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.<br /><br />Brian is an interior designer and many of his tattoos are inspired by the art he admires.<br /><br />Three of the tattoos I photographed are on his right arm. First is this red tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVIAjcMKwfnGgOey1rrUDseLrt0JyCoZFhyTwdJRt2mu1aRHgM0LILDF2Jk-f1lrcO8p9GnZJhVxoaItN1z6eeD5vYq1Ck3oXZ2ogGWAOdLoIqkdCzmVPG0Pd2vPSj-bXNlto8cFGq1s/s1600/Dada+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVIAjcMKwfnGgOey1rrUDseLrt0JyCoZFhyTwdJRt2mu1aRHgM0LILDF2Jk-f1lrcO8p9GnZJhVxoaItN1z6eeD5vYq1Ck3oXZ2ogGWAOdLoIqkdCzmVPG0Pd2vPSj-bXNlto8cFGq1s/s400/Dada+wm.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This, Brian explained, is a piece that pays homage to Dada, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadaism">Dadaism</a>, 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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On his upper arm, Brian has this Buddha image, which he says has an Andy Warhol-inspired perspective:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHC7Pf37JX75og8AHrJsR0-cFFRbSp-2A6uO3ZessDQ2Vih0bGgST7RxuD4p9ae0uMgWsbnaWluoP80_oyTuGKy1FuVAuZtlu5hdicnZGVLjtc6bys-chX_smx52bV7L40zRlVV89gE5Y/s1600/Warhol+Buddha+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHC7Pf37JX75og8AHrJsR0-cFFRbSp-2A6uO3ZessDQ2Vih0bGgST7RxuD4p9ae0uMgWsbnaWluoP80_oyTuGKy1FuVAuZtlu5hdicnZGVLjtc6bys-chX_smx52bV7L40zRlVV89gE5Y/s640/Warhol+Buddha+wm.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That is on the outer part of the upper arm, on the inner side is this item:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxVCSmyNTI-Vc_lbIz-eOMkUHIv7f_hhsnJ5CE6ltN1MxZuRZm8iZqQJHW7rvh4MWBvuzOYlpIWK2xywYyKfGMtzpExEmvaltDwM1JOkIVvHCVh3GDx8y0fehoVSCrwYwGJTR4HYuKEQ/s1600/Egg+Chair+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxVCSmyNTI-Vc_lbIz-eOMkUHIv7f_hhsnJ5CE6ltN1MxZuRZm8iZqQJHW7rvh4MWBvuzOYlpIWK2xywYyKfGMtzpExEmvaltDwM1JOkIVvHCVh3GDx8y0fehoVSCrwYwGJTR4HYuKEQ/s640/Egg+Chair+wm.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a take on the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_%28chair%29">Egg Chair</a>," a piece of furniture whose style became popular in the forward-looking 1960's. The form above is more like the Scandinavian <a href="http://www.ovalia.com/eng_entre.htm">Ovalia</a> style of egg chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, Brian showed me one of his favorite tattoos, just above his waistline:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr8yK9w2rwtUwVLzszVOI0grIiX0UeQaX539NVflQCbSW-R74AzB3nfqQqA4k0qJoDenQpEv6xr7p99PAuarwK9OAHYlChdjynYTlom3DV6JnS5hbSLK0hNieBAlxRyQr98MgK7T049M/s1600/urinal+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr8yK9w2rwtUwVLzszVOI0grIiX0UeQaX539NVflQCbSW-R74AzB3nfqQqA4k0qJoDenQpEv6xr7p99PAuarwK9OAHYlChdjynYTlom3DV6JnS5hbSLK0hNieBAlxRyQr98MgK7T049M/s640/urinal+wm.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As mentioned above, Brian is inspired by Dadaism, and one of the figures that became most associated with the movement was the artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp">Marcel Duchamp</a>. This tattoo is based on his work <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_%28Duchamp%29">Fountain</a>, which caused quite a stir in 1917.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BcVpmQMRvTTtzLtOmgWFm0CgEscZ3I74zUy8xpOq2eMy4HHv8EmpOL2V0HScPn-VWzdPym33NS-gNtnI4D6H9urZwitdpCOJSGpE7jC38E7i619kUGAT71__HnwSWPyXrKdxl7jBqwo/s1600/Duchamp_Fountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BcVpmQMRvTTtzLtOmgWFm0CgEscZ3I74zUy8xpOq2eMy4HHv8EmpOL2V0HScPn-VWzdPym33NS-gNtnI4D6H9urZwitdpCOJSGpE7jC38E7i619kUGAT71__HnwSWPyXrKdxl7jBqwo/s400/Duchamp_Fountain.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These tattoos were inked by Texxx at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Flying Monkey Tattoo</a> in Pittsburgh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Brian for sharing these cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!</div>

A Quartet of Art-Inspired Tattoos

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