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Tattooed Ladies: When Women with Tattoos were Scandalous Sideshows
In the early 19th century, circuses began to offer their visitors sideshow attractions in the form of tattooed men. The men would cover their bodies with tattoos and then present themselves to audiences for viewing. Many of these colorful performers would claim that they’d been kidnapped by savages and forcibly tattooed. Towards the end of […]
Mario Hartmann’s Horror Tattoos will leave You Screaming for MORE
German tattoo artist Mario Hartmann has a talent for creating horror tattoos that glisten with all the gory blood, pus and rotting flesh that will make horror fans swoon. Employing a photorealistic style, Hartmann offers his clients photo replicas of their favorite horror film characters, or lifelike renditions of imaginary horror characters such as zombies and […]
Love Your Life with a Geometric Tattoo by Marco Galdo
Marco Galdo is an Italian tattoo artist that designs individual tattoos for each of his clients. He refuses to do a tattoo design more than once, because he wants each design to be as unique as the person wearing it. Working out of his studio in Milan, Traffickers of Art, Galdo fuses tribal designs with […]
The Vikings are Back, Thanks to These Danish Tattoo Artists
Art on the Body tattoo studio in Copenhagen, Denmark, offers traditional tattoos from the viking age and the bronze age. while they are also willing to create custom tattoos in tribal styles from other parts of the world, these talented tattoo artist focus chiefly on viking-age designs which are then tattooed with a viking-era method; […]
Cheeky Trash Pop Tattoos by Cavan Infante
No Egrets Tattoo Studio in Tennessee, Ohio is home to a tattoo artist with a delightfully cheeky tattoo style. Cavan Infante, who is of the species Frivolous Maximus, creates colorful pop art and comic book inspired tattoos, many of which have a naughty sense of humor or at the very least are non-comformist and humorously anarchistic. […]
“My Tattoos Shall Be Fun” – Mark Halbstark
Berlin-based tattoo artist Mark Halbstark is unlike many other tattoo artists. Not only is his tattoo style unique to him, his methodology and idealism around creating tattoos is vastly different from the norm. Halbstark works by the simple formula; “What you give is what you get”, and works at creating body art works that are […]
This is What Happens When a Street Artist Becomes a Tattoo Artist
French artist Supakitch is a multi-talented guy. Not only does he create street art murals, indoor wall murals and fine art for gallery sales; he also dabbles in painting other objects such as surfboards and furniture. To top it all off, he’s added tattooing to his list of creative skills, taking bookings through his website. […]
Mandala Animal Tattoos will Merge Nature with Your Soul
Mandala animal tattoos combine the meaning of mandalas with totem animals; animals that reflect a person’s personality and act as their spiritual guide. Animal totem tattoos have a powerful meaning because of the link between the tattoo wearer and the spiritual nature of that animal. Popular animal totem tattoos include lions, elephants, eagles and owls. […]
Hamsa Tattoos Protect Lucky Spirits
The Hamsa symbol appears in many Abrahamic religions, and goes by many names. It is also known as the hand of Fatima, the hand of Mary and the hand of Miriam. The word “hamsa” probably came from the arabic word “khamsa”, which means “five” but also refers to the five fingers of the hand. The […]
10 Cute-Ass Tattoos to Satisfy your Sweet Tooth
Not everyone wants a tattoo that takes up their entire back or a large part of their arm or leg. For many tattoo lovers, a sweet little tattoo on the wrist, ankle or shoulder is a perfect way to show off their love of all things cute and cuddly. Whether the tattoo design is based […]