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Melbourne is home to one of the most prominent movements in art. Their tastes in art and style can be clearly seen by the way they execute their tattoos. A lot of artists in Melbourne specialise in certain styles, but many are also highly versatile and can jump from […] Click here to view full […] More

The tattooed hands of a Paiwan indigenous woman are highlighted in this undated photo, which is part of a special exhibition of Paiwan tattoos, being held at the Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines in Taipei. Photo courtesy of the museum, Dec. 15, 2019 ※This website’s content, including but […] Click here to view full […] More

Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 2 Thanks to high-tech photography, researchers can now see previously hidden tattoos on ancient Egyptian mummies. Infrared photography was used to help identify tattoos on seven mummified Egyptians dating as far back as around 1000 B.C. at a site known as Deir […] Click here to view full […] More

Travel and liquor writer Jake Emen is on a mission to get inked around the world — despite the Jewish religious ban on tattoos. (Courtesy of Emen) SAN DIEGO ( JTA ) — I’m lying on my side on the first floor of a nondescript low-rise residential tower in […] Click here to view full […] More

In a Friday, Dec. 7, 2019 photo, Rebecca Lear, a city floodplain manager, looks at her tattoo done by Kenny Brown, in honor of the friends and coworkers who died during the mass shooting at the Municipal Center, during the Healing Ink event in Virginia Beach. During the shooting, […] Click here to view full […] More

This is a press release from the Humboldt Area Foundation : On display now through May 2020, Humboldt Area Foundation is hosting Ink and Skin and Bone , a solo art exhibit of acrylic portraits by Native artist Tiffany Adams. Known for her shell work, painting, and jewelry making, […] Click here to view full […] More

This year, the tattoo industry lost some of his biggest icons, who made a tremendous impact on tattooing as we know it. From television tattooers to old school icons, tattooing will never be the same without these artists. Take a look who will be missed in the gallery below, […] Click here to view full […] More

Step into 805 Ink on State Street, and the first thing you notice is the smell of rubbing alcohol wafting through your nostrils. “Your office is usually a reflection of how you live,” said JJ Ortiz, one of 805 Ink’s tattoo artists and the boutique’s owner. Mr. Ortiz told […] Click here to view full […] More

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A female tattoo artist, a rarity in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, is taking a big risk with every customer she takes on. It’s been 18 months since Suraya Shaheedi started her mobile tattoo shop in the capital, Kabul. She’s received death threats for taking on the taboo […] Click here to view full […] More

If the trip was worth it, it’s easy to fantasise about bringing home a keepsake that will last longer than a fading tan or the desire to only eat Sri Lankan food from now on. Tattoos – once reserved for sailors of indeterminate origin and motorcycle enthusiasts who conducted […] Click here to view full […] More

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Truck mechanic and motorcycle racer Guy Martin explores Japan’s illegal tattoo underground. Click here to view full article More