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Figure Drawing Atelier offers a comprehensive, contemporary twist to the very traditional Atelier approach to the methods that instruct artists on the techniques they need to successfully draw and ultimately paint the figure.

The book offers art instruction, practical and progressive lessons on drawing the figure, and high-quality, sketchbook paper in a beautiful package that includes blank pages for sketching and copying. Artists will then have a record of their process, like with a sketchbook, which many artists like to document and save.

In this elegant and inspiring workbook, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the figure drawing process into small, manageable lessons; presents them progressively; introduces time-tested principles and techniques in the Atelier tradition that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior, well-crafted drawings.

Atelier education is centered on the belief that working in a studio, not sitting in the lecture hall, is the best place to learn about art. Every artist needs to learn to master figure drawing. Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time -- and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios, a return to classical art training, are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. 

Figure Drawing Atelier is like having an atelier in a book -- and the master is Juliette Aristides, a classically trained artist and best-selling art-instruction author with almost rock-star popularity in the contemporary world of representational art. On every page, Aristides uses the works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realistic figure drawing and painting, taking students to step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring, this book offers a serious art course for serious art students.

About the Author:

Juliette Aristides is an extraordinary artist with a deep and well-rounded education in and solid commitment to the atelier movement. She studied at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and various private ateliers. She is currently the instructor of the Aristides Classical Atelier at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington. In 2003, Juliette was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant. Her work can be seen at the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco and the Art Renewal Center Living Masters Gallery. She is the author of acclaimed bestsellers Classical Drawing Atelier and Classical Painting Atelier.

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Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count is not a typical drawing instruction book; it explains the two-step process behind juggernauts like DreamWorks, WB and Disney.

Though there are many books on drawing the human figure, none teach how to draw a figure from the first few marks of the quick sketch to the last virtuosic stroke of the finished masterpiece, let alone through a convincing, easy-to-understand method.

That changes now!

In Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count, award-winning fine artist Steve Huston shows beginners and pros alike the two foundational concepts behind the greatest masterpieces in art and how to use them as the basis for their own success.

Embark on a drawing journey and discover how these twin pillars of support are behind everything from the Venus De Milo, to Michelangelo's Sibyl, to George Bellow's Stag at Sharkey's, and how they're the fundamental tools for animation studios around the world. Not to mention how the best comic book artists since the beginnings of the art form use them whether they know it or not.

Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count sketches out the same two-step method taught to the artists of DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, and Disney Animation, so pick up a pencil and get drawing.

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Figure It Out! Drawing Essential Poses, the third book in bestselling author Christopher Hart's successful Figure It Out! series, shows artists how to overcome common challenges in drawing the human figure by transforming standard, stiff figure drawings with natural-looking poses for a more realistic effect. Starting with basic "Foundation Figures," Chris shows how to change an arm here or move a leg there to gradually achieve a more interesting, believable form. Through guided drawings highlighted with color to pinpoint key concepts, artists will learn how to easily create poses that are not only essential but also practical. Eschewing esoteric "art poses" that are often found in figure-drawing books, the focus here is on the gestures of real people from a variety of angles and positions such as standing, sitting, kneeling, reclining, arms folded, ankles crossed, hands on hips, and so much more. Deeper concepts such as perspective, illusion of depth, casting shadows, and foreshortening are also covered, along with step-by-step tutorials that will take artists through complete, naturally-posed figure drawings from start to finish. With a solid foundation in fundamentals combined with detailed instruction in more advanced techniques, artists of varied skill levels will have everything they need to master the art of drawing a realistic human form in any pose.

About the Author:

Christopher Hart is the world's bestselling author of manga, basic drawing and cartooning books. His titles have set the standard for art instruction with more than 3 million copies in print in eighteen languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals.

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Christopher Hart's bestselling ‘Figure It Out!’ books have taught thousands of artists to draw the human figure. His clear step-by-step illustrations and instructions make drawing people accessible, easy and fun! In this new book, he uses the same approach to demystify the head and facial features. Topics include the basic head types and shapes, facial features, facial hair, hairstyles, and eyeglasses and sunglasses. Hart then shows how to draw more than 40 different common facial expressions, which will bring portraits to life.

