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Paul Booth: The Dark Prince of the Tattoo Underworld

Paul Booth is one of the most famous tattoo artists of modern American tattoos. He works currently out of the Last Rites Tattoo Theatre, located in New York City. He is best known for his dark tattoo designs, evil tattoos, scary tattoos, Satanic tattoos and his famous black and grey tattoos. Paul has always been an entrepreneur, beginning by making his own sign making shop at age 15. Afterwards, he made a life for himself doing everything from repo work to airbrushing.

Paul Booth's first tattoo was of his daughter's name. From the moment he was first tattooed, he became interested in tattoo work and wanted to start learning the process and how to do it himself. He began to learn everything he could about the medium, including how to do tattoos and what designs worked best with his artistic talent. After soaking up the knowledge of the tattoo industry, he continued to do tattoos. His career started in the early 1990s and continues successfully today. Some of Paul Booth's best known clients have been celebrities and rock band members. Some of his most famous clients include members of Slayer, Slipknot and Pantera. In addition, he has tattooed The Undertaker, Mudvayne, Superjoint Ritual and several other incredibly talented celebrities. He is so highly respected by his fans, Rolling Stone Magazine called him The New King of Rock Tattoos, which only made his fan list grow more rapidly.

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The rock tattoo industry is one of the biggest industries, as the tattoos of rock musicians often influence the tattoos other people get. Therefore, being at the forefront of this industry is one of the most important things in the overall tattoo world. Many rock fans know exactly what their favorite musicians have tattooed on their bodies and which artists did which pieces of work. Paul Booth often works on rock musicians, but also does work on celebrities. Paul Booth is considered to be a master of the art form of tattoos. He has won several awards and through them and his work he has earned international acclaim as a tattoo artist. He's created a global cult following of fans, with people waiting months to get placed on his tattoo schedule and waiting lists. His pioneer spirit has helped him successfully bridge major gaps within the tattoo industry. He's begun to bring tattoo artists into the mainstream art circles and is credited by many of his fellow tattoo artists for opening doors for the entire industry of tattoo artists. He is not only a tattoo artist however. In his spare time he not only does tattoo art but he also designs computer graphics, sculpts clay and creates acrylic and oil paintings. He believes tattoo art is simply another area of art. Thus, he strives to help tattoo art get the recognition and respect it should have when standing along side any other artistic medium.

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Currently, Paul Booth has a waiting list over two years long. In addition, his tattoo shop, Last Rites Tattoo Theatre, has several other well known and acclaimed tattoo artists working within in. Famous tattoo artists like Toxyc from France, Little Dragon from China and Bryan Reynolds work regularly from Last Rites Tattoo Theatre. There are also rotating guest artists who come into the shop, allowing clients to choose from a wide array of incredibly talented and capable tattoo artists. Therefore, it is possible to get an appointment much more quickly than the two year waiting list for Paul Booth himself. One of the most major creations Paul Booth has been a part of is the Art Fusion Experiment, known as AFE. AFE is a learning tool, which caters to tattoo artists. At the ArtFusion Camp, masters of tattoo artistry can share their skills and abilities with their peers. This is a place for artists like Paul Booth and his contemporaries to learn more about their art and to participate in group art workshops. In this creative environment, many different tattoo artists are able to work on large scale pieces of art together.

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The element of creativity is extremely important when it comes to Paul Booth's Art Fusion Experiment and ArtFusion Camp, with both of these things being very important to his overall artistic career. Tattoo artist Paul Booth is an interesting and innovative character. He excels not only at tattoos but also at bringing other artists together for the better good of the art world as a whole. His vision includes a world where tattoo art is not separate from sculpting and tattoo artists earn equal respect in comparison to artists who use other artistic mediums. 

LAST RITES - 325 WEST 38TH ST.

