Tattoo Uprising : : a Film

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Call Number: DVD 391.65 Ta, Adult DVD / Nonfiction / Art & Architecture / Tattoo uprising
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Wide screen.
Featuring: Ed Hardy, Stoney St. Clair, Cynthia Witkin, Les Blank, Werner Herzog.
A sweeping overview that explores how tattoos were used in early Christian practices, how they were discovered halfway around the world during the voyages of Captain James Cook, and how they exploded in popularity in America beginning with artists like Ed Hardy.
DVD, wide screen.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Doesn't Ever Get to the Point submitted by Meginator on August 20, 2021, 7:49pm This is a highly personal, meandering documentary about the history of tattooing that centers around, and features interviews with, several important artists of the 1960s-1980s. The first shot features a Confederate battle flag and swastikas adorning a Columbus shop’s walls, but the film avoids all overt mentions of politics and, somewhat oddly given much of the featured artwork, cultural appropriation. This is more a celebration of a certain era in tattooing than it is a critical look at the art form, but some of the featured art is absolutely astonishing, particularly geometric designs by female tattoo artists. This isn’t the first film I would recommend to someone interested in tattoos, but those who know a little about them will find this interesting, if unfocused.