Pushing the Limit in Tattoos by Aleksy Marcinów

astronaut with projected color coming out of their helmet

Like many artists working today, Aleksy Marcinów’s creative practice involves more than one artistic approach. Always striving to make his best work, he writes, “I am trying to spread my work [in] different fields, instead of limiting myself to one. As [for] medium I am using everything I can from canvas and paper to human skin and supercars.” Marcinów’s tattoos combine colors with elements of realism that seamlessly become bold, abstract designs. They too have multiple—and varied—influences that include French painter and sculptor Pierre Soulages and Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki.

hand holding leafs

asian girl tattooed and bound, bsdm, rope bondage tattoo

face falling off with colorful pattern behind

basketball tattoo with dripping face

lit match into dark smoke

animal with blue skull exposed

abstract doorway projecting shadow with nude figure laying down

innovative skull, black ink and color, tattoo on arm

Images © Aleksy Marcinow.