About the Author:

Christopher Hart is the world's bestselling author of manga, basic drawing and cartooning books. His titles have set the standard for art instruction with more than 3 million copies in print in eighteen languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals.

Aspiring artists frustrated with or intimidated by figure drawing books that focus on anatomy now have an easier way to learn.

Figure It Out! shows how to effectively draw male and female figures without learning anatomy. This fun and friendly book starts with drawing the head and facial expressions and then moves on to full-figure poses, including clothed figures and people in motion. Instead of just showing finished drawings like many other books do, Figure It Out! breaks the drawings down into easy-to-follow steps. And throughout the book, visual hints show how to draw accurate body proportions and reveal artists' secrets for bringing drawings to life.

About the Author:

Christopher Hart is the world's bestselling author of manga, basic drawing and cartooning books. His titles have set the standard for art instruction with more than 3 million copies in print in eighteen languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals.

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Shot by Shot is the world’s go-to directing book, now newly updated for a special 25th Anniversary edition! The first edition sold over 250,000 copies, making it one of the bestselling books on film directing of all time. Aspiring directors, cinematographers, editors, and producers, many of whom are now working professionals, learned the craft of visual storytelling from Shot by Shot, the most complete source for preplanning the look of a movie.

The book contains over 800 photos and illustrations and is by far the most comprehensive look at shot design in print, containing storyboards from movies such as Citizen Kane, Blade Runner, Dead-pool, and Moonrise Kingdom. Also introduced is the concept of A, I, and L patterns as a way to simplify the hundreds of staging choices facing a director in every scene.

Shot by Shot uniquely blends story analysis with compositional strategies, citing examples then illustrated with the storyboards used for the actual films. Throughout the book, various visual approaches to short scenes are shown, exposing the directing processes of our most celebrated auteurs ― including a meticulous, lavishly illustrated analysis of Steven Spielberg’s scene design for Empire of the Sun.

About the Author:

Steven D. Katz is an award-winning writer, producer, and director. His work has appeared on Sat-urday Night Live and in many cable and theatrically released films, such as Clear and Present Dan-ger, for which he completed the first full digital previsualization of a motion picture. He has taught workshops at the American Film Institute, Sundance Film Festival, Parsons School of Design, Danish Film Institute, School for Visual Arts (in New York), and Shanghai University, among many others.

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Into the Night. All you need to know about Film Noir

Explore the dark and brooding elegance of Film Noir with this essential handbook to the genre, exploring key noir themes and their most representative movies. Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as original posters, the book also lists TASCHEN’s top 50 noir classics. A must for amateurs and aficionados alike.

Whether it’s Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, or The Big Sleep, roam a screen world of dark and brooding elegance with this essential handbook to Film Noir. From private eyes and perfect crimes to corrupt cops and doomed affairs, editors Paul Duncan and Jürgen Müller examine noir’s key themes and their most representative movies from 1940 to 1960.

Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as original posters, this book offers page after page of noir’s masterful visual compositions while exploring the narrative paradigms of this cryptic, compelling, and evolving genre. If that weren’t enough to tickle your cinematic appetite, the volume concludes with TASCHEN’s top 50 pick of noir classics.

Brimming with the enigmatic dames, desperate gangsters, and psycho killers that continue to cast a long and captivating shadow over cinema, this is a must-have handbook for noir aficionados and amateurs alike.

The authors:

Film producer, critic and historian Alain Silver is the author of 20 books on cinematic topics, including The Noir Style, LA Noir, the Film Noir Reader series, and Steve McQueen, Frank Sinatra, and Katharine Hepburn for TASCHEN's Icon Series. His audio commentaries on classic film noir DVDs include Call Northside 777 and Double Indemnity. A member of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Writers Guild of America, he graduated from UCLA with degrees in film production and critical studies.

James Ursini has co-written eleven books with Alain Silver, including their Film Noir Reader series, which established them as two of the foremost authorities on film noir. Ursini has also written for various film magazines and supplied the commentary for numerous classic film noir DVDs. He has a doctorate in motion pictures studies and lectures on filmmaking in the Los Angeles area.

