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Hawks Tattoos: the messengers of the sky
Celebrated over the years by the best tattooists, these birds force us – literally – to turn our dreams into marvellous opportunities. Read on to see how. Hawks, the most…
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Open Call from Tattoo Life
This period where our agendas and calendars have lost their key role in our day to day life is the perfect moment to give carte blanche to our imagination. It’s…
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Arlo DiCristina Tattoos: Surrealism and Face Morphs
A few years after a wonderful interview in Tattoo Life magazine, we got back to Arlo Dicristina, to find out if and how things have changed since then. We found…
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Adam Ruff: traditional with extra details
Adam Ruff is a tattoo artist who works at the renowned Parliament Tattoo in London. Even though he has only been tattooing for a few years, he is already well…
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Han’nya Tattoos: when jealousy turns us into monsters
A famous mask from Japanese theatre, this tattoo is not closely tied to wounded love, but rather seems to keep away evil spirits. Here is the story… Let’s begin with…
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Samuele Briganti: la potenza del Tradizionale
Samuele Briganti è un tatuatore italiano devoto allo stile Tradizionale: quello di Sailor Jerry, Bert Grimm e Ben Corday, insieme agli altri grandi maestri del passato. Sono proprio loro l’ispirazione,…
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Samuele Briganti: the power of Traditional
Samuele Briganti and Old School devotee: the Traditional tattoo style of Sailor Jerry, Bert Grimm e Ben Corday, along with other great masters of the past. These are the inspiration,…
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Snakes Tattoo: eternal symbols immortalised in ink
They are among the most popular subjects in every style of tattoo art, perhaps because ever since ancient times, these reptiles have exuded a particular (sexual?) energy and air of…
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The Neo Traditional of Lynn Akura
Lynn has a style that is elegant and refined down to the finest detail. All of her projects come from myths and legends of times gone by and it is…
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I tatuaggi lauretani di Jona
Jonatal Carducci è un tatuatore appassionato, ma anche un collezionista e uno studioso che ha un legame profondo con il luogo in cui vive e lavora: Loreto – celebre meta…
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Guen Douglas: grace, colour and irony
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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Muovere la mente quando il corpo è in stand-by
Ciao amici, sono giorni inaspettati questi e non troppo definiti, pieni di dubbi e incertezze per tutti. Ci manca la quotidianità più banale a cui siamo abituati da sempre, navighiamo…
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Get your mind moving while your body is on standby
Hi friends, Strange days are these, unexpected and unsure, troubled by doubts and uncertainty for all. We miss the bland daily routine we’ve been used to, we’re having to make…
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The eight Tibetan Auspicious Symbol
The parasol (in Sanskrit chattra, in Tibetan gdugs) is a symbol of regal dignity and spiritual power. High-standing religious figures in Tibet were always provided with a silk parasol: it…
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Tim Hendricks: surfing on top of the world
Tim Hendricks is one of those personalities whose charisma can be felt today, and has always been felt, starting when he was a young guy who called himself “a product…
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Focus on: Taiwan I love Tattoo
Last November in Taiwan was held one of the most important Tattoo Conventions in Asia: I love Tattoo. The event, hosted by Orient Ching, saw at work over 300 great…
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Geometrici e ipnotici: i tatuaggi di Effedots
Il proprietario (assieme a Gianluca Martucci) del “Nerofumo Tattoos” di San Marino è un esperto di pezzi Geometrici e Dotwork. Scopriamo quali sono i suoi consigli preziosi grazie a questa…
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Linette Otero is the Tattoo Life Calendar Girl of March 2020
Nice, funny and happy to be part of our calendar, beautiful Linette is here to bring us the joys of the coming spring. Let’s admire her in all its natural…
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The Hyperrealism of Jackee Sandelands-Strom
Hers is both an attraction and an obsession, as it leads her to observe, study, and reproduce the same subject in hundreds of different variables. Hands are the ever-present sovereigns…
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Kunisada and the Tattoos of Kabuki Theatre
This article by Geanina Spinu was originally published on Tattoo Life magazine (September/October 2019 issue) The urban culture that developed in Edo city (today’s Tokyo) in the 18th and 19th…
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Marc Nava Tattoos: American Traditional with Asian Influences
Where are you from? Where do you live and work? I’m originally from Arizona, I work at Port City Tattoo in Costa Mesa, California. What are your first memories of…
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