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Oriental Style Books Temporary Sale
By popular request here were are again with a week of promotions dedicated to the Oriental style! The Japanese icongraphy of Ukiyo-e, the creative innovation of Irezumi, the dragons, samurai,…
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David Jorquera style: “dark Black and Grey”
David Jorquera has a style that is unique and simply can’t be pigeonholed in any category. His tattoos, which in his own words, can be “placed in the spectrum of…
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Jeroen Franken Tattoos: Abstract over Realism
Let’s get to know Jeroen Franken, a tattoo artist who lives and works in Eindhoven (in Holland). In this interview he tells us about his style, which only seems to…
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Poseidon Tattoos: the god of the sea as skin art
Here’s how the brother of Zeus managed to escape death and become lord of the oceans in a period when the ancient Greeks had abandoned exploration over land. Poseidon (who…
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Postcard from Guen Douglas
Tattoos by Guen Douglas are unmistakable: brilliant colour, technically impeccable, full of grace and irony. This British-French Candian tattoo artist who now works in Berlin has created a particular style…
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Alessio Lala: romanità sopra e sotto pelle
Un italiano vero: questo è Alessio, maestro del Realistico black-and-gray e proprietario del “New Skin Tattoo”. Non un comune shop, ma la sua personale rivincita e rinascita. Alessio, è vero…
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Tattoo Gallery Repost #6
The feature “Repost” aims to show you ten fabulous tattoos every week by the best professionals in the world, selected by our editorial team on Instagram and reposted here. It’s…
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Have a Nice week-end with Helen Hitori
Helen is a tattooist who is originally from Russia and has a very particular style, extremely decorative, but also charged with an energy that is mystical and spiritual – influenced…
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“The Artist Family”: a documentary on the art of the Leu Family
In April 2018 the Leu family presented an unusual exhibition of artworks by 21 of its members, including the children. This documentary chronicles the project, from its beginning in an…
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I tatuaggi di Abes: nero creativo
Sebastiano Damiano, in arte Abes, è un giovane tatuatore che lavora nello studio di Alex De Pase, a Cervignano del Friuli. Da bambino si scarabocchiava le gambe con il pennarello…
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Horimasa: Tattooing and the art of good manners
Observing and learning: this is how Horimasa was taught the Tebori tattoo technique by his teacher Horitoshi. Most importantly, as a member of the Horitoshi Family he learned human courtesy…
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Twin Peaks Tattoos on its 30th anniversary
10 things you never knew about this unforgettable series It was in spring 1990 that the TV channel ABC first aired the brainchild of David Lynch which would capture the…
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Valerie Vega is the Tattoo Life Calendar Girl of May 2020
We spent some words with this delicious Canadian girl, Tank Girl diehard fan, devoted daughter of a sailing family, big tattoo lover and race speed enthusiast Valerie, how you became…
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Gaia Leone: un tradizionale gentile
Gaia è una combattente nata, ma in questa intervista svela una grazia e una dolcezza rare. Definisce il suo stile “un tradizionale gentile, ma allo stesso tempo solido e classico”,…
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Jen Tonic Tattoos and the secret life of plants
This gorgeous “Stick & Stones” tattoo artist works in Berlin. She especially loves botanical gardens and it’s from nature that she finds inspiration for her art… Hi Jen, how did…
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Nurses tattoos: the story of Florence Nightingale and a tribute to our heroes
“Every woman has in her charge the personal health of somebody. Every woman is a nurse.” Let’s find out more about the woman who created a profession out of nothing……
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Postcard from Antonio “Macko” Todisco
In any form of art, everything that encompasses an artist – his or her life, familiar places, and experiences – is mirrored. The inner world, personal history, and everything that…
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Tattoo Life May/June 2020
Read “The London Tattoo Convention: this is the Decalogue” – the editorial by Miki Vialetto. Cover Model: Torrie Blake, Chris Green – Faces, Animals and Skulls with Traditional Art Nouveau and……
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