The editors:

Paul Duncan is a film historian whose TASCHEN books include The James Bond Archives, The Charlie Chaplin Archives, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, Film Noir, and Horror Cinema, as well as publications on film directors, film genres, movie stars, and film posters.

Jürgen Müller holds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied art history at the universities of Bochum, Münster, Pisa, Paris and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curated numerous exhibitions. He is also the editor for TASCHEN’s movies by decade series.

About the series:

Bibliotheca Universalis — Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price!

Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together more than 100 of our all-time favourite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.

Bookworm’s delight — never bore, always excite!

Film Production Management 101 and Patz’s previous Surviving Production were quickly adopted as the essential road map to the business and logistics of on-the-job film and television production since 1997.

Originally developed from practical tools Patz created for her film and television production career, this new edition has undergone a comprehensive update to address the shifting balance between digital and film technologies and to pave the way as we progress further into the digital age.

The book includes everything from budgeting, to managing the production office, to script revisions, to cost reporting, to copyright, to publicity, and much, much more. With Patz’ penchant for sharing knowledge and her knack for communicating concepts, Film Production Management 101 continues to be the book you have to have open on your desk for every prep, shoot, and wrap day. The more than 50 useful forms and checklists which are included (and downloadable) will save you time, money, and headaches, working like a pro right from day one.

About the Author:

Deborah S. Patz has been a filmmaker on award-winning productions since the mid-1980s, primarily as a production manager and coordinator, and then as production executive. She has worked with Lucasfilm, IMAX, MCA/Universal, Alliance/Atlantis, Nelvana, BBC, CBC, the Disney Channel, and the list goes on. A peek at her filmography includes L5: First City in Space, Mission to MIR, William Shatner's TekWar, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ewoks & Droids, Maniac Mansion, The Magician's House, and The Big Comfy Couch, to name a few. Her first book, Surviving Production (on coordination) was published by MWP in 1997, and was then incorporated into this, her second book, which was published in 2002 and remains on sale around the world.

Cinema is both an art form and a unique social and media institution: while moving pictures provide hours of pleasure and entertainment, they also deserve serious intellectual consideration. Film: A Critical Introduction, Fourth Edition is the perfect starter text for students of film studies and general readers who love movies, but who may not possess all the tools necessary for analyzing films and creating interpretive arguments.

This updated and expanded version illustrates film concepts in context and in-depth, addressing techniques and terminology used in both film production and criticism. With reference to 450 new and existing images, the authors discuss contemporary films and film studies scholarship, as well as recent developments in film production and exhibition, such as digital technologies and new modes of screen media. Key revisions to the fourth edition of the text were specifically made to emphasize on helping students translate their ideas about film into written analysis and criticism. The material helps readers to understand film techniques and terminology, highlights research skills and rhetorical strategies enabling students to build comprehensive, thoughtful interpretations of films in discussion and writing.

About the Authors:

Maria Pramaggiore is Professor of Media Studies and Dean of Graduate Studies at Maynooth University in Co. Kildare, Ireland. Her publications explore topics in gender and sexuality, documentary, Irish film, and animal studies.

Tom Wallis has taught film and media studies at North Carolina State University and University College Dublin. He is part of the Communications team at the University of North Carolina System Office and serves on the Selection Committee for Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina.

The most comprehensive showcase ever published of Azuma Makoto’s astonishing flower art and botanical sculpture

The art of Makoto Azuma uses flowers and plants as its starting point, but juxtaposes their timeless yet transient beauty with an incredibly diverse range of striking settings. In a series of sculptures, installations and interactive events, he delights in blurring the boundaries between nature and artifice.

Azuma founded the floral atelier Jardins des Fleurs in 2002, taking commissions from private clients as well as brands and corporations, both in Japan and all over the world. His parallel career as an artist began in 2005 and involves creating and exhibiting artworks that turn flowers and plants into a medium for self-expression. In 2008, Azuma founded AMKK (Azuma Makoto Kaju Kenkyujo), a group specializing in experimental floral creation, with the aim of seeking new forms of botanical beauty and new ways to exhibit them. His works have travelled the globe, from barren deserts to frozen expanses, from thousands of feet below the sea to the very edge of space. Featuring more than sixty projects captured in breathtaking photography, this beautiful book is the most comprehensive showcase of Azuma’s art ever published.

