TRADITIONAL PACK Stizzo & Rich Hardy

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STIZZO. TIME WE’LL REMEMBER

This volume presents a collection of over one hundred plates—most of them never seen before—capturing the passion, dedication, and history that Stizzo of Best of Times Tattoo in Milan has built over more than thirty years of work.

His art pays tribute to the classics of Traditional tattooing, with a special focus on angels, sacred hearts, women, daggers, roses, and skulls—all executed in his unmistakable style. The spotlight is on lines and shading: drawings on paper, real lines born from the artist’s hand. This commitment to hand-drawn craft, combined with a classical eye and an embrace of human imperfection, defines Stizzo’s unique signature.

Included with the book is a 100-page booklet of line drawings and pencil sketches—preparatory studies of his iconic subjects—offering a rare glimpse into his creative process. A true source of inspiration and ideas for all lovers of Traditional tattoo art.

TRADITIONAL ICONS BY RICH HARDY

“Traditional Icons by Rich Hardy” is a research tool on two fronts: on the one hand we go back to the roots of everything that is Traditional today. On the other, it is a collection of pieces by Rich Hardy, a fundamental point of reference for this style for many tattoo lovers, collectors and tattooists.

Among the hundreds of tattoos collected and drawn by Rich Hardy, it is interesting to encounter some of the characters which recur so frequently in Traditional tattoo, all the classic icons which Hardy tells us about, documenting their roots and representing them in his own work: as for instance, the well-known image of Battle Royale, or the Rock of Ages and Pharaoh’s Horses.