A Quartet of Art-Inspired Tattoos

When I asked Brian how many tattoos he had, back in October when I met him at Borders in Penn Plaza, he kind of shrugged and said "I don't even know". A great answer, in my opinion.

Brian is an interior designer and many of his tattoos are inspired by the art he admires.

Three of the tattoos I photographed are on his right arm. First is this red tattoo:

This, Brian explained, is a piece that pays homage to Dada, or Dadaism, a cultural movement from the early 20th Century that included one segment of the arts. Brian is inspired by this movement from an artistic perspective.

On his upper arm, Brian has this Buddha image, which he says has an Andy Warhol-inspired perspective:

That is on the outer part of the upper arm, on the inner side is this item:

This is a take on the "Egg Chair," a piece of furniture whose style became popular in the forward-looking 1960's. The form above is more like the Scandinavian Ovalia style of egg chair.

And finally, Brian showed me one of his favorite tattoos, just above his waistline:

As mentioned above, Brian is inspired by Dadaism, and one of the figures that became most associated with the movement was the artist Marcel Duchamp. This tattoo is based on his work Fountain, which caused quite a stir in 1917.

These tattoos were inked by Texxx at Flying Monkey Tattoo in Pittsburgh.

Thanks to Brian for sharing these cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Swimsuit Body Paint Design

One of the art of body paint, with the model Jessica Gomes, be a swimsuit body paint design with the basic black color. Asian teen girl model pose on the beach with a Black Swimsuit body paint, very unique and realistic.

Supermodel, Marissa Miller For Art Body Painting

Body painting, or sometimes bodypainting, is a form of body art, considered by some as the most ancient form of art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most (in the case of Mehndi or "henna tattoo") a couple of weeks. Body painting that is limited to the face is known as face painting.

Marissa Miller With Rolling Stones Clothes Body Painting

model posing with red flower art body painting for ads.

Swimming Design Body Painting.

Yellow T-Shirt Design Body Painting

A girl model posing for the body paint contest with her friend, with a yellow T-shirt design.

Garfield Body Painting Really Great Picture For Model.

This is really art body painting gorgeous stuff.

Bar Refaelli With Her Body Painting For Esquire

Swimsuit Model, Bar Refaelli With Her Body Painting For Esquire.

Imagine Your Body A Piece Of Art Body Painting.

The space of body painting is very generous. It just needs creative minds and the people who love their bodies apart of art. It can spell some magic into the lookers to these beautiful bodies. It stirs the different emotions towards these masterpieces. Body paintings can add some warmness into the relationships between the lovers. It can changes the dump bodies into live ones.Body painting is simply the unity between human beings and the art itself.

Cute Girl In Money Body Painting

This practice is common during the fairs or in the public parks. Children and the teenagers paint their faces. There are many forms of face paintings such as the tiger, the spider, the butterfly, the cat, the clown and the cartoon characters. The materials which are used during the process of painting should be safe. It is necessary to have no toxic or allergic reactions. It is preferable to test the materials of paintings in small area of the skin before using it.

With the passage of time, people appreciate the painting of the body. Then it becomes an art. It is the art of body painting. Body painting is approved as an actual art since 1960’s.

People imaginations are simply beautiful. What is the point of painting on canvas, while you could paint on a body and have the painting being display in motion. Sexy and wonderful at the same time. It takes a creative mind to come up with a painting like this.

Best Body Painting Wallpaper

Body Painting Wallpaper.

Body painting done at Exibition Centre Darling Harbour Wayne spent 3 full day bodypainting for a corporate promotion. With Male and Female models.

Emily Svec Body Paint.

Amazingly Realistic Body Paint

John Vargas is an Ecuadorian painter and photographer who does body painting on models and by looking at his work, I can tell that he's very good at what he does. Take a look at the images and see for yourself. More pictures below.

Emma Hack is a 35 year old body painter from Australia. She has been painting bodies for 20 years (yes, since her teens!), and some of her designs take up to 19 hours to produce.

Superheroes Body Painted

If you're a comic books fan, this stuff is for you: superheroes painted on bodies and girls dressed/painted as super hero gals.

Unique Body Paint.

Fantasy Fest - Body Paint on Duval

Fantasy Fest 2007 is well under way and Key West is hopping with partiers, body paint, and costumes. This year's Alice in Wonderland theme is revealing itself (pun intented) with fun body art and creative costumes.

Body Painting: Air Brush

Body Air Brush

I hope all of you are mature enough to understand it. Even if these models were completely nak#d. It is professionally painted to appear that she is wearing clothes. Amazing isn't it?

Cool Body Painting.

Female Body Painting Art

Female Body Painting Art Body art pictures Painted body art.

Body painting of international soccer jersey of Japan and Sweden.

Venezuela recently hosted the 4th annual World Body Art Encounter (Encuentro mundial de arte corporal). Participating in the event were 32 artists from 16 different countries. After a kickoff in Caracas last Friday, the event will tour different parts of the country.

By some accounts, body painting is a practice that dates back hundreds of years in Venezuela. The artist Penelope Rivera from Mexico said, “Venezuela is a country which has a lot of body art with ethnic characteristics, and I think we have to rescue them and integrate them into modern life.”

The art of beautiful woman body painting

Butterfly Painting

Woman police body painting uniform, freeze I'm Police no.

I think all these body paintings are hard works, very beautiful.

Cover Body Paint Pictures

The Tree Body Painting.

Specifically a Japanese body painting artist

Brian's Ink Speaks About Art

I met Brian in Barnes & Noble, Union Square, back in August and he shared two tattoos with us. Put your thinking caps on, folks, because Brian, who is a video artist (website here), has very cerebral ink.

First up is this tattoo, on Brian's left biceps:

This tattoo is based on an illustration entitled "Every Night We Are Haunted by a Dream" by the artist Alfred Kubin (1877-1959).

Jede Nacht besucht uns ein Traum (Every Night We are Haunted by a Dream), ca. 1902-03
Pen and ink, brush, wash, and spray on paper
39.1 x 31.8 cm (15 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Albertina, Vienna

Brian explained that this work corresponded very closely to the publication of Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, and that Kubin's illustration represents "art between the cusp of pre-surrealism/expressionism and surrealism". It speaks to Brian's understanding of the perception of dreams and art.

Brian also had these words inscribed on his inner right forearm:

The words "Créer Dangereusement" are the French title of a 1957 essay by Albert Camus entitled "Create Dangerously". This "essay on realism and artistic creation" likewise spoke to Brian who acknowledged that "all art is a political act". It makes perfect sense, if you think about it, in that no great work of art was ever created by the artist playing it safe. It is those who created dangerously that are remembered as trailblazers and icons in their respective fields.

Brian had both of these tattoos done in Austin, Texas.

Thanks to Brian for sharing his artistic ink with us here on Tattoosday!