HORIYOSHI III AT CANVAS LA

I got a chance to go by the opening of Horiyoshi III's current exhibition last night at Canvas LA. Horiyoshi III is revered by tattoo enthusiasts as possibly the world's greatest horishi, or full-body tattoo artist. Although Horiyoshi considers the human body as his canvas, he has published 10 books of artwork on both paper and skin. Last nights exhibit consisted of a display of a large number of full body suits as well as 50 original paintings straight from Japan, the largest-ever American exhibit of the Irezumi tattoo master’s work.