Between July 5 and September 5, Antiek Tattoo Art Gallery presents Woodcut Interventions: Colors and Shapes Revealed, an exhibition by artist Mariano Castiglioni that explores the vibrant intersection of woodcut and tattoo aesthetics, from Japanese bodysuit immersions to compositions featuring icons of traditional American tattooing. More about this amazing artist and xilography on the following event page.

Xilo Interventions by Mariano Castiglioni

Classic Black Woodcut Bodysuit

A - “Classic Black Woodcut Bodysuit”
Size: 100 cm x 70 cm
Description: The beginning of this adventure, based on a Horijin bodysuit, brought to the most classic woodcut possible.
Price: €1,000
Classic Black Woodcut Bodysuit with Negative and Black Swastikas

B - “Classic Black Woodcut Bodysuit with Negative and Black Swastikas”
Size: 100 cm x 70 cm
Description: The idea was to start breaking up the black background, and I thought it would be great to create a pattern with swastikas, starting by highlighting the differences between those already removed from the wood and those not yet removed.
Price: €1,100
Medieval Dragon Woodcut in Black

C - “Classic Black Woodcut Bodysuit with Negative Swastika Background”
Size: 100 cm x 70 cm
Description: Same concept as the previous work, but with the entire background already removed from the swastikas.
Price: €1,200
Classic Red Peonies Bodysuit

D - “Classic Red Peonies Bodysuit”
Size: 100cm x 70cm
Description: Using only black printing, I thought it would be a good idea to start colouring the peonies and the bonji, using simple, classic colours.
Price: €1,200
Classic Multi-coloured Flowers Bodysuit

E – “Classic Multi-coloured Flowers Bodysuit”
Size: 100 cm x 70 cm
Description: Same concept as “Classic Red Peonies Bodysuit”, but with more colour in the flowers.
Price: €1,200
There's Something Out There

F – “There's Something Out There”
Size: 100 cm x 70 cm
Description: The first of the bodysuits I created. I imagined a kind of panther standing in a flooded tattoo studio.
Price: €1,300
Mar de Leo

G – “Mar de Leo”
Size: 100 cm x 70 cm
Description: Extending the body shapes by imagining tribal forms. Some resemble Borneo styles, others are more conventional. A homage to Leo Zulueta.
Price: €1,300
Bienvenido Ser

H – “Bienvenido Ser”

Size: 100 cm x 70 cm
Description: An explosion of intergalactic colours. The sides of the body suggested alien heads; the figure also resembles an astronaut.
Price: €1,500
The Fundoshi Incident

I – “The Fundoshi Incident”
Size: 100 cm x 70 cm
Description: I imagined a Yakuza possessed by spectres, dreaming of an Alien Geisha in space.
Price: €1,500
Cloud of Ages

J – “Cloud of Ages'“
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm
Description: Inspired by “Rock of Ages”, set inside a large colored circle with a threatening, sad cloud.
Price: €700
T.V. Transmitting to the Ether

K – “T.V. Transmitting to the Ether”
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm
Description: A modified ‘Bert Grim’ image. It looked like a large TV, with engraved wood sides and pin-up girl legs.
Price: €800
Classic Cowgirl

P – “Classic Cowgirl”
Size: 21 cm x 29 cm
Description: Classic black engraving based on a ‘Sailor Jerry’ design.
Price: €250
Is there a better animal than the Gorilla?

L – “Is there a better animal than the Gorilla?”
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm
Description: A gorilla protects flying panthers and the pin-up girl.
Price: €1,000
Aloha Panthers

M – “Aloha Panthers”
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm
Description: A Louis Vuitton-style panther pattern, contrasted with a Hawaiian flash by Bert Grim.
Price: €800
Wrong Neighbourhood

N – “Wrong Neighbourhood”
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm
Description: Panthers and pin-up girls reimagined as rival gang members, Chola style.
Price: €800
Large Circus Panthers of Fire

O – “Large Circus Panthers of Fire”
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm
Description: Panthers form a large ball of fire around a circus band.
Price: €1,000
Cowgirl of Fire

Q – “Cowgirl of Fire”
Size: 21 cm x 29 cm
Description: Same concept as “ROA” using suggested shapes from the previous print.
Price: €300
Hidden Dragon watching Her

R – “Hidden Dragon watching Her”
Size: 21 cm x 29 cm
Description: A stormy scene with a hidden dragon looking for its tattooed cowgirl lover.
Price: €250
Bandida

S – “Bandida”
Size: 21 cm x 29 cm

Description: Seen through a hole in the wall—inside or outside the prison remains unclear.
Price: €200
Tornado of Face

T – “Tornado of Face”
Size: 21 cm x 29 cm
Description: A cowgirl in the middle of a rural tornado strong enough to take cows—and even a face.
Price: €300
Medieval Dragon with Drops

W – “Medieval Dragon with Drops”
Size: 40 cm x 30 cm
Description: Added red drops as a background—like a light of blood.
Price: €200
Medieval Dragon Woodcut in Black

V – “Medieval Dragon Woodcut in Black”
Size: 40 cm x 30 cm
Description: The first print in this series, based on a medieval creature.
Price: €150
Death Dragon

X – “Death Dragon”
Size: 40 cm x 30 cm
Description: Bloody drips extended, added fire and a “DEATH” tape—a holocaust match.
Price: €400
Dragón Love is Love

Y – “Dragón Love is Love”
Size: 40 cm x 30 cm
Description: Using a song by the brilliant Dan Higgs and his brilliant LungFish, what better way to say "LOVE IS LOVE" than right now?
Price: €500
Brrrrr how cold!!!

U – “Brrrrr how cold!!!”
Size: 21 cm x 29 cm
Description: The cowgirl looks out in a post-Christmas snowfall, slightly sunburned.
Price: €300