Masters of Tattoo

By Gregor Von Glinski

Himself a great admirer of the art of the tattoo, the young German photographer Gregor von Glinski has spent years on the trail of the masters of the craft, portraying them vividly in words and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 390816138X
• ISBN13: 9783908161387
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Edition Stemmle
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3" x 0.8" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

Coffee Table Tattoo Books Do Exist

If you enjoy formally-styled, oversize art books, and you like tattoos, you may want to add this to the coffee table in your living room. Gregor von Glinski, the photographer, travelled the world, seeking modern day tattooists, catching some of the oldsters and plenty of the up-and-coming artists as well. Rounding out the group of plates are models bearing the artists' favorites pieces. The featured tattooists include practitioners from Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, England, France, Holland, and many more. If you can't hit all the international conventions, this book can help you explore the world tattoo scene.

Really cool,edgy,classy, and easy on the eyes

The main focus of this awesome book IS tattoos,but most of the people also have body piercings and are generally what mainstream society would consider UNCONVENTIONAL-looking,to say the least.The pictures are very pure-in a studio with a white background(except for a few in tattoo parlors),lighting that is very stark,simple and non-fussy.It's a very kind of low-key,classy,subtle technique,and it works BEAUTIFULLY here.You really get a sense of these people's personalities,without any distracting over-production/direction.Many of the people,you may want to know,are VERY attractive,beautiful even.This is a VERY beautiful book,I would even venture to say it takes tattoo-photography to the level of fine-art.The best tattoo-photography book I'VE ever seen...and I'm obsessed with them,I've seen just about ALL of 'em.BUY THIS BOOK.It's a stunner.