Art is Erotic.

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Feature boy: Christopher Parnell (author of Ginger Fashion Blog)

Chris Parnell

Christopher Parnell feeds my tattoo imagination with his beautiful and somewhat erotic tattoo. Although he says he got most of his tattoos randomly, for me they embody his personal tastes and stylish dress sense. An arty type, these tattoos reflect his flair and flamboyant nature.

Klimt is one of his favourite artists along with Tamara de Lempicka, Tracy Emin and Mucha. He loves the original drawing of ‘The Blood of Fish’, because of its sinister and passionate nature.

It’s a possibility that he will have more tattoos one day, preferably by his favourite artists or work that he loves.  He also has an uncoloured English rose, a Courtney Love lyric, and 3 stars he got when he was 16.

Hopefully Chris will feature in this blog again soon with the rest of his tattoos and future works of art. But unfortunately at the minute his camera is buggered.

Blood of Fish
The Blood of Fish, Gustav Klimt

Chris’s tattoo, a beautiful replica of Klimt’s erotic masterpiece.
(that’s the inside of his arm by the way…!)

Chris's Blood of Fish

Arm and Cardigan.

Arm tattoo

I love the mix of the vintage looking wool cardigan, chipped nails, jewellery and dainty, feminine tattoo that could quite easily go unseen…I love tattoos that can remain invisible if you wish them to and just add a little interest to your skin.

Photo: unknown source.

Custom tattoos by Paul McCartney.

Actress Emma Stone got Paul McCartney to design matching tattoos for her and her Mother. The tattoos commemorate the recovery of her Mother from breast cancer, after being diagnosed two years ago. The tattoo is of two little bird feet, as their favourite song is Blackbird.

This is another beautiful way to think about tattoos as a permanent memory of a time in your life. Translating song words into pictorial representations also provides inspiration to those of us who have not yet been inked and can’t decide what we want…anyone fancy a yellow submarine?

I hope we get to see pictures very soon.

Emma and Paul

Word-of-mouth

Mouth tattoos don’t last very long. They are extremely painful when applied. But come on admit it…they’re pretty damn cool. Someone is annoying you, just pull down your lip and let your mouth literally speak for itself.

Fuck you.
Fuck you.
Rock tattoo
Rock.