Friday, December 31, 2010

Crafter

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Khenpo Appey (1927-2010)

It is again, within two weeks, with a very sad heart that I announce that Khenpo Appey has passed away, December the 28th, 2010. I first met Khenpo Appey in 1975 in Rajpur India during the Lamdre Tsogshe given by Sakya Trizin. It was there that I had an opportunity to spend time with Rinpoche, ask questions and learn that he was truly one of the great living Sakya masters - a Dzongsar Khenpo in the true spirit of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokyi Lodro.

It is also fair to say that of all the great Tibetan teachers to come out of Tibet it was him that I found most intimidating - it was in front of him that I felt I always had to be on my best behaviour.

Gorampa himself would be proud of the accomplishments of Khenpo Appey - Sakya College, Rajpur, India and International Buddhist Academy (IBA), Kathmandu, Nepal. He was the foundational rock for Sakya scholarship for the last 50 years and has tirelessly prepared the way for innumerable scholar practitioners of the future. Bravo to a life well lived in the service of others.

(See Khenpo Appey at International Buddhist Academy)

(See Khenpo Appey at Rigpawiki)

(See Khenpo Appey at Tsadra)

L'ultimo lavoro dell'anno!

E per finire in bellezza il 2010 ecco l'ultimo tattoo dell'anno ^_^

Marilyn Manson by Michele De Luca


COGLIAMO ANCHE L'OCCASIONE PER FARVI I NOSTRI MIGLIORI AUGURI DI BUON ANNO..... 
              CHE IL 2011 POSSA PORTARVI TANTA SERENITA' E OVVIAMENTE INKIOSTRO!     
                                                              ^_^

Mia&Mik


Domino

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Domino Sugar Factory

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

New York Times - Gene Smith

See the New York Times article about Gene Smith.

Shade break

Shade break
It's really about the architecture.

Personal pizza

Personal pizza
Something about the stiffness in the way she's sitting, with her purse still on her shoulder, makes her look self-conscious.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Compassion Transformed - Pema Rinzin in Chelsea

The First Tibetan Contemporary Solo Show in Chelsea, New York.
Opening: Jan 27th 2010 ( 06:00 PM to 09:00 PM)
Location: Joshua Liner Art Gallery
Artist: Pema Rinzin
Title: Compassion Transformed.

For those of you who were at the first showing of Pema's work at the Joshua Liner Gallery in March of 09 and those who were also at the Rubin Museum of Art for the Tibetan Contemporary exhibition in the Spring - Get Ready! This new solo exhibition will blow the roof off. It is a must see. Mark it in your calendars and tell your friends. It will be a happening not to be missed. See you all there.

--- Jeff

The text below is copied from Artlog:

"Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present Compassion Transformed, an exhibition of new paintings by the New York-based Tibetan artist Pema Rinzin. Making his solo debut in New York, this is Rinzin’s first one-man exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery. A master in the art of Thangka painting, Pema Rinzin has adapted... Read more

Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present Compassion Transformed, an exhibition of new paintings by the New York-based Tibetan artist Pema Rinzin. Making his solo debut in New York, this is Rinzin’s first one-man exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery.

A master in the art of Thangka painting, Pema Rinzin has adapted the techniques and mystical motifs of this centuries-old Buddhist tradition to create spellbinding abstract works of contemporary art. Originally used in scrolls that depict the life of the Buddha, other deities, and religious figures, traditional Thangka featured the use of ground mineral pigments and gold applied to paper or silk cloth, as well as works in embroidery. Thangkas were objects of meditation, stimulation and religious education. The imagery is characterized by great intricacy in decorative pattern and brilliant color, which serve to advance the spiritual objectives of enlightenment and transcendence, while also conveying the artistic vision of individual master painters through unique expressions of style and composition.

In his stunning abstractions, Rinzin demonstrates how the individual artist can place his own stamp on a traditional form—he both transforms and transcends classical Thangka, while preserving its ancient artmaking techniques. His Peace and Energy series includes four large works on canvas that present a compelling image for contemplation: in each, a dynamic embolus of layered “handkerchief ” forms hums at the center of each picture against a traditional monochromatic background of bright orange, purple, white, or yellow. The fluttering, interlocking forms are thoroughly contemporary, but each carries a unique pattern derived from the ancient Buddhist traditions, and the whole is shot through with pulsing striped flames of blue, white, black, and gold.

