Stan Lee: Farewell to a Legend
Stan Lee passed away last Monday (12th November, 2018) at the age of 95.He was a revolutionary comic book writer, editor, and publisher: an American icon, known worldwide for his…
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“Lyle Tuttle: 70 years in Tattooing” by Juan Puente
During a beautiful weekend in September in the city by the bay, Lyle Tuttle – a San Francisco and world staple in tattooing – had his 70th year in tattooing…
Horse Tattoos and the legend of Kelpie
Just maybe, behind this awful mythological figure which is present in Scandinavian and Celtic cuture, there might be a vague connection with the famous Loch Ness Monster… The Kelpie is…
TATTOO. L’Arte sulla pelle: una mostra al MAO di Torino
Ha inaugurato ieri la grande mostra TATTOO. L’ARTE SULLA PELLE al Museo D’Arte Orientale (MAO) di Torino: artisti contemporanei, tatuatori e tatuati, opere e personaggi del passato s’incontrano e dialogano…
Adam Hathorn: “Animals with occupations”
Ironic, incisive, and graphic: these three adjectives perfectly describe the style of San Diego tattooist Adam Hathorn- During our interview he leads us onto the imaginary bridges which connect his…
Florence Tattoo Convention 2018
L’undicesima edizione della Florence Tattoo Convention è terminata lo scorso 7 ottobre, dopo un entusiasmante week-end all’insegna del tatuaggio. Durante questa kermesse, che ha visto all’opera centinaia di tatuatori italiani…
Ink: Stories on Skin
The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) presents Ink: Stories on Skin Ink is a unique retrospective about Chicano LA tattoo tradition, innovations and its social evolution as a cultural…
Barcelona Tattoo Expo and BAUM Festival 2018
Once again this year thousands of people visited Fira de Barcelona to enjoy the art of tattooing, and 300 tattoo artists from 32 countries have made more than 1.000 tattoos…
The countless meanings of rose tattoos
From passionate devotion to blind jealousy, but also honesty, energy, admiration and even deceit. There seems to be no end to the symbolic meanings of your floral tattoos! One of…
Frank Zappa Tattoos (and his last phantasmagoric ride)
Let’s relive ‘The Yellow Shark’, the amazing symphonic album which came out a few months before the Baltimore genius told us goodbye… The bad news arrived in the middle of…
Giovanni Bonaschi: studiate, ragazzi, che il Traditional non è uno scherzo!
Il titolare del “Noble Art Tattoo” di Mortara porge tributo a coloro che l’hanno messo sulla buona strada e dice: «Questo resta un lavoro di grande responsabilità». Ha lo studio…
Happy Halloween with our tattoo gallery
Let’s celebrate the scariest day of the year with this selection of beautiful tattoos inspired by the Halloween experience: choose your favourite and get inked!
Heidi Lavon: Tattoo Life Calendar Girl – November 2018
Last Halloween night she wore an amazing Domino cosplay dress up. This year she is simply excited to be featured on a certain tattooed calendar… Going on with our interviews…
A sneak peek of the London Tattoo Convention 2018
For all true tattoo lovers, the most eagerly awaited event in September is undoubtedly the London Tattoo Convention which returns every year an even greater success. By all accounts however,…
Lighthouses Tattoos and the oldest lighthouse in the world
The story of the Tower of Hercules in the port of La Coruña. It is said that from the top, the human eye can see a thousand kilometres… In case…
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Bourbon presents Community Ink
Celebrating the art of tattoo by uniting five artists from across Europe to create the continent’s first tattooed leather billboard. This autumn, Bulleit Bourbon the Frontier Whiskey is celebrating the…
Tattoo Life November/December 2018 with Calendar Girls 2019
Tattoo Life November/December 2018 with the 2019 Calendar “In circulation, in the future”: read an extract of the editorial by Miki Vialetto Interviewing a variety of tattooists is important because…
Nikola Tesla Tattoos: the amazing tale of a genius
Genius or dangerous visionary? The truth lies somewhere in the middle and Tesla deserves to be celebrated for casting light on the shadows of ignorance. The date is historic: 10th…
The March of the Matryoshkas Project
The March of the Matryoshkas is a charity art project featuring 66 of the world’s finest tattoo artists, presented at the London Tattoo Convention. Curated by travelling tattooer Stef Bastiàn,…
Torino Tattoo Convention 2018
Dal 14 al 16 settembre 2018 è andata in scena la convention di Torino, come sempre al PalaVela della città. Oltre 300 stand di tatuatori italiani e internazionali – con…
Swallows Tattoo: the legend
An old European legend explains why these birds have a snow-white breast. Now you know what it is you are getting for a tattoo… Once upon a time – or…
French Tattoo Artists Yearbook 2018-2019
Welcome to the new edition of our annual update on the tattoo scene in France! The yearbook is actually a catalogue: it shows a selection of shops and tattoos on…
Kiss Tattoos: the beginning of the end
Loved by millions of fans and main subjects of hundreds of portrait tattoos, after ‘Love Gun’ album came very hard times for these New York legends… It was 1976 and…
Gianni Orlandini: tradizione e ironia
La costanza di lavorare in un ambiente sempre più affollato, munito di una buona dose di simpatia, talento e professionalità: questo in definitiva è Gianni Orlandini, tattoo artist del “Luxury…