This is kind of funny but we are really interested to see what happens with this suit. Mike Tyson’s tattoo artist, Whitmill is suing Warner Bros. for copyright infringement. They used a copy of Tyson’s tattoo on Ed Helms’ character in the Hang Over sequel. Whitmill apparently has all of the appropriate registration and a signed waver from Tyson giving him full rights to the artwork. It will be good for artists rights if he wins the case for sure.
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There is a great new documentary,”Color Outside the Lines: A Tattoo Documentary,” from tattoo artist Miya Bailey, founder of Atlanta’s City of Ink tattoo shop. Bailey is supposedly retiring after the film is released, and was in NYC recently doing special tattoo appointments. As you can imagine, there are not many black tattoo artists who get a lot of press, and Bailey has been one of the major figures in trying to erase this condition. He told Complex Magazine, on the subject of why he is making the film:
“’m doing the film because I’m ready to retire from tattooing and when I leave I want to try my best to bring other people up, all these brothers and sisters in the business. A lot of these artists are struggling out here. And they don’t have access to the avenues to get their work seen.
You know, I’ve been working on the film for a year and a half. My goal is to finish in two years. And I’m gonna finish in time.”
Check it out: http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2011/04/coloring-outside-the-lines-city-of-inks-miya-bailey-on-race-and-tattoos#ixzz1JNAHZT1g
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This came out, and we sort of missed it, but now that we watched it again, we are super into it. It follows YSL Creative Director Stefano Pilati and has him sort of explain, describe and show the Yves Saint Laurent 2011 Spring/Summer collection. Ari Marcopoulos does a nice job, bringing in tattoo artist Mark Mahoney, and just giving some interesting underground vibe to YSL. Maybe we are just super into it. Hypebeast has it on their YouTube page.
Funnylady Margaret Cho just announced Cho Dependent, her new comedy music album is set to be released on August 24th. Shawn Barber, talented painter, tattoo artist and good friend of Cho, created the album cover artwork for her.
Funnylady Margaret Cho just announced Cho Dependent, her new comedy music album is set to be released on August 24th. Shawn Barber, talented painter, tattoo artist and good friend of Cho, created the album cover artwork for her.
