French artist Xoil has a characteristic tattooing style that looks like he has stamped, stenciled, or drawn directly with a felt-tip pen on his clients’ bodies. It is quite impressive how he is able to create different textures with a tattoo machine.
Category: Tattoo
If you have watched the TV series “Miami Ink,” you are probably familiar with Shawn Barber’s oil paintings. The artist has recently launched a collection titled “Memoir: The Tattooed Portraits Series,” which will be exhibited from June 28 to July 28, 2012, at the Joshua Liner Gallery. Warning: Contains nudity.
The realistic black and grey tattoos of Mark Powell.
Self-taught artist Jeff Gogue has done beautiful tattoos. The nude woman on sleeve (third photo within post), is an amazing work of art! Warning: Contains nudity.
The Tattooed Poster
Art directors Mathias Nosel and Steffen Baumgart envisioned a unique tattooed (calfskin) poster to promote Chaos Crew Tattoo Studio Munchen. The slogan for the campaign was “We got history under your skin,” which was illustrated with news related events from 2011. E.g. the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April 29, 2011, the […]
Ukrainian tattooist Dmitriy Samohin has consistently inked outstanding works of art on his clients. He is best known for his hyperrealist designs that include themes such as people portraits, wild animals, skulls, mythical creatures, and more.
Italian ink artist Matteo Pasqualin has a number of beautiful black and grey tattoos. An example is the back piece at top and another is included within post, referenced “East End London”, a vintage inspired leg sleeve.
The colorful and realistic tattoo art of Steve Wimmer.
The Bull’s Cry
The tattoo art of Mitch Allenden.
Avant/Garde Diaries has released a short yet insightful interview with Rick Genest (a.k.a. Zombie Boy), a Canadian model who is known for his eccentric full-body corpse tattoo. The film’s cinematography is beautifully done by Nadine Elfenbein. See also: “The Confident ‘Zombie Boy.’”