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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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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The Dead Don’t Die: Jim Jarmusch brings his zombies to the silver screen
The latest offering from the American director of iconic movies such as “Dead Man” and “Ghost Dog” allows us to bring you a tattooed gallery dedicated to the “undead” It’s…
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Tattooing from #A to #Z: Tony Polito
Tony Polito is a Brooklyn tattooer that has been tattooing since 1959. Tony was at one point during the early 70’s, the only operating tattooer in all of NYC. For…
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Bob Dylan Tattoos and a new documentary by Scorsese
The long-awaited documentary “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese” came out on Netflix on June 12th, making it the second documentary the Italian-American director has made…
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“Mule Variations” by Tom Waits: the 20th Anniversary
There has been nothing new from the Californian singer-songwriter since “Bad As Me” which came out in 2011, but his iconic features appear in the work of the best tattoo…
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Tattooing from #A to #Z: Zeke Owen “Tattoo Zeke”
Zeke Owen, or, as he is better known, “Tattoo Zeke”, was born in 1940 and was the first person to re-open tattooing in Guam, since his uncle, Ernie Sutton, opened…
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Chris Cornell: Would you rather remember him with a black hole or a tattoo?
It was two years ago on May 18th 2017 that the frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave left us. Now they are asking NASA to honour his memory… It has been…
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Tattooing A to Z #35: Samuel O’Reilly
In 1891 Samuel O’Reilly revolutionized tattooing with his invention of the electric tattoo machine. He opened a tattoo studio at 11 Chatham Square, in the Chinatown area of the Bowery,…
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Daniel Merriam: My visions are my art
His paintings are dreamlike visions: imaginary castles, fanciful animals, theatrical masks, and split figures: they’re a jump into a virtual world which swings between the psychedelic and surreal. That said,…
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Vincent Van Gogh tattoos: from genius to madness
Two films celebrate the tragic life of the Dutch artist. The one which attracted most criticism was directed by Julian Schnabel. Let’s see why… Vincent Van Gogh was born on…
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Jennybird Alcantara: It’s the circle of life
Her paintings are enchanting, as they fascinate the mind with dreamy, REM-like visions. Allow us to introduce you to Jennybird and her marvelous world: it’s a symphony of light and…
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The Simpsons: yellow tattoos and thirty years of success
As Fox starts production on the next two seasons the animated series created by Matt Groening is still going strong. It’s been thirty-two years now since we were first introduced…
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Game of Thrones tattoo portraits: Eighth and Final Season
The epic series Game of Thrones will return for its six-episode, eighth and final season next Sunday – April 14, 2019. Are you ready to finally find out the ultimate…
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Tattooing A to Z #34: Lee Roy Minugh
Lee Roy Minugh was a tattooist, Baptist Preacher and Mason who made his name in the tattoo business during the 1950’s at the Pike, where he also worked with the…
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Mötley Crüe: our review of “The Dirt”
The movie directed by Jeff Tremaine which has just come out on Netflix, is an orgy of sex, drugs and rock‘n’roll, and tattoos, of course. So let’s go and find…
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Banksy: provocative genius or the future of art?
Ever more tattoos are inspired by the work of the mysterious graffiti artist believed to the of British origin. The most famous of all is the ‘Girl with a balloon’’…
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Eternal War: An Interview with Alexander Heir
Inspired as much by endless, world-swallowing war as he is “making empathy sexy and powerful”, Alexander Heir’s disarming visual identity and feverish work ethic have both become a flag and…
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Tattooing A to Z #33: Pat Martynuik “The Picture Machine”
Pat was a native of Vancouver, Canada. He started tattooing as a hobby, picking up pointers from the resident Vancouver tattooist Doc Forbes and his friend of many years, Huck…
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Tattooing A to Z #32: Mike Malone
Mike Malone led one of those lives that you read about in books. Mike was born in California and after high school he studied ceramics, learned carpentry, became a licensed…
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Leonardo da Vinci: celebrations & tattoos to mark the 500th anniversary
A simultaneous exhibition in various locations in Great Britain and four delicate works on show in New York. 2019 is the year of the Tuscan genius. And that means in…
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Kiss: the hottest tattoos in the world!
It seems that the new world tour by Kiss will be their last ever. If the NYC group runs out, their tattoos probably not… The next Kiss world tour –…
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Tattooing A to Z #31: Sutherland Macdonald
Sutherland Macdonald was considered by many to be one of the greatest artists in the history of tattooing. It is said that his first exposure to tattooing was in the…
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Diego Delfino: Women from the Victorian Age
38-year-old Milano-hailing architect and painter Diego Delfino effortlessly balances a longing lens for all things romantic and historic with a sharp sense for minimalism, simplicity and contemporary design to create…
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