The most eagerly awaited book by all Traditional lovers has finally arrived! After the previous success of Spyder Murphy’s Flash vol. 1 and Spyder Murphy’s Flash vol. 2 sold out in a very short time, Tattoo Life announces the concluding book that seals this unmissable trilogy dedicated to the Traditional iconography, in particular to the unique style of the Californian studio Spyder Murphy’s, “The House of Thousands of stories” according to the motto beneath his famous logo.
SPIDER MURPHY’S TATTOO FLASH VOL.3
110 previously unpublished plates specially created for this great new publication from Tattoo Life in collaboration with the tattoo shop in San Rafael, California, Spider Murphy’s…
Theo Mindell is the creator of the temple where this alchemy of imagery came to life, in San Rafael, thirty years ago. His unique eye manages to capture certain external elements and visions with a mysterious flavour of Masonry and the Occult and incorporate them into the tried and trusted American Traditional giving rise to Theo Mindell Traditional.
This new book, the new and last one of this unmissable trilogy is composed by 110 previously unpublished plates specially created for this great new publication by Tattoo Life in collaboration with the team of the tattoo shop, coordinated by Theo Mindell and Miki Vialetto.
The authors are Theo Mindell, Haley McCann, John A. Geltz, Justin E. Davis, Paul Anthony Dobleman, Pavel Brodsky, Weston Imhoff, Joy Armstrong, L. Rose, all branded with the singular hallmark of this famous creative hub.
The subjects are the beloved classics of this distinctly retro style: circus women, tigers, playing cards, gentlemen in bowler hats, spiders, felines and compositions which bring to mind the images on the advertisements for old tattoo shops.
“There’s something really magical that seems to happen when you’re around other artists in that space – says Theo about the shop – Experiencing each other’s struggles… frustrations… little victories. Delirious and pie-eyed at 3:00am in the crunch.
That’s a pretty amazing place to be and I’m pretty happy with a chair at a big table full of funny, interesting people I can tell the truth to and who’ll do the same for me. Tattooing has given me so many amazing experiences. So many. Like I said… I feel so lucky for all of it. So, in return, I give to tattooing this 3rd book of Spider Murphy’s flash. I think it’s pretty fucking special. I hope you will too”.
The illustrated plates in Spider Murphy’s Tattoo Flash vol. 3 reveal a world where the clock stopped a few centuries back, a visual container packed with ideas, inspiration, animation and graphics to dip into as if they were a font to choose to compose timeless new words.
SPIDER MURPHY’S TATTOO FLASH VOL.3
110 previously unpublished plates specially created for this great new publication from Tattoo Life in collaboration with the tattoo shop in San Rafael, California, Spider Murphy’s…
