Author: The Tattoo Journalist

Splashy Letter Art

Having featured Niels Shoe Meulman’s calligraphy in 2012 and 2013, it seems like a good time to check up on the artist. This year he is using pearlized acrylic paint which changes colors when viewing at different angles. It is also fascinating to see images of his painting process showing the various brushstroke layers that […]

Polinsky’s Line Art

Over the years Brody Polinsky moved on from tattooing in color to focusing on black and grey. His spontaneous mentality makes him a bit different from other artists who depend on stencils to help visualize their final designs. “I get into it by approaching each project loose to see what will manifest. The energy of […]

AKACORLEONE’s Perspective Illusions

For those of you who weren’t in Lisbon last month, you missed AKACORLEONE’s solo show “Find Yourself in Chaos” displayed at the Underdogs gallery. From colorful art layered on acrylic sheets to a very cool anamorphic installation in ghost green and black, his work is about the frenetic urban lifestyle with so much going on […]

Strange Sketchbook Art of Dogs, Ducks…

Note: Contains nudity. Are those rubber ducks coming out of the heads of conjoined twins? Anton Vill’s drawings are fascinatingly bizarre, and they look like they could fit into Hieronymus Bosch’s weird and elaborate art world. Vill’s work is open to interpretation, because only some of it hints what is really going on, like: “Bath,” […]

8 Entertaining Videos by Vallee Duhamel

Montreal-based collective studio Vallée Duhamel just launched a new video for Hermès, which you can view right below. Their work is bright and edgy with pop culture inspiration and fun. Founders Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel have continued to make videos with a mix of techniques such as live action, animation and stop-motion. http://vimeo.com/87031113 Photo […]