Getting a tattoo is a strict personal choice, yet there is one more dimension in Australia: our fierce, glorious sun. The colour against black and grey discussion is not only about beauty, but it is also a pragmatic…
Amidst the colorful realm of tattoo art, where color usually takes the centre of the stage, there is a place of serious undertones and great contrast. It is the province of blackwork and dotwork, a form that abandons…
Summertime to most Australians is associated with sun, surf, and exhibitionism. It is the period when the idea of new body art is being planned (a colorful sleeve, a tiny ankle tattoo, a big back tattoo) and the…
The Island of the Gods is not only named well, but it also deserves it. Each street-corner, gateway to a temple, and daily mollow (canang sari) are imbued with spiritual meaning. Tattooing in Bali is the best reward…
Blackwork tattoos are everlasting. Be it some daring tribal, some elaborate geometric shapes, or some delicate illustrative work, black ink speaks volumes. The greatest dread to any tattoo collector is the "fade," however. We have all witnessed tattoos…
Tattoo art is a dialogue between body and meaningfulness; a thousand-year-old and cross-cultural art. Today, a violating trend is emerging at the unity of this millennial art and the field of contemporary chemistry: the creation of pigments known…
One of the most individual and permanent modes of self-expression is a tattoo. It is one of the works of art that you will have for all your life. The permanence may be exhilarating, and even threatening. The…
Blackwork has become a radical new fashion in the dynamic tattoo art world. Not content with subtle watercolors or delicate designs of fine lines, the modern Blackwork has incorporated solid black ink combined with meticulous negative space, giving…