Life In A Bungalo

He tattoos, he paints, he paints portraits of tattooists–Shawn Barber’s business card must be a mile long, and I’m sure he’s handed out a ton of them judging by the vast amount of pieces collected in his “Forever & Ever.” The 256 tome, published by 9mm books, includes paintings of some of the greatest living tattoo artists–their faces, their hands, their tattoo machines. Barber even offers a ton of supplemental material, including sketches and associated photographs.

Barber has spent the last few years traveling around the country photographing tattoo artists and their tools of the trade. He then meticulously renders the photos into stunning works of art, often transposing different angles of the subject’s hands to better show off their body art.

Life In a Bungalo will have a review up as soon as we get our hands on a copy.

Best known for his outrageous photography, Adam Wallacavage has jumped off the deep end and invited art lovers into his undersea world of massive sea creatures. The artist has created a series of stunning chandeliers modeled after octopi and suspended high above the Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Each piece is masterfully designed and completely different from one another. On display until July 22, Wallacavage’s Il Lume Della Piovra is not to be missed. He’ll also be signing copies of his book “Monster Size Monsters” from 3 to 6pm that evening. Life In A Bungalo got a quick interview with the man a few weeks into the show. Read more »