Contents List:

Introduction • The Works

About the Author:

Makoto Azuma co-founded the floral atelier Jardins des Fleurs in 2002 with photographer Shunsuke Shiinoki. Azuma has since become internationally renowned for his extraordinary ‘botanical sculptures’, which he has exhibited extensively in New York City and Europe – and even shot into space. Azuma and Shiinoki have collaborated on three volumes of Encyclopedia of Flowers.

Всебічне та розкішне дослідження, яке відзначає красу та привабливість квітів у мистецтві, історії та культурі

Вирушайте в подорож континентами та культурами, щоб дізнатися про нескінченні способи, якими художники та іміджмейкери використовували квіткові мотиви протягом історії. Завдяки 316 кольоровим ілюстраціям, що демонструють різноманіття квітів з усього світу, «Квітка» охоплює широкий спектр стилів і засобів масової інформації — від мистецтва, ботанічних ілюстрацій і скульптур до квіткових композицій, кадрів із фільмів і текстилю — і дотримується візуально приголомшливої ​​послідовності робіт, незалежно від епохи, продумано поєднаних, щоб забезпечити цікаве та відверте зіставлення між ними. Квітка йде по стопах Plant, Exploring the Botanical World, який Martha Stewart Living назвала «захоплюючим».

Завдяки великим зображенням і доступним текстам Flower пропонує всебічне ознайомлення з темою та включає в себе як улюблені твори, так і приклади, які можуть стати більш дивовижними відкриттями навіть для спеціалістів. Відібрані міжнародною групою істориків мистецтва, кураторів музеїв, ботаніків, флористів, садівників та інших представлені роботи різноманітного кола як менш відомих, так і культових художників та іміджмейкерів, зокрема: Нобуйосі Аракі, Сесіл Бітон, Георг Ерет, Девід Хокні, Горст П. Хорст, Нік Найт, Яйоі Кусама, Леонардо да Вінчі, Роберт Меплторп, Анрі Матісс, Клод Моне, Седрік Морріс, Вільям Морріс, Джорджія О'Кіф, Ірвінг Пенн, Девід Хокні, П'єр-Жозеф Редуте, Рейчел Руйш, Констанс Спрай і Флора Старкі.

Консультативна група: Луген Б. Бруно, д-р Джеймс Комптон, Шейн Конноллі, Анн-П’єр д’Альбіс-Ганем, Селія Фішер, Сьюзен М. Фрейзер, Вікторія Гейгер, Елізабет Хаммер, Дейзі Гельман, Кетрін Гесс, Паскаль Хьортел, д-р Ліза Хостетлер, Ліндсі Інгрем, професор д-р Ханс Уолтер Лак, д-р Фред Г. Мейер, Коллін Морріс, Поллі Ніколсон, Лінн Паркер, Анна Паворд, Гілл Сондерс, Ліндсі Тейлор, Анатоль Чикін і Бетсі Візман

Додаткові тексти: Джованні Алої, Луїза Белл, Луген Бруно, Шейн Конноллі, Клер Коулсон, Луїза Елдертон, Селія Фішер, Даян Фортенберрі, Вікторія Ґейгер, Дейзі Гельман, Паскаль Хьортел, Ліндсі Інґрем, Ганс Уолтер Лак, Фред Г. Мейєр, Елісон Морріс, Коллін Морріс, Поллі Ніколсон, Мікеле Робеккі, Ребекка Роук, Гілл Сондерс, Джеймс Сміт, Ліндсі Тейлор, Девід Трігг і Мартін Волтерс

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Книги Анни Паворд включають її всесвітній бестселер The Tulip та The Naming of Names, а нещодавно The Seasonal Gardener, виданий Phaidon. Її колонка про садівництво в газеті Independent у Великобританії тривала тридцять років від запуску газети в 1986 році до останнього друкованого видання. Сьогодні вона пише для Sunday Times і є помічником редактора журналу Gardens Illustrated. Паворд живе в Вест-Дорсеті і був нагороджений золотою медаллю Veitch від Королівського садівничого товариства в 2001 році.

Шейн Конноллі є засновником Shane Connolly & Company Flowers у Лондоні та власником Королівського ордера Його Величності Королеви та Його Високості Принца Уельського.

