piranha" Sancho, and Sebastian Forace

The ChicagoTattooing & Body Piercing Co.:

 Nick Colella, Mario Desa, and Erik Gillespie

Chapel Tattoo: Andrew McLeod,

 Jane Laver, Kate Knowles,

 Dave McAleese, Jakob Morley,

 Rose Hardy, and Amy Duncan

Sacred Tattoo: Dean Sacred, Erin Chance,

 and Hamish McLauchlan

TRIBAL BLACKWORK:

MARKSTHAT MATTER

Leo Zulueta

Daniel DiMattia

Jacqueline Spoerle

Colin Dale

Dimitris Kalomiris

Cory Ferguson

Pat Fish

Alex Nardini

Peter Schachner

Laszl6 Kis

IntoYou Tattoo: Alex Binnie and Tomas Tomas

Jondix

Matt Black

Rory Keating

Idexa Stern

Vincent Hocquet

Gerhard Wiesbeck

Nazareno Tubaro

Pink

BIOMECHANICAL AND

BIO-ORGANIC: MORE HUMAN

THAN HUMAN

Hyperspace Studios: Guy Aitchison

and Michele Wortman

Juan Salgado

Dan Hazelton

Nathan Kostechko

Orrin Hurley

Nick Baxter

NEW SCHOOL: IT'STHE

KOOL NEWTHING!

Joe Capobianco

Jime Litwalk

Tony Ciavarro

Kristel Oreto

Dave Fox

Rob Struven

Sean Herman

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