In Rinzin’s Water series of four large works, these flames become an intricate network of liquid-like wave forms. This design is oriented vertically to carry upward an interpenetrating pattern of elaborate decoration, itself suggesting both sea foam and the blossoming of cherry trees. Rinzin’s Lost Portraits, however, take an entirely different tack.This series of three large works foregrounds the contemporary in hard-edged abstractions of classic Buddhist figures, each rendered in hot colors and spattered with sumi ink. Up close, the shattered facets comprising the figures reveal delicate patterns from both traditional Thangka and contemporary design. Compassion Transformed will also feature a variety of smaller works on paper.

As a young painter growing up in Dharamsala, India, Rinzin studied with Kalsang Oshoe, Khepa Gonpo, Rigdzin Paljor, and other master artists, but his work is equally inspired by Western art history, including such influ- ences as Gustav Klimt, Wassily Kandinsky, and William Blake. During his residency at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, Rinzin gained notice with his inclusion in the Rubin’s 2010 group exhibition Tradition Transformed, the city’s first museum exhibition of contemporary Tibetan artists.

“After moving to New York, I was immediately exposed to street- and former graffiti artists,” says Rinzin.“They inspired me in their works with everyday life and raw emotion. Now, my art is really about my own life journey, which I strongly express in my compositions and abstract forms.”

Born in 1966 in Tibet and raised in India, Pema Rinzin received a degree in Tibetan Traditional Thangka Painting and Fine Art from Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) Painting School in Dharamsala, India (where he also taught) and was twice honored “Best Tibetan Thangka Painter” (1979 and 1981); he currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Solo exhibitions of his work include: Tibetan Fine Art Exhibition, Villa Dessauer, Bamberg, Germany (2005); Photo and Color Exhibition, Tibetan Art and Color Studio, Wurzburg, Germany (2001); Tibetan Fine Art Exhibition, Hobbit Theatre, Wurzburg, Germany (1999); and First Tibetan Fine Art Exhibition, Alexander- Schroeder-Haus, Wurzburg, Germany (1996). Selected group exhibitions include: Tradition Transformed, Rubin Museum of Art, New York and The Barnstormers, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York (2010); and Big! Himalayan Art, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, TX (2008) and Rubin Museum of Art, New York (2007). His Sixteen Giant Paintings are on permanent display at the Shoko-ji Cultural Research Institute, Nagano, Japan. From 2005 to 2008, Rinzin was artist-in-residence at the Rubin Museum of Art, and in 2007 he founded the New York Tibetan Art Studio, the only studio in the Western Hemisphere dedicated to the teaching and preservation of Tibetan art in both traditional and contemporary forms.

Joshua Liner Gallery, located in New York City’s Chelsea arts district, presents an exciting roster of established and emerging artists from North America, Asia, and Europe."

For more information, please visit www.joshualinergallery.com, or contact Tim Strazza at 212.244.7415 or tim@joshualinergallery.com."

Joshua Liner Gallery
548 West 28th Street,
New York, New York, 10001
Phone: (212) 244-7415
Email: info@joshualinergallery.com
Hours: Tuesday- Saturday 11-6PM

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Steam

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It turns out the trick to photographing steam is backlight.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

May u enjoy a joyous Christmas with ur loved ones!

Friday, December 24, 2010

....and so this is Christmas.....

A TUTTI VOI CON TUTTO IL NOSTRO CUORE INKIOSTRATO...........




                                      BUON NATALE!!!!




Mik&Mia  

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Bela Lugosi



New Artwork Ghoulies!,




sorry I haven't been putting much time into this site as of late, I will update more I promise,I have just been really busy with work and family stuff. I do have a facebook fan page now though which I will give the link for shortly which I have been updating alot as much as I possible can.




But back to work heres the pencils for a new piece of artwork based off of Bela Lugosi as non-other then Dracula, hope you like it folks!

