Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I supernatural Sizes: 60 x 120 cm

Sizes:  60 x 120 cm / 23

and a steady refinement of form through returning to the same motif again and again

and variation

Paper type: 120 gr Forever Green recycled paper

Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I supernatural Sizes: 60 x 120 cmA raw, uncensored visual record of Russian prison tattoo culturedocumented by prison attendant Danzig Baldaev. A must have reference for artists and collectors. Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I is a rare look into a closed world, where tattoos function as identity, status, biography, and warningcommunicated through a dense language of symbols and codes. Collected over a lifetime by prison attendant Danzig Baldaev, this volume brings