Scene360 recently had the pleasure of attending the Art Tattoo Montreal Show, a massive tattoo convention held at the beautiful and historic Gare Winsdor near the city’s downtown core. Now in its 15th year, Art Tattoo showed no signs of stopping, bringing together artists from all over the world to share and create their art […]
Category: Conventions & Shows
Inside the 27th Berlin Tattoo Convention
The Berlin Tattoo Convention is known as the oldest tattoo convention in Europe. It isn’t about being the most popular—although 27 years of their existence has its obvious merit, it doesn’t require forced promotion—the event is best known for having character and being one of the more alternative venues out there. With such a diversity […]
No Gods: Julian Siebert Interview x HR Giger Museum
Already known for biomechanical tattoos, German artist Julian Siebert came to impress at the 27th Berlin Tattoo Convention with a double “Baphomet” back piece, influenced from HR Giger’s “Necronomicon.” He did not produce a remake, but inspired and created his own original work; a challenging tattoo cover-up that took him 24 hours to ink during […]
Scene360’s Tattoo Convention Tour of 2017
There’s nothing like experiencing creativity first hand. For many years, we have covered the film festival circuits and spoke with renowned directors and artists at Cannes, SXSW, the London Film Festival, and more. Now, we’re expanding our in-person coverage—and complementing our specialization in tattoo art—to feature tattoo conventions around the world. Our reporting of these […]
Are Tattooers Rock Stars or Nerds? Mauro Amaral Explains in This Interview
Thinking I was going to meet a mega-rock-star personality at the convention, Mauro Amaral was extremely different from what I was expecting. He was not over the top, but actually down-to-earth and appreciative of all the experiences he has had at conventions. He was a rock star for being sincere, his true self. I had […]
A Talk with Artist and Guinness World Record Holder Alle Tattoo
Known as “Alle Tattoo” in the tattoo industry, Alessandro Bonacorsi has been inking bodies for 20 years and has seen a lot in that time. Especially the growth of the industry. He’s established a colorful, painterly tattoo style that reflects his charismatic and glowing personality. He is a showman, entertainer—professional, courteous, and fun, and that […]
Misguided Youth: An Interview with Artist Anthony Lister
In the documentary “Saving Banksy” (2017), artist Ben Eine states, “Crazy, Australian. He just embraces everything his art is. He is his art.” Indeed it is true about Anthony Lister, a world-renowned street artist and painter who lives and breathes his creative makings. He is eccentric but there is much more to him than short […]
An Interview with Raya Souza, a Rising Star on the PT Tattoo Scene
With so many big names coming to tattoo conventions, it is also enjoyable meeting promising artists who are in their developing years and super excited about life and work. Raya Souza, a Lisbon-based artist that has loads of energy, positive energy—and it shines through her colorful artwork and personality. She is openly gay, married to […]
Keeping the Old-School Tattooing Alive: A Talk with Filip Henningsson
There are people who have warm, gentle eyes, the kind of eyes that you sense are from a good person. And when you actually get to know that person they’re exactly as their eyes express: down-to-earth, positive, and affable; someone you wouldn’t mind being friends with. That is Filip Henningsson, a tattooer based in Sweden […]
Nightmarish Tattoos: An Interview with Dark Artist Neon Judas
His real name is David Rinklin, better known as “Neon Judas.” The German artist specializes in black-and-grey tattoos of dark subject matters such as skulls, clowns and devils, and just reading these three words seems much lighter than what the actual work looks like. His tattoos infernally look like they’re snaps from horror films, death […]