This new school tattoo design by Jee Sayalero takes death and mortality and displays them in a humorous way. Skeletons are a tattoo symbol of death and human mortality while an hourglass is often used to represent time, eternity and mortality. Both of these symbols are often displayed in tattoos in a serious manner, but Sayalero has used his new school style to create a caricature of Death, showing him riding the hourglass while yelling like a kid on a rollercoaster. The design challenges the viewer by displaying death not as a negative subject but as something to look forward to; a cheerful reaper coming to fetch a soul after it has completed a full and happy life.
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Eye-catching New School Tattoos by Jee Sayalero
Jee Sayalero was born in Venezuela in 1975. He began focusing on tattoo design as a profession in 2002, drawing inspiration from modern art forms such as comic books, cartoons and animated films. Because of these influences on his tattoo design style, Sayalero’s tattoos have large areas of color, eye-catching movement and a sense of […]