Victor J. Webster loves nature, patterns and Japanese aesthetics. As a child he was fascinated by Polynesian tattoos, which gave him a strong desire to become a tattooer. His current work follows the Pacific Island tradition of using black ink, however, only some of his designs are inspired by tribal art, the other ones are […]
Author: The Tattoo Journalist
Embroidered Messages
Having featured Maricor and Maricar’s lettering art some years ago, it seems like a good time to check up on the sisters to see what they are doing now? They started making handcrafted projects just for fun, but their eye-catching needlework has interested magazines like Desktop and Meanjin. “All our embroidery work starts off as […]
Nature Explorers
There are so many gorgeous photos in Jared Chambers’ portfolio, that it is difficult to choose a small number to share with you. His pictures are sharp and captivating that it will feel like you are present in each location. He is definitely a photographer to keep an eye on, and it would be great […]
In Love with Fashion
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I have selected Tejal Patni’s 2014 Calendar,”In Love with Fashion.” It was photographed for one of Middle East’s largest fashion retailers, Splash, and it is all about showing current trends from the runways. The most stunning image is “Love Floral” shown above, which elaborately mixes patterns in an aesthetic way, and […]
Antlers
Although millions of people visit Richmond Park in London, it doesn’t mean that they’ll all come out of there with beautiful photos in cameras. It requires precise timing and artistic sensibility to take great shots and that is what Sirli Raitma did last January, capturing painting-like scenes of deer in the mist. Photos © Sirli […]
Whimsical Colored Tattoos by Petra Hlavackova
Having studied at various art universities in Europe, Petra Hlavackova is part of the new school of fine art tattooists. Her style is a combination of sketchbook drawings with watercolor paintings, that look basically the same on paper as they do on the human body. If you are interested in getting inked by the artist, […]
Lost Angels
Being homeless is something very few of us can really grasp or comment about, but photographer Lee Jeffries connects with men on the streets, getting to know them before actually taking their portrait shot. There is a magnetic and spiritual aura in most of the pictures, and Jeffries is able to capture strength and emotion […]
A Land for Dreamers
An image that went viral on the web is “Go Your Own Road” by Erik Johansson. Since 2009, this Swedish artist has become internationally acclaimed with a large following on Facebook, commissioned by companies like Adobe, Microsoft and Google, and invited to speak at TEDSalon in London. Johansson is more inspired by painters like Dali […]
Biomechanical Tattoos
Biomechanical art became popular in the late 70s by H.R. Giger, whose darkly surreal visuals of humans fused with machines, has been influencing artists throughout four decades. An example is tattooer Mike Cole who has developed his own colorful style with human organs and tissues replaced with mechanical parts and cosmic elements. It is difficult […]
7 Cool Projects from the A’ Design Competition
It is Illusion’s third year supporting the A’ Design Awards and Competition, an event showcasing top creations in product design, architecture, computer graphics and other fields. Call for submissions are still going underway. But an anticipated partial list of winners has been published, and I have taken a glimpse to select and share some of […]