Joseph O'Sullivan
Joseph O'Sullivan (born 1944 ); Pseudonym Spider Webb , is an American tattoo artist, artist, and specialist author.
Life
Joseph Patrick O'Sullivan studied art at the Art Students League and the American Art School in New York City and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He then passed the exams for the Master of Fine Arts at the University of Guanajuato . O'Sullivan has run a tattoo studio in New York since the mid-1960s, lectures around the world, and his works of art are on display in galleries and museums around the world.
art
As Spider Webb, O'Sullivan was also involved in tattoo performance art, including The Vampire's Kiss , and most notably X-1000 . As part of this concept art campaign, he tattooed a small X on 1000 people and then 1000 X's on one person. Documented by the photographer Charles Gatewood and published in a limited campaign catalog.
Works (selection)
- Spider Webb's Classic Tattoo Flash, Book 2. Schiffer Pub Co 2008, ISBN 0-764-33079-9 .
- Spider Webb's Classic Tattoo Flash, Book 1. Schiffer Pub Co 2008, ISBN 0-764-33078-0 .
- Flash Dragons: The Art of Spider Webb. Schiffer Pub Co 2006, ISBN 0-764-32559-0 .
- Tattooed Women. Schiffer Pub Co 2007, ISBN 0-764-31540-4 .
- Historic Flash. Schiffer Pub Co 2002, ISBN 0-764-31606-0 .
- Military Flash. Schiffer Pub Co 2002, ISBN 0-764-31538-2 .
- Pushing Ink: The Fine Art of Tattooing. Schiffer Pub Co 2001, ISBN 0-764-31539-0 .
Filmography
- 2008: Captured (Documentation)
- 2006: Tattoo Fixation (TV documentary)
- 1988: Tattoo Vampire ( Video)
- 1975: SOS: Screw on the Screen
Web links
- Spider Webb's website , accessed on August 12, 2014
- Joseph O'Sullivan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- archives.jrn.columbia.edu: Inking New York (English), accessed August 12, 2014
literature
- Albert L. Morse: The Tattoists. 1st Edition 1977, ISBN 0-918320-01-1 , pp. 46-47.
- Margo De Mello : Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community. Duke University Press 2000, ISBN 0-822-32467-9 , pp. 79-83.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Margo DeMello: Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community. Duke University Press 2000, ISBN 0-822-32467-9 , p. 82.
- ↑ Inked Tattoo Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved August 12, 2014 .
- ^ William Grimes: Charles Gatewood, Photographer of Extremes, Dies at 73 In: New York Times, May 4, 2016.
- ^ Spider Webb: X-1000. R. Mutt Fine Art 1977.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Sullivan, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spider Webb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tattoo artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |