The Oceanside Museum of Art presents Inspired By Ink a Tattoo exhibition, on view September 17 – September 25, 2011 in the museum’s Groves Gallery.
Tattoo artists present their fine art during an exhibition featuring new works by Chris Winn, Sam Phillips, Sarah Spinks, Hunter Feirich, Rob Benavides, Ben Grillo, Jackie Dunn Smith, Micah Caudle, Dominic Vazquez, and Luke Wessman. Curated in response to the Masterworks of Boby Art, Vol. 3 event on Saturday, September 24.
Chris Winn of Winn Tattoos developed this exhibit to highlight rarely seen artwork by tatoo artists. When they are not working with the human canvas, these artists create paintings and drawings inspired by the bright, primary colors, clean, bold outlines, and simple designs of traditional American tattoos.