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Italian Artist Gives Classical Sculptures Criminal Tattoos, Makes Them Look Totally Badass
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Italian Artist Gives Classical Sculptures Criminal Tattoos, Makes Them Look Totally Badass

Ever wondered what well-known classical sculptures would look like if they’d joined some of the world’s scariest gangs? Then check out these incredible statues with prison tattoos all over them to see for yourself.

The “tattooist” behind them is actually Fabio Viale, an Italian artist who aims to show us a new way of looking at classical art. Using the bodies of beautiful sculptures such as the Venus de Milo as his canvas, the artist decorates them with realistic tattoo designs inspired by the patterns born in Russian gangs and the Japanese Yakuza. The end result delivers a sharp contrast between the traditional purity associated with classical sculpture art and the dark and gritty connotations of the cool tattoos they bear.

More info: Fabio Viale (h/t: Demilked, ufunk)

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rabbitsrabbit
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe to the best choice of words but the article did elaborate that it's inspired from Russian mafia and Japanese yakuza so not entirely inaccurate.

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Jamie
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn. Doesn't anyone else watch A & E or true stories or Vice etc? They aren't criminal b/c they're tattooed it's the symbolism behind the tattoos. They're Russian gangster tattoos and Japanes Yakuza tattoos. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9bzvbp/russian-criminal-tattoo-fuel-damon-murray-interview-876 and http://www.ranker.com/list/yakuza-tattoo-meanings/christopher-myers if you're bored.

Skeledab
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most don't look very badass

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rabbitsrabbit
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe to the best choice of words but the article did elaborate that it's inspired from Russian mafia and Japanese yakuza so not entirely inaccurate.

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Jamie
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn. Doesn't anyone else watch A & E or true stories or Vice etc? They aren't criminal b/c they're tattooed it's the symbolism behind the tattoos. They're Russian gangster tattoos and Japanes Yakuza tattoos. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9bzvbp/russian-criminal-tattoo-fuel-damon-murray-interview-876 and http://www.ranker.com/list/yakuza-tattoo-meanings/christopher-myers if you're bored.

Skeledab
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most don't look very badass

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