Friday, December 17, 2010

GUFI e PIN UP

Vi segnaliamo due simpatici blog con tantissime immagini di tattoo rappresentanti GUFI nel primo e PIN UP nel secondo ;)
BUONA VISIONE

http://owltattoos.blogspot.com

http://pinuptattoos.blogspot.com/

Sip of sunlight

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Skateboard graveyard

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L'IGIENE NEI TATUAGGI

Nell' ultimo decennio il tatuaggio ha avuto un ascesa considerevole e non è più visto come segno distintivo di alcune  "cattive" categorie, al contrario, si potrebbe quasi definire un bene di lusso, e lì dove si sente odore di guadagno, arrivano anche gli "sciacalli": individui che senza nemmeno seguire le più basilari e ovvie norme igieniche, si professano tatuatori solo ed esclusivamente per ottenere soldi facili.
Nel mio percorso formativo ho avuto la fortuna (ma anche la sfortuna) di stare a contatto con altri colleghi tatuatori : in molti casi ho trovato un immensa professionalità ma in altri, purtroppo, un inconcepibile  menefreghismo che rovina la categoria.
La professione del tatuatore è stata nel tempo messa al rogo molte volte perchè è una delle poche categorie, oltre ai medici, che può intaccare la nostra più forte barriera protettiva ,la cute, e se,  persone senza scrupoli praticano questo mestiere, possono trasmettere malattie infettive gravi se non mortali.

Lo Stato italiano ha messo dei paletti e delle regole anche se purtroppo, come ho già scritto, qualcuno non le segue.

Alcuni clienti, prima di farsi un tatuaggio e, magari, resi diffidenti da alcune notizie  che son circolate qualche tempo fa in tv, mi hanno chiesto quali siano le norme di profilassi base per non rischiare gravi danni alla loro salute, quindi, nel mio piccolo, ho pensato di scrivere un piccolo decalogo di norme igieniche di base che devono essere seguite in un tattoo studio, affinchè anche i clienti meno esperti riescano a riconoscere un tatuatore professionista da un ciarlatano.
E' un modo per rendervi coscienti e farvi capire cosa ci deve essere (igienicamente parlando) a supporto di un tatuaggio.
Ricordatevi che si è a contatto con il sangue e non si sà mai chi prima di noi era seduto sul lettino, SULLA SALUTE NON SI SCHERZA,  regola che vale sia per noi tatuatori che per  voi clienti.


AGHI: Non esistono aghi riutilizzabili, un ago non si può pulire e sterilizzare, va usato su un cliente solo e addirittura cambiato dopo un tot di ore perchè si rovina e se consumato lacera la pelle danneggiandola.
L' ago deve essere inbustato con data di scadenza SEMPRE.

GRIP: Il grip non è altro che un'impugnatura che ci permette di tenere in mano la tattoo gun al cui interno scorre l' ago.
Ci son due tipi di grip, il monouso in plastica non riutilizzabile che va gettato dopo ogni tatuaggio e il grip in acciaio che si può riutilizzare se  pulito e sterilizzato con autoclave come da legge ( NON FATEVI FREGARE DA EVENTUALI CAZZATE, LA LEGGE E' CHIARA, SI STEILIZZA CON AUTOCLAVE DOPO AVER PULITO E DISINFETTATO L'OGGETTO. HO VISTO "TATUATORI" CHE OPERANO ANCHE DA PARECCHI ANNI, USARE SEMPLICI SOLUZIONI ANTIBATTERICHE PER LA DISINFEZIONE A FREDDO, CHE NON E' ASSOLUTAMENTE PARAGONABILE ALLA STERILIZZAZIONE IN AUTOCLAVE E CHE QUINDI PUO' PORTARVI A CONTRARRE MALATTIE GRAVI. SE VI TROVATE DAVANTI AD UN "TATUATORE" DEL GENERE SCAPPATE !!!).
Ricordatevi che il grip dove scorre il colore, ma anche residui di sangue e cellule, deve SEMPRE ESSERE INBUSTATO! CON DATA DI SCADENZA!! se avete dei dubbi chiedete al tatuatore di farvi vedere la data di scadenza e obbligate il tatuatore ad usare solo materiale inbustato e non scaduto,si parla di malattie gravi, aids, epatite B,C nei peggiori dei casi.
L' argomento è vasto ma queste due semplici cose ( che in teoria sono le basi) possono evitare guai più grossi.
BUON TATUAGGIO A TUTTI E PENSATECI PRIMA DI INCHIOSTRARVI.
THINK before you INK!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Gene Smith - Icon & Legend

It is with a very sad heart that I announce that Gene Smith has passed away, Thursday, December the 16th, 2010. I have known of Gene through his writings and publications since 1973, visited his home in New Delhi, India, in 1980 and worked closely with him since 2001 to the present in New York City.

