Not too long ago Petra Hlavackova and Jubss Lili Contraseptik were featured for their drawing-style tattoos on the Illusion website, and it is a good time to share another artist with you. Kamil Mokot is an artist who uses the tattoo machine as if it were a pen, seriously, his lines are irregular and the final artwork […]
Category: Body Art
Bam Bam’s Tattoos Mimic Marker and Painting Techniques
He owns a tattoo studio called, “Life is Good,” which indeed it sounds like it is for Lukasz Bam Kaczmarek who works in Bielsko-Biała in southern Poland. Also known as Bam Bam to many people; his style seems to have various influences from street art (like spray painted stencils) to watercolor and graphic novel art. […]
Foreign Tattooers Working in a Portuguese Studio
Last February, Piranha Tattoo Studios won second place for “Best Color” at the 19th Milano Tattoo Convention. It is no wonder they did so well because they have a good group of artists in their shop like Robert Zyla, Sergey Gas… plus guest artist Pavel Krim. If you have something to cover-up or looking for […]
Wicked Tattoos of Heads Cut in Half
Looking back at history, a beheading by a sword (or an axe) was an honorable way to die for an aristocrat or a valiant warrior. But if you did something bad, something considered a capital crime, you’d likely see the guillotine and that’s nothing to brag about. There are many paintings representing decapitating events like […]
Timur Lysenko’s Ravishingly Dark Tattoos
There is darkness and beauty in Timur Lysenko’s tattoos. His work was mentioned to me through Paul O’Shea, a long-time reader and member of Illusion’s Google+ community page. This Polish-based tattooer uses gradient shading to create 3D wow-factor portraits and flowers, and then mixes into the compositions flat lines and sweater-style patterns for a contrasting […]
New Watercolor Tattooers of 2014
Consider the time that goes into crafting a beautiful painting on canvas. Then consider doing it all over again, this time with an electric rotary on the elastic and unpredictable surface that is the human body. No mistakes allowed. Watercolor tattoos were trendy back in ‘12, with pioneers like Ondrash, Klaim and Wachob. Their body art experiments inspired others to explore, giving way to modern masters […]
Gorgeous Zebra-Striped Female Nudes
Note: Contains nudity. The light coming from the window blinds casts striped patterned on these bodies. It is the perfect balance of light and shadow over the curvature of the hips, buttocks, and breasts—gracefully highlighting female forms. Something that Lucien Clergue does so well. The artist will be exhibiting rare and vintage images at the Throckmorton […]
A Tattoo Studio with Heart
Looking at Danny Birch’s avatar on Facebook, his clenched fist over his chest, it is a reminder of the passion in him and why he opened a tattoo studio by the name of Heart for Art. A shop with red wallpaper and antique frames and clocks and French chairs. It is a stylish and inspiring […]
Breathtaking Illusions and Mirrors by Visual Artists
When used ineffectively, mirrors and illusions in any kind of art can seem like cheap tricks. But when used appropriately, it can feel like a dream. The artists selected here are all exciting image-makers at the top of their fields who understand the power that illusions and mirrors can lend their craft. It is a diverse […]
Tattoos: Modern Art Birds and Dreams
Clearly inspired by modern art, Robert Nero’s tattoos have a touch of abstraction mixed with representational elements of nature. His bird illustrations seem like they flew into Kandinsky’s art world, especially the Bauhaus period. Images © Nero Tattoos Via Skin Deep Tales