100 anni di tattoos

The illustrated history of tattooing, from World War I to the present day.
From unpublished historical photographs to tattoos made by the most successful contemporary artists.

Of ancient origins, long prevalent only on the arms of convicts and sailors, of bikers and punks, tattoos are now part of a cross-cultural trend that knows no crisis. Tribal symbols, Japanese ideograms, sacred hearts, and a profusion of flowers, butterflies, daggers, and lettering of all shapes and sizes, from feet to forehead, from solid black to the brightest colors. Infinite are the p otentialities of a f orma of art that equally fascinates youth and adults, rebellious students and frivolous it-girls, and the entire world of fashion, music and film. An accurate historical slant, captivating graphics, and never-before-seen period photographs illustrate the most extraordinary manifestations of the art of tattooing, revealing its development during the Great War, its diffusion among underground circles, the resurgence of the 1970s, and the recent exponential boom. The complete history of body art, including needles and inks.

AUTHOR
AUTHOR DAVID MCCOMB – Editor of the alternative magazine “Bizarre,” he has been responsible for numerous volumes devoted to body art.