preview tattoo special: the body
DESCRIPTION
Tattoo Special is the new editorial product dedicated to the most important tattoo styles. In each issue 500 tattoos in 100 pages offer a complete overview of one style.TRANSCRIPT
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ISSN
203
6 - 6
086
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06 Head14 Neck24 Chest32 Shoulders40 Arms48 Hands
58 Stomach66 Hips74 Back82 Legs90 Feet
The Human Body
Published byMediaFriends srl
Viale Papiniano, 4920123 Milano, Italy
editorial directorMiki Vialetto
art direction & ProductionMediafriends Srl,
Viale Papiniano, 49 - Milano, ItalyTel. +39 028322431Fax +39 0289424686www.tattoolife.com
editorial directorMiki Vialetto
Production coordinatorsCristina Marini
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tattoo special is a six-monthly magazine published by Mediafriends.
All rights reserved. The reproduction even partial of the texts or images is forbidden
without written authorization of the editor. The material sent to Mediafriends
will not be returned.The material received can be used
by Mediafriends both for paper publications and digital. Any omission of author’s names,
texts, photos or designs solely depends on the fact that it was impossible to do so.
tattoo special undertakes to comply with these duties.
Photo coverartist: Tim Hendricks, Gold Rush Tattoo,
Costa Mesa, Usa
tattoo energy is available also in digital version:
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the main protagonist of these pages is the very substance upon which tattooing depends and
where it originates from: the human body in all its entirety, its complex structure, its
concave and convex shapes and even its imperfections which make it wonderfully
unique. it is brought to you like a 3d dummy, powerful with its redesigned forms interpreted by the tattoos. its proportions, which in an ideal world are perfect, have been changed, revisited in a virtual journey that takes us from the head, down to the neck, shoulders, arms, chest, back, stomach, hands, hips, legs and finally to the feet. We show you all the magic that the art of tattoo can perform: it can alter, mould and renew established forms with just one design. enjoy the lines, colours, the elegance and the richness of the subjects
which are positioned according to the part of the body. Just like leonardo’s
vitruvian Man who stands upright showing strength, stability and
balance in the square within the circle – a portrait of man’s
position in the world – so too the tattooed body can
create new values of
equality and identity; we are all the same but we’re free to express
ourselves in different ways.With creativity and precision we can transform and highlight certain body
parts, whether it be soft, hidden hips or a bony ankle always on display. a woman’s
foot might be decorated with a flower, and in contrast a warrior might occupy the whole of
a person’s back. or a flight of butterflies might cover a shoulder. you will see how the whole of the arm, front and back, can be home to horror
stories, biomechanics, Japanese or chicano styles. or how a hand can play with the
lettering on its fingers. see the way tribal is a crisscross of lines, a perfect balance between solid and empty shapes which fit perfectly
around the form of the body. in this edition of tattoo special you can choose a path which goes beyond fashion. We have a
picture of modern man who is not bound by the physical ties of his body, but who
has the possibility of expressing himself both internally and externally
through a language of signs and designs which reinforce our body language. the ink
becomes an extension of our flesh.
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