Tattoo Convention

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Tattoo convention August 2017 in Berlin

A tattoo convention (sometimes also called a tattoo fair or tattoo expo ) is a meeting or exhibition for tattooists , tattooists and everyone who is interested in tattooing. Tattoo conventions range from small local events to large international trade fairs and conventions, some of which last several days and attract up to 12,000 visitors.

history

David Yurkew spokesman for the 1976 Houston Tattoo Convention; on stage Lyle Tuttle .

As the founder of the Bristol Tattoo Club , the tattoo artist Les Skuse organized the first tattoo parties together with Milton Zeis as early as the 1940s . In 1975 Theodor Vetter organized what was probably the first official tattoo meeting on German soil in his local pub in Hamburg. The first international tattoo convention was held by Lyle Tuttle and David Yurkew on April 24-25 . Held in Houston, Texas on Jan.

The first ITAA Convention was held in Reno in 1977, the first National Convention in Denver, Colorado from March 23-25, 1979 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Speakers at this congress were: Don Ed Hardy , Terry Wrigley, Peter Tat 2 Poulos, Diane Poulos, Bob Shaw, Walt Kilkucki, Jeff Baker, Dave Yurkew and from Germany Horst Klassenbach and Manfred Kohrs . In the course of this convention, Straßenbach presented a show with tattooed people. David Yurkew, who was also president of the North American Tattoo Club, held another 6 consecutive tattoo conventions by 1982. Straßenbach and the President of ETAA, Terry Wrigley, organized what is probably the first "Tattoo Convention " in Germany from October 17-19, 1980 in Frankfurt am Main . On January 19 and 21, 1996, Dave Yurkew and Lyle Tuttle hosted the 20th anniversary of the first World Tattoo Convention in Houston.

Event variants

The Imperial City Tattoo Expo 2019 in Aachen

While the early conventions were purely exhibitions and were almost exclusively attended by tattooists, the events since the 1990s have been more and more events for everyone. There is tattooing in individual stands, sales stands for tattoo accessories, colors and motifs, line up with all kinds of merchandising and catering . Musicians often perform and book readings take place.

At some conventions, tattoos are presented and awarded. Sina Minou , for example, appears at the Tattoo Convention in Dresden.

The Imperial City Tattoo Expo , which took place in Aachen for the fourth time in 2019, follows a completely “opposing approach and focuses on the medium of the tattoo itself”. The organizer of the Tattoo Expo is the tattoo artist Andreas Coenen, who has been running the tattoo studio The Sinner & the Saint in downtown Aachen since 1997 . The approximately one hundred and twenty international “world class” tattoo artists present offered “creative and high-quality work around the best possible customer service”. The curated supporting program in 2017 included an Ed Hardy exhibition and a lecture by the renowned art historian Ole Wittmann , who gave an insight into his work, “which is about securing the legacy of the tattoo icon Christian Warlich and his new book, the reproduction of a template album by the Hamburg tattoo artist Karl Finke , ”gave.

Stage of the Kustom Kulture Tattoo Show 2019

The Kustom Kulture Tattoo Show, in turn, is affiliated with Kustom Kulture Forever (formerly Bottrop Kustom Kulture ), one of the largest Kustom Kulture Shows in Europe. It has been taking place on the site of the Ewald colliery since 2016 . The 2019 program included a lecture with a DIA presentation by Manfred Kohrs to the tattoo artist Horst Linienbach . "Andreas Hentschel organized the impressive tattoo show."

“Conceptually, only a few tattooists are invited, but a high level is offered, which is something completely due to the integration of the tattoo show in Kustom Kulture Forever, the event par excellence with Kustom Cars and Bikes, Punk Rock, Skateboarding and Rock'n'Roll Special will be .... "

- Sabrina Ungemach in Tattoo Kulture Magazine

Well-known tattoo conventions

literature

  • Margo DeMello: Encyclopedia of Body Adornment. ABC-CLIO 2007, ISBN 0-313-3369-54 , pp. 272-273.

Web links

Commons : Tattoo Conventions  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tattoo fair with a record Tempelhof. In: berliner-kurier.de. December 2, 2010, accessed February 24, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Milton Zeis (1901-1975)
  3. ↑ Tobias Löbstädt: Tattoos, Narcissism and Theatricality , p. 114
  4. ↑ Anne Fuest: The tattoo history and meaning in Africa and Germany, p. 22
  5. ↑ Terry's Tattoo Studio (English); Terry Wrigley (1932–1999) ( Memento of the original dated February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tattooarchive.com
  6. ↑ Bob Shaw (1926–1993) ( Memento of the original from August 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tattooarchive.com
  7. ↑ Mississippi Gulf Coast's Observer , September 2012, Vol. 13, Issue 3, p. 36
  8. ↑ National Tattoo Association - Full History ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), Paragraph 11: After the speakers were finished Tattoo Samy of Frankfurt Germany did a slide presentation of Tattooed People . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationaltattooassociation.com
  9. ↑ Daily Titan No. 21 of October 14, 1976
  10. ↑ Sven Hulvershorn: The tattoo scene: The visualization of postmodern identity constructions. Scientific e-book series, Verlag Hirnkost 2011, ISBN 3-943-7745-97 .
  11. ↑ Color that definitely gets under your skin , Sächsische Zeitung , DAWO, 30./31. January 2016, PDF file, p. 3
  12. ^ Marlon Gego: Tattoo-Expo in Aachen: The new art of self-presentation. In: Aachener Zeitung. December 14, 2016, accessed February 23, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Oliver Wagner: The Sinner and The Saint: Tattoos with eggs. In: rockandroad.de. September 13, 2012, accessed February 23, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Fabienne Anthes: Everything stays different at the Imperial City Tattoo Expo Aachen. In: Tattoo magazine. October 24, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Stefan Kober: Bottrop loses image carrier "Bottrop Kustom Kulture" - Festival moves to Ewald in Herten. In: WAZ. January 14, 2013, accessed May 27, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Clemence Burgun: Kustom Kulture Tattoo Show 2018. In: Tattoo magazine . July 4, 2018, accessed May 27, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Sabrina Ungemach in Tattoo Kulture Magazine No. 33, 2019, p. 79.
  18. ↑ Arantxa Dörrié: Kustom Kulture Forever In: Motorsport Total from June 14, 2019