SMILE NOW, CRY LATER: GUNS, GANGS, AND TATTOOS-MY LIFE IN BLACK AND GRAY
Book ID/图书代码： 12070016B94703
English Summary/英文概要： The unique story of Jewish-Chicano tattoo artist Freddy Negrete, who, when confronted with the brutal realities of gang and prison life, transformed himself and pioneered a new art form in the process.
Pioneering black-and-gray tattoo artist Freddy Negrete was twelve years old and confined in the holding cell of a Los Angeles juvenile facility when an older teenager entered--covered in tattoos. Freddy was in awe, not just of the art, but of what it symbolized, and he wanted what this kid had: the potent sense of empowerment and belonging that came from joining a gang. The encounter drove
Freddy to join the notorious gang La Sangra, and it didn’t take long before he was
a regular guest at LA County’s juvenile detention facilities. By the age of
twenty-one, Freddy had spent almost his whole life as a ward of the state in one
form or the other.
Enthralled by the black-and-gray tattoo style that in the 1970s was confined to
the rebel culture of Chicano gangsters and criminals, Freddy started inking himself
with hand-poked tattoos. Everyone wanted a piece of Freddy’s black-and-gray
style--gangbangers but also Hollywood starlets and film producers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书讲述了犹太墨西哥纹身艺术家Freddy Negrete传奇人生。他曾经卷入团伙犯罪且经历过牢狱生活，随后转型开创了新的人生，将纹身提升到了新的艺术境界。
当Freddy Negrete12岁的时候，他在洛杉矶未成年人法庭被判处监禁。在监狱中，他遇到另一个稍大的青少年，身上有很大的纹身。当时的Freddy很震惊，不是因为纹身本生的精美，而是因为纹身所代表的意义。他也想拥有这样的纹身：那是拥有权力的感受，那是属于某个团队的感受。这次相遇促成了Freddy加入臭名昭著的La Sangra，很快他就成为洛杉矶监狱的常客。在21岁之前，Freddy基本上在监狱中度过人生。
被70年代那种黑灰两色的纹身吸引，他开始在自己身上刺青。这在当时是叛逆文化和芝加哥团伙犯罪的象征。但人人都很希望能够得到Freddy设计的黑灰纹身，不仅犯罪团伙成员，还有很多好莱坞明星和电影制片人。
本书带领读者回到Freddy所在的时代，走进那时接受纹身的人们，了解究竟是什么促使我们有勇气去生活，去改变，去磨灭以往毁灭我们的一切。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：传奇纹身艺术家的第一本书，他在Instagram上有125,000好友，因此本书有大量潜在读者，包括很多明星，如安吉丽娜•朱莉都曾请他纹身。
书中有大量纹身艺术和生活实拍，受到大量明星推荐。
全美有20%成人有纹身，纹身艺术早已不是叛逆而是主流文化。
本书能够吸引对纹身艺术、回忆录、犯罪和监狱、文化和社会学、洛杉矶文化、莫斯哥文化以及浪子回头等主题感兴趣的人。
确认将由加州州长候选人路易斯•罗德里格斯撰写前言。
特别的销售机遇：包括在电视节目、杂志和全球话题中，美国的纹身文化正在不断升温。
About the Author/作者介绍： 传奇的纹身艺术家Freddy Negrete为自己黑灰两色的纹身手法而出名，他年轻时因为各种罪名多次被判监禁。但他独特的纹身手法和眼光最终成为风潮，他本人在1980年被评为年度最佳纹身艺术家。经过十年的磨炼，1990年复出的他成为纹身界的大明星。Freddy曾出现在历史频道的纹身纪录片中，也曾在很多包括影印、在线以及录播出版物中出镜。2007年，他被Body Art Expo授予终身成就奖，这是全球最大和最权威的纹身界盛会。因自己多年的吸毒经历，Freddy也悉心在洛杉矶的戒毒机构帮助年少的吸毒者。他和同为成功纹身艺术家的儿子Isaiah住在好莱坞。他们同在日落大道的Shamrock Social Club工作，为很多明星、音乐家和体育明星纹过身。
Legendary tattoo artist FREDDY NEGRETE is best known for his
pioneering black-and-gray tattoo style, honed while serving time in a series of
correctional facilities during a youth mired in abuse, gang life, and drug addiction.
His "joint-style" designs eventually found their way out onto the streets of East LA
and, in 1980, he created a piece that earned him a Tattoo Artist of the Year Award.
After a ten-year period of renouncing his tattooing success in favor of bible study
and becoming the pastor of his own church, Freddy eventually returned to
tattooing in 1990 to find that he had become a tattoo superstar during the decade
he had been away from the life. Freddy has been featured in the History Channel’s
Marked series, in the documentary Tattoo Nation, on Spike TV’s Inkmaster as a
guest judge, and in numerous print, online, and video publications. In 2007, he
was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Body Art Expo, one of the
biggest and most established tattoo conventions in the world. Having suffered the
ravages of drug addiction for many years, Freddy is now also certified to work
closely with young addicts at Beit T’Shuvah in Los Angeles, a treatment center
based on Jewish spirituality and Twelve Step principles. Freddy lives in Hollywood
with his son Isaiah, who is also a successful tattoo artist. They both work at the
Shamrock Social Club on the Sunset Strip and have tattooed numerous celebrities,
musicians, and sport personalities
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