Julian Murray has a quirky and unique artistic view. He specializes in fashion, music and the advertising business. He does everything from website design to creative concept photography. His client list includes Inked Magazine, Rebel Ink and Warner Brothers.
A while back I did a post about a project he was working on called Tattoos & Tentacles. The project is now completed!! and he’s selling posters as well as a coffee table book full of images of beautiful women posing with “clinging” octopi. It’s gross and yet beautiful at the same time. The sliminess just creeps me out. It would make a nice XMAS present for any tattoo fans on your list. The artwork and book are for sale on his site.
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For some who practice yoga, the idea of getting a tattoo is equivalent to desecrating the body. For others, they believe in the beauty and art of tattoos. In the casual dress that people wear while practicing yoga, there is an opportunity to see works of body art that may normally be covered up the majority of the time. This link takes you to a series of black and white photographs of people practicing their yoga poses while sporting some beautiful artwork in the process. The photography of these graceful poses would make a beautiful book.
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It’s good to see that tattoo artists are getting the recognition they deserve.
Almost everyone has heard of Sailor Jerry. Maybe you don’t know his background but his name is well known. You may even think the name is just a label for a company that sells rum or tattoo inspired clothing. His name is used to promote these products. But he is truly one of the icons of the tattoo industry.
After getting out of the navy, Norman Collins, a.k.a. Sailor Jerry, opened up a very successful tattoo shop located in Hawaii. He became well known for his popular style and tattooing skills.
His flash and tattoos have a Patriotic – American style. Even now this style has endured and is still strongly popular today, decades after the man has passed on.
Now, the Center City’s Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts is going to preserve the works of Norman Collins (Sailor Jerry). His artwork will be restored and preserved and will be stored along with other famous artwork and historical documents.
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This is one of my favorite topics – babies and tattoos. Pennsylvania artist, Dietrich Wegner, also sees the attraction as he has begun a series of photos featuring little babies and infants covered with colorful fake tattoos mostly advertising big companies like Chevy and Better Homes and Garden magazine. Little, crawling live advertisements. I think they’d be much cuter covered some skulls and tribal work. That would make a great table book. Wegner has some interesting sculptures – you can check out his work on his site.
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Women have been doing this for years. After various types of breast surgery, women have found turned to their tattoo artist. Tattoo artists are even hired by surgeons to treat patient’s right in their office. After breast surgery – this includes augmentation, reduction, and reconstruction – tattoo artists can help enhance the area by tattooing realistic areola to the area. After surgery this area can become scarred, becomes distorted, and in some cases disappears.
Here we have an individual that is taking this to another level. This is one of the first amputee enhanced pieces of body art I’ve ever seen but I doubt if it’s that isolated an example. I like the idea for other reasons. It’s a great tattoo utilizing the shape of the body which is one of the reasons it’s a great tattoo. continue reading
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When I think of Halloween and tattoos, the first artist that comes to mind is Paul Booth. His tattoos, his shop, and every aspect of the art of Paul Booth screams Halloween. This year marks the third year that Last Rites Gallery, Booth’s shop, has celebrated it’s 13th Hour Group Exhibit. The exhibit began this weekend and will run until the 21st of November. He brings together artists specializing in the dark, depraved, and gothic style from around the world to exhibit their work. 
The studio and where you can visit this exhibition is located in New York city. Booth built up a highly respected reputation in the tattoo industry and is now using his fame to help bring these artists together and help establish an appreciation for dark art which gets a bad rap. These talent artists are given a chance to display their work as a serious art form. Gothic art is slowly building up a respectable reputation with the help of artist like Paul Booth. (Last Rites also holds additional exhibits throughout the year.)
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