Our Tattoo Gallery of the week dedicated to Masks
Masks are a recurring subject in most styles of tattoo, ideal material for the imagination of the tattooist and their interpretations. They are rooted in folk history and some of…
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Catwoman Tattoos and the new Batman movie
As we all await the release of the new Batman movie, rumours abound about who will play the coveted role of Selina Kyle. It looks like it’s going to be…
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Ezequiel Samuraii and the Black and Grey from Barcelona
A long trip from Argentina to Catalonia, a second life begun in Barcelona while Ezequiel’s artistic fire is still burning behind great pieces of art called tattoos. Ezequiel, can you…
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“Meeting the Master(s)” is the new photographic book by Zozios
“Meeting the Master(s)” is the new leading title for 2019 in the series “The Great Books on The Art of Tattooing”, published by Tattoo Life: an amazing photographic book by…
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The Beatles tattoos and the story behind the “Abbey Road” album
The cover of the second last album from the Fab Four turns 50 this year and was rumoured to contain some rather macabre references. Though, of course, that’s not quite…
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Tattooing from #A to #Z: Bev Robinson “Cindy Ray”
The Story of a Tattooed Girl was the title of Cindy Ray’s first book. Back in the 60’s this was big news: a tattooed woman finally published her story about…
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The Black Ornamental of John Del-Pinto aka Samsara Tattoo
Let’s meet John Del-Pinto to discover his perfect black ornamental tattoos: something unique that he “can call his own”. He is such an amazing tattoo artist from UK that you…
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French Tattoo Artists Yearbook 2019/2020: sign up now!
Are you a French professional tattoo artist or the owner of a tattoo shop in France? You’ve got only a few weeks left to become part of the new edition…
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San Diego Tattoo Convention 2019
The San Diego Tattoo Invitational is one of the newest conventions we suggest you to keep an eye on. This year it took place on June 28/29/30, at the San…
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Madonna Tattoos and the new album “Madame X”
The American singer is back finally with a daring album recorded in Portugal but with influences from all over the world: here’s our review. Let’s begin with the hard facts:…
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The legend of the Griffin tattoos along the gold road
Symbol of courage, strength and unwavering faithfulness, the origins of this mythological creature date back to the times of Marco Polo and the Silk Road. Grifins, as anyone knows, are…
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Prague Tattoo Convention 2019
Here is a sneak peek of the Prague Tattoo Convention, held on June 21/22/23, 2019. This tattoo convention has been held in Prague for 21 years: it’s an important event…
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Ed Hardy, Deeper Than Skin: a great exhibition in San Francisco
It is with great pleasure that Tattoo Life brings you to the opening reception of the highly anticipated retrospective by the godfather of modern tattooing, Don Ed Hardy: “Ed Hardy,…
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Geary Morrill and the Motor City tattoo power!
The Detroit based tattoo artist talks about his “PsychoTrad” signature style and expresses his love for basketball and hoop icon Isiah Thomas. Read the interview! First of all let’s talk…
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Our Gallery of the Week dedicated to Sea Tattoos
This is the right season (at least in one hemisphere of planet Earth): summer! So we celebrate it with a gallery dedicated to the sea: to its blue, its hues,…
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Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures” tattoos
This British masterpiece turns forty this year. And we went to find out about the cover art – created by Peter Saville – which has been a landmark in music…
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The Milan exhibition on the Pre-Raphaelites is a celebration of love and desire
Love, desire, nature, poetry, myth and beauty: for the very first time, the artistic revolution of the Pre-Raphaelites has come to Milan with the masterpieces from the Tate. The exhibition…
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Tattooing from #A to #Z: Cliff Raven
Cliff Raven Ingram was born in a little town outside Chicago on August 24, 1932. He was one of a handful of tattoo artists (along with Sailor Jerry Collins and…
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Davide Andreoli: Traditional and ritual
Davide is a historic figure on the tattoo scene in Milan. He started working in the mid-90s, fell in love with Traditional, and has stayed true to it ever since.…
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“Stranger Things” tattoos and our tribute to Eleven
In case you haven’t heard about it, the third season of “Stranger Things” is currently streaming on Netflix. Have you binge-watched the whole season yet? This is our tribute to…
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Gallery: Stomach Tattoos
The stomach is a part of the body to which, understandably, tattoo collectors have given pride of place. It is a position which makes a big impression, highly visible and…
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Nora Sanchez interviews Abey Alvarez
“My story is way too long and even if I told you about it you would not even believe me…” Abey, tell us more about yourself, your childhood, your roots……
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