What always struck me most about Gene was his drive to not have students undergo the difficulties that he went through in learning and studying Tibetan literature and associated subjects. This is what was close between us and came up most often in conversation, the next generation - the future - making the literature and tools accessible. Gene and I shared a very important teacher, Dezhung Rinpoche Lungrig Tenpai Nyima. Dezhung Rinpoche was maybe the most important influence for what was to become the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center, the second crowning jewel of Gene's career. The first great accomplishment, the first great crowning jewel, was of course the publication of thousands upon thousands of rare Tibetan texts and manuscripts while he worked in the New Delhi office of the U.S. Library of Congress.

As just one individual, Gene has been the most important single figure in the last half century working for the preservation of Tibetan literature. Gene has been the singular figure to galvanize the most important Tibetan scholars in the last 45 years in the preservation of Tibetan literature. In a half century, again, Gene has been the most important single figure to tirelessly work for the literary culture of Tibet and the Himalayan regions - to publish, to modernize, to digitize and to electronically archive for the present and future generations. Gene was truly a man suited for his time, an individual that accomplished what he set out to accomplish, responding to the needs of others. His passing is not a time for sadness but a time to celebrate the truly enormous accomplishment of his life that has benefited so many of us and in so many ways.

E' ARRIVATO IL PIERCER!!! ^_^

Tatuaggi e Piercing vanno di pari passo si sa, quindi  nel nostro studio, abbiamo l'onore di ospitare una volta alla settimana una guest del mondo dei Piercings.
Stiamo parlando di MIKY MAIDEN dello studio "BLOODY INSTINCT"  di Trieste

Dire che siamo onoratissimi e super contenti di avere in studio un bravissimo piercer come lui è riduttivo :)

E' un professionista in questo campo, e siamo sicuri che per tutti coloro che vogliono un piercing ( dai piercings più comuni fino ad arrivare a quelli più estremi)  sapersi in mani sicure ed esperte è certamente importante e fondamentale.
Come ho scritto sopra Miky Maiden ha un suo studio che rispetta severe norme igieniche, quindi vi informiamo che tutto il materiale da lui utilizzato è sterilizzato  e imbustato ermeticamente e questo vi assicura il massimo della sicurezza.

I piercings che lui esegue sono:


LINGUA
LOBO
CARTILAGINI
NARICE
SEPTUM  
OMBELICO  
LABBRA      
GENITALI  
SOPRACCIGLIO
BRIDGE    
DERMAL ACHORS
SKEEN DIVER  
SURFACE    
CAPEZZOLO
TRAGUS   




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Per prendere appuntamento potete telefonare al numero 3459787103 o, ancora meglio passare, in studio da noi in Corso Italia 44, Ronchis (UD), a nemmeno un kilometro da Latisana.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

2011 Mano A Mano Group Art Show Themes!

Please invite all your Artists Friends. We are organizing 3 group art shows in 2011, Atlanta GA. 

The theme of the shows are:
"Latin Invasion" - before the fall del quinto sol
"Resistance is Futile" -sci fi and popular culture
"Saints & Sinners" -religions and sacrilegious art

Its an event where over two dozen local Atlanta Visual and Audio Artists showcase their talents in various locations in and around Atlanta, GA. 
The art remains on site for one-month exhibit, giving the public a chance to come out to see the artwork and appreciate the creativity of the artists.

Mano A Mano Art Shows are open to artists of all mediums. If you would like to participate, please submit your contact information to: DTM@manoamanoartshows.com 


Daniel Flores
DTM - creativegenius

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dtmkal@denominatorgraphics.com

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