Tattoo Art On Display At Two Detroit Area Shows
22.05.12
Bikers love them. Sailors, too. And now the art form that once sprung from traditional Polynesian culture to become a worldwide phenomenon is making its way from tattoo shops into two Detroit galleries.
The 323 East and Start Gallery both have tattoo art shows coming up this month, giving tattooists a chance to take a break from the human canvas and instead show their work on studio walls.
"Clean as a Whistle" starts Saturday at Royal Oak's 323 East Gallery. Mark Heggie, a nationally-known artist who co-owns two local tattoo shops, Big Top in Utica and Signature in Ferndale, organized the show. He assembled more than 100 pieces of art, most of them watercolors. But there are also some added curiosities, like a piece with a casket-shaped frame.
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Heggie said the similar subject matter and techniques used by the artists lend a cohesiveness to the exhibit. While each artist brings his or her own personal vision and style, they are united by a common sensibility of tattoo aesthetics.
Source: Huffington Post