Brighton-based artist Santa Perpetua combines a lifetime using a variety of different artistic medium with an abstract, emotional approach to tattooing. The result is tattoos that combine the fluid vitality of nature with the technique of a traditional painter. She brings the same intuitive approach to all aspects of her practice, choosing to work out […]
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A Tattooed Twist on Fantastical Tales by Kati Berinkey
Combining elements of portraiture and fairy tales, Porto-based artist Kati Berinkey tattoos striking busts of women in vibrant, candy-colored hues. They have a sense of movement about them, with tiny lines that convey three-dimensionality. These characters often appear as modern day renditions of classic stories like that of Adam of Eve and Little Red Riding […]
Pushing the Limit in Tattoos by Aleksy Marcinów
Like many artists working today, Aleksy Marcinów’s creative practice involves more than one artistic approach. Always striving to make his best work, he writes, “I am trying to spread my work [in] different fields, instead of limiting myself to one. As [for] medium I am using everything I can from canvas and paper to human […]
Candy-Colored Tattoos by Katie Shocrylas
Katie Shocrylas creates tattoos that look like an edgier version of the iconic illustrator Lisa Frank. The rainbow-colored works use a similarly vibrant palette that turns everything—no matter how realistic her drawings may be—into a technicolor dreamscape. For Shocrylas, the relationships that come from tattooing is truly special. “I have always loved the fact that […]
Seattle Tattooer Inspired by Modern Painters
Great artists will continue to inspire new generations. Van Gogh, Mondrian, Munch, Picasso have all influenced Steph Hanlon’s tattoo art, she has done a number of famous painting replicas and has also inspired from them to create her own unique work. Although she likes to combine various art styles, it is visible her predominant use […]
Moni Marino’s Flamboyant Style
Note: This article contains an image with nudity. Viewer discretion is advised. Most tattooers are known just for their portfolio, but Moni Marino is also recognized for her stylish physical appearance which has been a magnet for magazines who want to see her on their cover and double-page spreads. Whether some of the 200,000 Facebook […]