Fill the skies with your very own collection of colorful 3D dragons!

This paper airplane book features a fabulous variety of dragon-themed paper planes--each with a unique form and flight characteristics. The full-color instructions provide step-by-step folding instructions for each model and "dragon mastery tips" to help you coax the best performance from each airplane. Folding these fun and challenging planes is a great activity for brain gymnastics!

This book includes 12 exciting dragons, including:

- The Chinese Dragon, a front-weighted dart that covers distance at an alarming rate!
- The Fighter Dragon, a fanciful dinosaur-cyborg warplane!
- The Swoop Dragon, an aerobatic performer that can turn on you if you're not careful!
- The Flying Shark, a menacing glider that patrols the skies in search of its prey!

And many other impressive flying dragons!

This paper airplane kit includes:

- 48 printable paper airplane folding sheets
- A 64 page full-color instruction book
- 12 original dragon-themed paper airplane designs

About the Author:

Sam Ita's fascination with paper airplanes began at an early age. He apprenticed for five years with Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart on bestselling pop-up titles including America the Beautiful and Encyclopedia Prehistorica, and on Christmas cards for the Museum of Modern Art. His creations include Christmas Tree In-a-Box, Van Gogh's Sunflowers In-a-Box, The Odyssey, Moby Dick, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Frankenstein. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Paul Frasco is an origami designer focused on expressive animal and fantasy designs boasting fun and accessible folding sequences. Paul's design aesthetic is influenced by modern origami greats like Robert Lang and the late Eric Joisel. The scale of Paul's work ranges from diminutive pieces folded from a single sheet of standard origami paper, to oversized pieces including one folded from a single 18' x 18' sheet of paper for installation at Stony Brook University's Wang Center for Asian Studies. He has been featured in public spaces, museums, libraries and galleries around the US. Paul co-authored Creative Origami and Beyond.

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Tearing Things Up. The radical gestures of Lucio Fontana

Italian artist Lucio Fontana literally tore the art establishment apart. Trained as a sculptor, he combined form and colour in radical spatial gestures, most famously his slashed canvases of the 1950s and ’60s. Regarded as the father of midcentury Spatialism, his provocative practice channelled postwar innovation in a pioneering synthesis of art, technology, and science.

Lucio Fontana (1899 –1968) was an Italian sculptor, painter, and ceramicist, regarded as the father of Spatialism, a midcentury modern movement that linked artistic experimentation with scientific principles and theories.

Debuting in Milan, Fontana settled in Paris in the mid-1930s, where he joined the Abstraction-Création group and created expressionist sculptures in ceramic and bronze. He later moved to Argentina, where he developed his highly influential Technical Manifesto of Spatialism, a modernist marvel, characteristic of postwar innovation and fueled by a forward-looking synthesis of art, technology, and science. With Spatialism, the artist sought to project colour and form into spaces, most famously in his minimally ripped or slashed canvases, such as his extensive Spatial Concept Waiting series.

This dependable artist introduction follows Fontana on his personal and artistic journey to explore the evolution of his pioneering ideas as well as their remarkable legacy on conceptual and performance art.

The author:

Barbara Hess (b. 1964) is an art historian, critic, and translator and resides in Cologne. Her numerous articles on contemporary art have been featured in Camera Austria, Flash Art, Kunst-Bulletin, and Texte zur Kunst. She co-curated the touring exhibition Ready to Shoot: Fernsehgalerie Gerry Schum/videogalerie schum at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.

About the series:

Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features:

- a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
- a concise biography
- approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

Щоб відсвяткувати свою п’ятнадцяту річницю, Музична Академія Red Bull підготувала бесіди з натхненниками та новаторами сучасної музики про їхні перспективи та стратегії успіху.

Музична академія Red Bull створює майбутнє музики, об’єднуючи авангард індустрії. У книзі For the Record лідери, які формують поточний музичний ландшафт, пропонують своє розуміння найактуальніших тем сьогодення та того, як вони вплинуть на еволюцію музичного виробництва.

