Lacrime e Sangue by Rudy Fritsch: Traditional Classic Designs
With a career that spans over twenty years, Rudy Fritsch has become one of the benchmarks in the international panorama of contemporary tattooing. With is book, LACRIME E SANGUE, he…
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Horifuji Tattoos, from Japan to California
It was love at first sight when he caught a glimpse of an Irezumi on the back of a bar customer and since then Horifuji has dedicated himself to tattoo,…
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Tattooing from #A to #Z: Henk Schiffmacher “Hanky Panky”
Hendrikus Johannes Everhardus “Henk” Schiffmacher is a tattoo artist, painter, writer, collector, world traveler. Born in 1952 in Harderwijk and grown up in a catholic butcher’s family, Schiffmacher displayed talent…
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Traditional Style Tattoos
The tattoo art is linked with the unmistakable iconography that became so popular during the 1950s (but even earlier!) in some parts of America and then spread to Europe: the…
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Alex Pancho Tattoos, three-dimensional and unmistakable
We have the pleasure to have another chat with Alex Pancho after our interview a few years back where the tattoo artist told us all about himself and his tattoos.…
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Paul Neberra, between Surrealism and Fantasy Art
Oil on canvas and images that range between expressions of reality, portraits, religious themes, and anthropomorphic figures. The art of Paul Neberra, a Portuguese artist based in Lisbon, is rooted…
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Rika is the Tattoo Life calendar girl of November 2019
As Italian as they come (Rika is short for Erika) and super sexy in our autumn shoot, let’s unveil the secrets of a girl who lives her ink in harmony.…
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Albert Zafra tattoos and his Neo Traditional “Artitude”
If you are lovers of Neo Traditional you’re going to fall for the style of Albert Zafra, his marvellous, vividly coloured, three-dimensional tattoos, as well as his drawings (which you…
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Circus Tattoos and a Farewell to the Barnum Circus
A brief history of the world renowned Barnum & Bailey Circus, “The greatest show on Earth”, which finally moved on forever in May 2017. It closed down once and for…
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Mary Joy Scott from Florence to Tattoo City
An impressive background in art that spans San Francisco and Florence, two cities with opposite cultures: the American city is known for its avant-garde, transgressive mood, while the Italian city…
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Interview with Paul Talbot, The KarmaPunk Tattooist
Paul Talbot is one of the most vibrant and real people you will meet in the tattoo industry. Once a musician, once nominated for Grammys, and once an accomplished graphic…
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The Spider tattoos dedicated to perseverance and creativity
Eight legs which remind us of infinity and a constancy and creativity which would make a positive addition to our daily lives. There is so much more to the spider…
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Tattoo Life November/December 2019 with the 2020 Calendar
A critical eye: creating a magazine is a fun exercise in research that definitely requires a clinical eye, an eye that is constantly trained on what is happening with art…
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Korouten art exhibition in Tokyo
The 7th annual Korouten art exhibition will be held in Tokyo from November 5th to November 11th . Tattoo legends Horiyoshi III and Jess Yen (Hori Yen) collaborate for the…
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Our selection of Neo Traditional Tattoos
Neo Traditional is the result of rereading and pushing traditional to the extremes. Even though it has kept precious little of the original: it accentuates the colours, making them more…
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Moon Tattoos explained in its four quarters
We have the waxing moon, full moon, waning moon and new moon. And what quarter do you prefer for your tattoos. Let’s take a closer look at them one by…
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Discover the Capsule Collection by Mark Mahoney for Paul Smith
Paul Smith partners with Los Angeles tattoo artist Mark Mahoney on a capsule collection of clothes, accessories and footwear featuring custom Mark Mahoney illustrations. Owner of the world famous Shamrock…
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Fire Tattoo and the equilateral triangle
Since the dawn of time, fire has always been represented as an equilateral triangle… The ultimate alchemical symbol and a dualistic element unlike any other in the sense that it…
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Mojo Tattoo, about Architecture and Anatomy
We caught up with Alfredo, or Mojo as he is known in the trade – a legendary tattoo artist from Moncalzati (in the province of Avellino, in southern Italy) –…
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Rest in Power
He was well known for his powerful Lettering, done with the heart, with a brilliant reinterpretation of graffiti. He was Eric Rosenbaum, but everybody knows him as Norm, the owner…
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TATTOO: The Renaissance of Body Art
Lighthouse ArtCenter presents TATTOO: The Renaissance of Body Art, featuring original art by Ed Hardy & Custom Motorcycles by Ron Finch. In the last fifty five years a revival of…
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