Hansan is a tattooist based in Seoul, South Korea. She lives with three cats which she regards as more than family; they are soul-mate creatures who provide her joy and health. And inspire her to tattoo cats, dogs, and other animals on the skins of her customers. While this is one of her primary themes, […]
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While Abii earned a degree in scenography from Sangmyung University in 2011 due to her love of reading plays and visualizing theatrical sets, her student hobby was porcelain painting, which influenced her career choice (resulting in six years as a professional porcelain artist). Her interest in tattoos sprang from a desire to see her works […]
The South Korean film industry, like the tattoo industry, is thriving. South Korea is a fine-line micro tattooing powerhouse because the quality and skill are exceptional, as demonstrated by Kimria, a Seoul-based artist specializing in pet portraits on skin. Kimria, who works in black-and-grey and color, discusses her passion for assisting clients in reconnecting with […]
One of our goals at Scene360 is highlighting creative individuals who see âart as therapy,â and that is the case of Shanghai-based tattooist Jingxi who is focused on transmitting her clientsâ emotions and feelings into tattoo designs placed on their bodies. Her art style may diverge, but as she says it isnât really about the […]
Anticipation is an expression of bias, which is not to say that the bias is uninformed. I have seen only two of the ten Asian films listed below (âBurningâ and âBeliever,â both for festivals)âbut my piqued interest in the others is not entirely arbitrary. What commends these various titles from Japan, China, Korea and Laos […]
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Ten Best Movies of 2018
2018 has been an incredible for movies. So good in fact, compiling a list of ten films was a tough nut to crack. Plenty of excellent titles were left out. âRoma,â âSorry To Bother You,â âLoveless,â âBlackkklansman,â âDownsizing,â âWesternâ and âClimaxâ all deserve honourable mentions. While summer blockbuster âMission: ImpossibleâFalloutâ gets a special shout-out for […]
Art masterpieces get revamped by Korean tattooer, Pitta KKM. From Picasso to Michelangelo to Magritte, from the waves of Hokusai to the temples of ChĆ«ta, KKM pulls inspiration from all over, updating their work through the lens of his heritage. “In Korea, there are traditional colors called âì€ë°©ì’ (five direction colors),” he explains. “Blue, white, […]
“She can seduce any man she wants with her mesmerizing beauty.” Korean tattooer Suzani lovingly describes Tomie, a Japanese horror manga character, and the root of her creative inspiration. “Men couldn’t control their love toward her, so they killed her. Murdered, and buried into pieces. But no matter how many times they killed her, she came back […]
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Ten of the Best Films From Japan
So rich has been the history and variety of films from the Land of the Rising Sun that narrowing down a selection of the bestâor even of favouritesâis practically impossible. Here, then, is something a little more provisional: an eclectic anthology of ten titles which will each amaze, enthral and astonish, and which collectively will […]
In the past several years, South Korea has becoming a powerhouse for great tattoo artists. But technically, their practice is considered illegal in the eyes of the South Korean government. Why is this? The reasoning makes sense, but doesnât reflect the current state of tattooing. Basically, tattoos are seen as a âmedical procedureâ that should be performed […]
