Cut-Ups: Tattoo Flash from the Third Mind

Brian Kelly's tattoo flash features innovative cut-up method, combining traditional flash motifs into new and unexpected designs, inspired by Dadaist literary technique and collage. The collection is traditional in style and method but wholly original in its combinations and juxtapositions, making it a valuable resource for tattoo artists and enthusiasts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 24 July 2022
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Brian Kelly's tattoo flash collection, spanning over 100 pages, showcases his innovative cut-up method, which combines and intertwines traditional flash motifs in unique and unexpected ways. Drawing inspiration from Dadaist literary techniques and the spirit of collage, these brush-painted and spit-shaded designs blend traditional styles with a wholly original approach. Kelly's flash features traditional images such as roses, ships, eagles, daggers, hearts, and skulls, transforming them into dynamic and surprising compositions that are almost dreamlike yet deeply familiar. The collection originated from Kelly's MFA thesis and continued to evolve at The Rose of No Mans Land tattoo studio in Berlin. It serves as an invaluable inspiration for tattoo artists, apprentices, and anyone interested in traditional or neotraditional tattoo styles.

Dimension: 216 x 279 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780764362859