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We Are Excited To Bring Tattoo
Tattoo Energy December 2018 /January 2019
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Barcelona Tattoo Expo
Tattoo Life September/October 2017
The Legacy Of A Tattooist Sam Clarck July/August 2017
Monster Ink Tattoo Fest 22nd Annual Motor City Tattoo Expo 2017
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Bay Area Conventioon Of The Tatto Art Tattoo Life January/February 2018
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Motor City Tattoo Expo
Tattoo Show Riccione 2017
The Body As A Sculpture International Tattoo Convention Frankfurt 2017
Tattoo Energy December 2018 /January 2019 Model: Miki Vialetto
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You rarely come across tattooers who haven’t seen travel as a critical part
She became a professional tattoo art-
Ex pro ice hockey player and now a tat-
ist thanks to a great love of hers and
too artist specialised in Black & Grey Re-
a chance encounter with tattoo. Then
alism, the indomitable Raimo Marti works
there was a period of growth and artistic
in his own very personal Danish kingdom.
development as Dashuai-ma travelled and gained experience as a tattooist on
This physical and spiritual place is called
the road in Europe, America and Asia.
‘Black Mirror Tattoo’, but its future seems to
She now lives in Beijing where she has
echo to the call of another powerful force.
opened her own shop, Haloink tattoo.
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Florence Tattoo Convention: 10th Anniversary Brussels Tattoo Convention
L
ast November at the
maintain its high reputation
encounters
Tour and Taxis confer-
amongst the other Italian
cals while observing and
ence center in Brussels,
tattoo
discovering
conventions:
Ital-
with
the
lo-
everything
the eighth edition of the
ian Tattoo Artist, organized
around them. They were
Brussels Tattoo Convention
once again by Vico. More
aware of the fact that
was held. This long week-
than 300 artists coming pri-
each encounter would ulti-
end was dedicated to tat-
marily from Italy gathered
mately enrich their tattooist
tooing, music, and shows…
at Palavela last fall to offer
souls. And they’ve travelled
the large crowd a broad
not only in the most remote
panorama of tattoo art…
and faraway corners of
With 17,000 visitors, Giacomo, Lorenzo, and Luca
the world, but everywhere
the legendary organizers
These are just a few exam-
with a curiosity-filled atti-
of this convention, who
ples of people who have
tude and love for discov-
founded the Firenze Inde-
made travelling an essen-
ery.
lebile Cultural Association
tial part of their work as
at the foundation of the
celebrated their 10th an-
tattooists;
“golden era of tattooing”.
niversary! The convention
no specific destination in
held in Turin continues to
mind, they’ve embraced
travelling
with
That
mentality
was
Tattoo Life January/February 2018
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A PURE POST
It’s always fun to discover what attitudes tattooists have about the great art and tattoo masters. Because as you listen to them talk, you can see which interesting aspects have definitely influenced their work.
T R A D I T I O N A L TAT T O O I S T
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BARCELONO TAT T O O E X P O
Susanne Kinig’s tattoos inhabit a gauzy, light
Expo 20th was hosted in the eye-catching
world. German by birth, Susanne now works
Plaza de Espaa as part of the BAUM (Bar-
in England, and feeds her imagination with
celona Art & Urban Movement) festival. It
everything she happens to see around her.
celebrated its first two exciting decades
Like Alice in Wonderland, she tries to imag-
with three days dedicated entirely to the
ine the lives of the animals she loves to tat-
theme of “ancestral tattooing”. t the time
too. Twenty years of success, great artists,
I wasn’t really familiar with Japanese.
and top-rate tattoos. The Barcelona Tattoo
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MOTOR CITY TATTOO EXPO
International Tattoo Convention Frankfurt: April 20/21/22th, 2018 the full reportage
We wear tattoos, choosing the ones that fit best on our bodies, make us feel good, and are able to express who we are. Just like nice clothes: they don’t have to be super beautiful, but just look great on us when we look at ourselves in the mirror. This might seem like a purely aesthetic argument, but actually there’s a vision of tattooing behind this idea which we should always bear in mind: the body is at the heart of everything.
