Drop 03: Pink on Pink · Shane Talay

DROP 03 · SHANE TALAY

Pink was never chosen to make the work safer.

Shane Talay’s precision blackwork lands against washed pink in a collection built around contradiction. Gothic lettering, ornamental roses and a crying cherub armed with a tattoo machine move across the body rather than sitting politely in one print box.

Shane tattoos from Treehaven Tattoo in Somerville. His fine-line control gives the collection its sharpness; the oversized fleece and wide-leg silhouettes give it scale.

A heavyweight hoodie and two complete lower-body pieces. Soft colour. Uncompromising artwork.