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Modern Primitives : An Investigation of Contemporary Adornment and Ritual by V. Vale (1989, Trade Paperback)
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A survey of tattoo artists and practices as well as other forms of body modification featuring essays on some of the most well known 20th century artists like Lyle Tuttle and Ed Hardy, as well as information on earlier practices in cultures around the world.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRe/Search Publications
ISBN-100965046931
ISBN-139780965046930
eBay Product ID (ePID)1011222
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleModern Primitives : an Investigation of Contemporary Adornment and Ritual
Number of Pages212 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1989
TopicBODYART & Tattooing, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Social Science
AuthorV. Vale
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal391.65
SynopsisModern Primitives is the Bible of Body Modification, including tattoo, piercing, and scarification. An amazing 30-page interview with Fakir Musafar, as well as in-depth interviews with Ed Hardy, Lyle Tuttle, Leo Zulueta, Bill Salmon, Vyvyn Lazonga and other tattoo giants is featured. This book describes non-tribal people who felt and responded to strong "primitive" urges. A classic; this is the first book to chart out all the basic ways to creatively express one's individuality using the body as a canvas, especially emphasizing the need to find something rooted in one's own personal experiences and mythology. Inspiring and wide-ranging, Modern Primitives provides a vast anthropological context for implementing a truly unique body-decoration expression. An illuminating section of quotations rounds out this volume., Nonfiction. This book is an anthropological inquiry into a contemporary social enigma-the increasingly popular revival of ancient human decoration practices such as symbolic/deeply personal tattooing, multiple piercings, and ritual scarification. "Primitive" actions which rupture conventional confines of behavior & aesthetics are objectively scrutinized. In context of the death of global frontiers, this volume charts the territory of the last remaining underdeveloped source of first-hand experience: the human body., Modern Primitives is the Bible of Body Modification, including tattoo, piercing, and scarification. An amazing 30-page interview with Fakir Musafar, as well as in-depth interviews with Ed Hardy, Lyle Tuttle, Leo Zulueta, Bill Salmon, Vyvyn Lazonga and other tattoo giants is featured. This book describes non-tribal people who felt and responded to strong primitive urges. A classic; this is the first book to chart out all the basic ways to creatively express one's individuality using the body as a canvas, especially emphasizing the need to find something rooted in one's own personal experiences and mythology. Inspiring and wide-ranging, Modern Primitives provides a vast anthropological context for implementing a truly unique body-decoration expression. An illuminating section of quotations rounds out this volume.
