Tattoo

We told you a few months ago when we posted the trailer that Garage Magazine had brought in director Ryan Hope to make stylistic production to examine tattoo art and culture as "high art." Here is the full length piece, a beautifully shot and conceived piece that includes contributions from Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Raymond Pettibon. Purified

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We were looking through the new Bloodwork Bodies book in our office today, and saw great work of wildly accredited and talented San Francisco-based tattoo artist, Tim Lehi. Stationed at Black Heart Tattoo, we know there is a very long waiting list to get the services of Mr. Lehi. It will be worth it. Purified

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A collection of tattoo and paintings by "tattourist" Jason Tyler Grace. Jason is back in San Francisco and currently stationed at Idle Hands in the Lower Haight. Purified

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Fine and tattoo artist, Scott Campbell, opens a new solo exhibition today, January 13, at Gallery Reis in Singapore titled Paved With Good Intentions. As the gallery notes, "Campbell expands his use of cut currency, sourcing uncut sheets of US dollars directly from the United States Mint, to create large, intricate work with a sunken relief effect."

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Featured in our newest book title, Juxtapoz Tattoo 2, we wanted to feature the work of Virginia Elwood, currently located at New York Adorned in Manhattan. Her Brooklyn Bridge piece in particular, seen after the jump, is really impressive. Purified

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One of our favorite portraits ever shot in Juxtapoz was Viktor Vauthier's shot of Londons' Word To Mother. That said, we have followed Vauthier blog ever since, and he has a great series of shots inside the Kidsloveink EAST Tattoo Shop in London that we wanted to post today. So we did. Purified

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We hung out with director and filmmaker Colin Devin Moore in Miami a few weeks back, and he told us about a short film he just made with tattoo and fine artist, Scott Campbell. The video features a 7-headed cobra drawn with gunpowder and then covered with paper. Purified

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We just watched this new collaborative project and two-part video series where Queens, NY native Luis Tolentino shows off his skateboarding skills and inspires Brooklyn tattoo artist John Reardon to put fresh ink on a Chevy Sonic. In the end, Reardon has 7 hours to re-design the look of the all-new Chevy Sonic. Purified

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By popular demand, we have just released the newest edition to the Juxtapoz book series, Juxtapoz Tattoo 2. The book includes tattoos by Mark Heggie, Jose Lopez, Paulie Tattoo, Jun Cha, Eva Huber, Liz Gruesome, Mark Bode, Colin Stevens, Angelique Houtkamp, Yoni Z, Stephanie Tamez, Jime Litwalk, Shawn Barber, Sunny Buick, Clay Decker, Clae Welch, Stever Byrne, Mike Ledger, and Virginia Elwood. Purified

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The Skullz Press is having a zine release party tonight in San Francisco for three new titles: The Americana Tattoo Flash Collection: Volume One, Buddhist Basics, and Goatheadz 'Zine #2. Mike Giant will also be on hand to present new works and host a graffiti history slideshow. Purified

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