I spotted Jon Todd’s work over at Turf One’s blog.
Jon Todd is “not a typical fine artist”. Working with mixed media, his work combines tattoo graphics and street art with Asian, Northern European and Mexican influences to create his own unique style.
Tattoo You shot by photographer and director Ellen von Unwerth with Judith Bedard and Ciara Nugent. The shoot originally appeared in the July, 2002 issue of The Face.
Put On Your Brave Face for The Vintage Issue of Chaos Magazine. The shoot features model Dan Felton and was photographed by Eric Martin. Styled by René Garza.
Tattoo artist Jun Cha created a series of oil paintings in honor of some of the forefathers and pioneers of his career. The tribute contains portraits of tattoo legends Baby Ray, Mister Cartoon, Jose Lopez, Brian Everett and Jack Rudy.
Continue reading to see all of the portraits and some of Jun’s incredible tattoo work. I also included a video profile on Jun done by Syndicated.
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