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08 June 2008

How would you describe this kind of art? 1 - 2 - 3
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I think it's sort of 70s-ish, but is there a name for this kind of drawing? They're stylized flowers... the style seems sort of distinct, with the outlines and lack of shading. Two and three are the style I'm most interested in, but I like the first as well.

I'm in the thinking stages of a couple of tattoos and I can't figure out how to search for these kinds of drawings in particular.

post by: loiseau at: 04:13 | 7 comments

look up Peter Max, 1920's-era art, that sort of thing. It also looks like the art from Yellow Submarine.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 08 June | 06:04

2 and 3 are similar to some of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's stained-glass windows, in the Art Nouveau style.

posted by matthewr 08 June | 06:29

The second two actually kind of remind me of the stylized flowers in art nouveau stained glass. And maybe especially Tiffany.

Examples:
this
this
this
this

The first one seems more like a design from some Eastern European traditional dress. Like on this skirt.

posted by Stewriffic 08 June | 06:29

Well, looks like you have two votes for art nouveau stained glass!

posted by Stewriffic 08 June | 06:34

Hmm. Interesting leads; thanks for that. I think the double outlines on the second tattoo are pretty distinctive, so I'm wondering if this is a specific style.

posted by loiseau 08 June | 09:14

Stew, that costume is beautiful. I also thought the art had a strong Eastern European/Hungarian theme.

posted by theora55 08 June | 17:06

Aha, so I got a message through to the owner of the latter tattoo, and she tells me it's from a piece of vintage fabric she saved specifically for that purpose. So maybe I will run some vintage fabric searches on the Google Image.

I do like the first tattoo as well, though -- it's posted on the tattoo artist's Flickr account, so I don't think I can get a hold of the tattooee. (?)

posted by loiseau 17 June | 17:51

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