Tattoos

May 14, 2018

Interview: Portraits of Heavily Tattooed People With and Without Clothes On

Photographed over the course of three years, Alan Powdrill‘s COVERED is an interesting look at tattoo culture and our perceptions of people with body art. As tattoos have become increasingly commonplace and mainstream, the old adage “don't judge a book by its cover” is proven to the fullest by Powdrill's images of heavily tattooed people covered up—and stripped down.

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December 16, 2017

Vibrant Animal Tattoos Pop with Psychedelic Colors Lisa Frank Would Be Proud Of

For anyone who likes Lisa Frank, you’ll love this tattooist’s work. Vancouver-based tattoo artist Katie Shocrylas specializes in psychedelic tattoos that pop from the skin in an array of vibrant colors. Outlined with a combination of delicate black line and dot work, the artist’s illustrative style depicts portraits of multi-colored animals often framed by geometric shapes, iridescent crystals, leaves, flowers, and mushrooms.

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October 17, 2017

Artist’s Illustrative UV Tattoos Come to Life and Glow Under Blacklight

Melbourne-based tattoo artist Tukoi Oya uses colored ultraviolet ink to highlight specific areas of her illustrative designs. This allows viewers to appreciate them in a whole other light…literally. UV tattoos (also known as blacklight tattoos) are made with inks that glow visibly under an ultraviolet light. Under normal lighting conditions, Oya’s delicate blackwork lines result in an impressive style; however, once exposed to UV light, her works glow vibrantly, elevating them into the extraordinary.

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August 31, 2017

Large Cross-Body Tattoos Celebrate the Delicate and Dangerous Parts of Nature

Talented tattooist and self-described “astral ruffian” Pony Reinhardt creates fanciful tattoos inspired by a range of flora and fauna. Large-scale and rendered in black ink, each nature tattoo exhibits the artist's distinctive style and fantastical approach to body art. Featuring an eclectic mix of elements found in the natural world—from earthly plants and animals to “lost and found nebulae” and astrological entities—Reinhardt's body of work depicts the diversity of her many muses.

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