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So allow us to introduce you to Mr. Ma-
Garage Ink Manor on the Australian Gold
honey: a light-hearted, elegant dandy,
Coast. She is also a renowned model,
sporting a stylish designer outfit with an
something she adores doing because it
eye for detail. She became a tattoo art-
helps highlight tattoo art (thanks to her
ist after pursuing artistic studies in which
amazing body). In short: she’s a volcano
she developed other forms of expression.
bubbling with ideas and creativity, with
Today she truly is an excellent tattooist,
a heart that’s very fond of tattooing.
and the perfect manager of her famous
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THE LEGACY OF A TATTOOIST
I
n the desert, it’s just
by reality: that trans-
distinguishing charac-
you facing your life,
lates
animals,
teristics in the work of
facing yourself. You
nature,
female
Polish tattooist Mariusz
into and
can’t run away. This is
faces,
particular.
Trubiusz. As we fol-
what tattooist Chaim
And then she makes
lowed him on social
from
Lines
them vaguely horrific
networks we became
told us when we met
and surrealistic, even
curious
him in person. We dis-
though our English tat-
style, and thought we
covered a very deep
tooist
really
would share what we
and
soul,
like this definition. Be-
discovered about this
as well as a very skill-
cause as she tells us in
artist with you. We’re
ful tattooist who has
this interview, so much
in Berlin to participate
made lines become
depends on her mood
as reporters and stand
the foundation of his
and what she feels like
exhibitors at the 27th
highly refined graphic
tattooing on a given
edition of this legend-
alphabet. Defining her
day. Does a ‘Moody
ary
style is no easy task,
Surrealism’ style exist?
tion which is known
because
Bar-
Dotwork, colour, and
for being the oldest
ber’s work is inspired
linear shapes are the
of its kind in Europe.
Dots
to
cultured
Sam
in
doesn’t
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about
tattoo
his
conven-
Chaim Dotstolines: THE BODY AS FORM
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THE BODY AS A SCULPTURE We Tattoo ber.
met Lewisink at the London Convention
Septem-
to give the place of honour to the imag-
We watched him work, a rare
es of his works, bodysuits in particular‌
occasion
since
he
last
This is why, in this article, we have chosen
doesn’t
usual-
We
were
ly attend these kind of events, and
which
what
is
we
saw
left
us
spellbound.
has
linked
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struck a to
by
spiritual Tibetan
his nature
work, and
symbolism.
Ami James: “You don’t succeed, if you never fail”
He’s definitely one of the most well-loved and famous personalities in the tattoo sector. A real old-school tattooer, he’s had a tattoo machine in his hand for over 25 years now. In this interview we did at Tattoo Life with Miki Vialetto, we present Ami James in a different light: we’ve taken him away from the TV spotlights.
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The Sanctuary Blackwork
I
m always surprised and delighted to dis-
a few examples of people who have made
cover the various lifestyles that revolve
travelling an essential part of their work as tat-
around being a tattooist. Some people
tooists; travelling with no specific destination
travel, choosing a professional life on the
in mind, they’ve embraced encounters with
road. Other tattooists already know precise-
the locals while observing and discovering
ly what they want to dedicate their work to
everything around them. They were aware
from the start, so they complete their studies
of the fact that each encounter would ul-
and set out on a clearly defined path. Yet
timately enrich their tattooist souls. And
others find themselves on an unexpected
they’ve travelled not only in the most remote
voyage, which builds and provides structure
and faraway corners of the world, but ev-
to their identity. My own path has been fun
erywhere with a curiosity-filled attitude and
and unexpected, so much so that I’m still sur-
love for discovery. That mentality was at the
prised about where it has led me. ese are just
foundation of the “golden era of tattooing”.
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MONSTER INK TATTOO FEST
A
spiritual sanctuary these words from Thieves of Tower inspired us to describe the studio we’re presenting. It isn’t easy to find, but it has lots of ‘followers’ who travel to the Santa Monica Mountains to get a tattoo from Roxx, Cats or Thieves
of Tower. Here, tattooing becomes a ceremony where blackwork reigns supreme… It’s quite common for a tattooist to start doing a certain subject, which then takes off on its own path, only to return like a boomerang to the tattooist as a series of requests for the same subject. For British tattooist Elliott Wells, this is exactly what happened with peonies.
Last November at the Tour and Taxis conference center in Brussels, the
eighth
edition
of
the Brussels Tattoo Convention was held. This long weekend was dedicated to tattooing, music,
and
three
shows.
adjectives
these per-
fectly describe the style of San Diego tattooist Adam Hathornh During
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