Italian Tattoo Flash: The Best of Times Collection

author: Max Brain

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.00

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/06/26

date added: 2014/06/26

shelves: non-fiction

review:

I don't have any tattoos, but I appreciate good tattoo art. The problem is so much of the stuff I see lacks the kind of serious art to make it interesting. 'Italian Tattoo Flash: The Best of Times Collection' shows the artsier side of tattoo design.



Flash are the designs that tattoo artists draw on paper. The three artists here all work at Best of Times Tattoo in Milan, Italy. The artists are Max Brain, Stizzo (the owner of the parlor) and Silvio Pellico. The art is grouped by artist and also features pictures of the artists at work.



The designs are stunning. With minimal colors there are animals, women, religious objects and historical objects. The art all has a retro sort of style to it and is very detailed. My favorite artist of the three is Pellico, but all the artists feature designs that I really liked. Maybe not enough for me to get a tattoo, but definitely artistic choices.



I was given a review copy of this ebook by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this interesting, artistic book.





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