(BETWEEN AVE 8TH AND 9TH) NYC, USA

212-529-0666

 

 

 

 

 

Lisa Origliasso Celebrity Tattoos

Lisa Origliasso shares the tattoo on the back of her neck with her twin sister and mother. The tattoo features all of their initials "JCL" and three small pink stars. Stars are a common theme in tattoo culture. They are often symbols of the divine spark within all us. They can also represent hope, life or truth. She also has a tattoo on her lower back that says "And I'll grow pale without you", lyrics from an AFI song. The singer also has a tattoo on the inside of her left wrist that says "Fate". 

 

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Lisa Marie Origliasso (born December 25, 1984) is ARIA Award winning Australian pop star. She and her twin sister Jessica perform together as The Veronicas since they were eighteen. (picture on right) The name comes from the Archie Comics character Veronica Lodge. They prefer to be called a band or group rather than a duo because they feel like they have all the things that a traditional band would have. They have released two albums, "The Secret Life Of . . . : and "Hook Me Up". Lisa has been romantically linked to singer/musician Ryan Cabrera and was engaged to Australian Idol contestant Dean Geyer for four months before parting ways.

Lisa Origliasso's Pinup Tattoo is an original Tattoo Johnny design drawn by Richard Tate

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Kelly Ripa Celebrity Tattoos

Kelly Ripa got her only tattoo while she was at her first appearance for the daytime soap opera ''All My Children''. She got a red heart with red rose above it and black flourishing through the heart. "I had two hours to kill," she explained. "I got it when I was 19 from a tattoo artist named Snapper . . . and it's a symbol of my stupidity!" Although the tattoo clearly doesn't mean much to Ripa, both the heart and the rose traditionally symbolize love and romance.

Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970) is an American actress and television personality. Her first acting role was as Hayley Vaughan on "All My Children" and the ending up lasting twelve years. In 2001, Ripa replaced Kathy Lee Gifford as Regis Philbin's co-host on ''Live with Regis''. She has been married to actor Mark Consuelos, her co star on ''All My Children'' since 1996 and they have three children. 

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Nicole Richie Tattoos

Nicole Richie is a recently reformed wild-child but the evidence of her pre-motherhood days exists within her tattoo collection. Her first tattoo was of a pair of ballerina slippers on her stomach that were a tribute to her father, Lionel Richie. He wrote a song about Nicole when she was younger and very much into ballet, called "Ballerina Girl". She gives a nod to her celebutante lifestyle with a tiara tattoo on her right hip, Nicole also has a rosary bead tattooed around her left Ankle, which is probably one of the most popular tattoos for Women today. Another semi-religious tattoo is the set of angel Wings on her Shoulders in orange. She also has a Cross on her Lower Back. Nicole has the world "virgin"tattooed on her right wrist because she is a Virgo and a red Shooting Star on her left wrist. She shares that tattoo with two of her friends, Kidada Jones and Aaliyah. On the Back of her neck, she has a bow with her last Name written in cursive underneath it. If you ask Nicole how many tattoos she has, she will tell you that she has nine and a half. The half comes from when she was playing with a tattoo machine and dropped it. When the tattoo machine fell, it Fired a spray of dots on her finger.

 

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Nicole Camille Richie (born September 21, 1981) is an American celebutante who is basically famous for being the rich and troubled friend of Paris Hilton. She is the adopted daughter of recording artist, Lionel Richie. Nicole Starred in the "Simple Life" with sometimes best friend Paris Hilton and has written a fictional book loosely based on her life. She has also had well documented brushes with the law, drug addiction and weight issues. Her image has received a much needed boost after Nicole become pregnant with fellow tattoo Lover and boyfriend Joel Madden's child in 2007. In 2008 she gave birth do a daughter, Harlow Winter Kate. When asked if she thought that her daughter would follow her into the tattoo culture, Nicole said, "I actually have a theory ; I think that they're going to be so embarrassed of Joel's tattoos and my tattoos, because I have nine, because you never want to like your parents.