For the Record включає розмови між такими світилами, як Найл Роджерс і Мартін Вейр — силами, що стоять за одними з найвідоміших мелодій у диско та поп-музиці, таких як Chic, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Madonna, The Human League і Heaven 17, — які порівнюють нотатки щодо найкращого способу створення хітів, які очолюють чарти. Еріка Баду, один із визначальних голосів нео-соулу, ділиться кар’єрними порадами та психоделічною мудрістю з перспективним нью-йоркським реп-дуетом The Underachievers. DJ Harvey і Ben UFO, два різні покоління діджеїв, розповідають про старі добрі часи, сьогодення та невизначене майбутнє вибору записів для заробітку. Ямайський фантазер Лі «Скретч» Перрі працює в парі з британським продюсером дубляжу Адріаном Шервудом. Ті, хто знайомий з унікальним світоглядом Перрі, не будуть розчаровані цією дивовижною та смішною розмовою.

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Red Bull Music Academy — це всесвітня серія музичних майстер-класів і фестивалів — платформа для тих, хто змінює сучасний музичний ландшафт. Академія розпочалася ще в 1998 році і з тих пір подорожує по всьому світу, об’єднуючи продюсерів, вокалістів, ді-джеїв, інструменталістів і всебічних музичних диваків, щоб формувати майбутнє музики. Він уже зробив зупинки в Берліні, Кейптауні, Сан-Паулу, Барселоні, Лондоні, Торонто, Нью-Йорку та інших містах. Якщо ви можете уявити собі місце, яке в рівних частинах є науковою лабораторією, Висячими садами Вавилона та домашньою студією Kraftwerk, ви вже на півдорозі.

Татуювання стали мейнстрімом. Ось і тату-андеграунд

Зараз татуювання мають масову популярність, але за межами мейнстріму розвинулося нове підпільне татуювання. Він такий же новаторський, різноманітний, надихаючий і суперечливий, як і мотиви, які він створює. Forever — це приголомшлива документація цієї динамічної поточної сцени.

Forever демонструє ключових новаторів татуювань і широкий спектр свіжих стилів. У книзі досліджується, як сьогоднішня культура татуювань зазнає сильного впливу мистецтва, моди та сучасної візуальної культури, а також традиційного мистецтва татуювань – часто дивовижним чином.

Татуювання, які колись були виключно андеграундним явищем, тепер набули масового поширення. Ця еволюція від субкультури до мейнстріму принесла нові ідеї, напругу та зміни, а традиціоналісти та новатори зайняли дуже різні позиції. За останні кілька років нові впливи зі сфери мистецтва, моди, традиційного мистецтва татуювань і візуальної культури породили динамічну сцену татуювань – новий андеграунд. Ця передова культура татуювань така ж інноваційна, різноманітна, надихаюча та суперечлива, як і мотиви, які вона створює.

Одним із найяскравіших аспектів цієї нової сцени татуювань є її взаємодія з високою модою та мистецтвом. Всесвітньо успішний художник Скотт Кемпбелл, якщо назвати лише один гучний приклад, починав свою кар’єру як татуювальник.

Forever  руйнує шаблон стандартних книг про татуювання та їхні типові зображення плоті. Ця публікація є поглибленим дослідженням поточних подій у сучасній культурі татуювань. Він демонструє ключових новаторів татуювань і широкий спектр свіжих стилів, таких як Пітер Ауріш, Марк Кросс, Рафель Делаланде, Лайонель Фахі, Хеппіпетс, Сью Джейвен, Джондікс, Ксед Лехед, Леа Нахон, Ліам Спаркс, Томас Томас, Фузі UVTPK, Том Як та Івонн Зіглер та багато інших.

На додаток до найсучаснішого вибору якісних візуальних матеріалів, Forever містить проникливі текстові портрети Ніка Шонбергера Алекса Бінні, Янна Блека, Скотта Кемпбелла, Керлі, Ель Монги, Фергаделика, Майка Гіанта, Томаса Хупера, Джона Джона, Алікса Ламберта, Гая Ле Татуера, Дюка Райлі, Роберта Раяна, Джонаса Углі, Аманди Вачоб та Дункана Ікс. Передмова історика мистецтва Метта Лоддера, який має багато татуювань, ставить сучасні події в татуюванні в історичний контекст.