“Tattoo is not art” Although this is no longer the caption line on Valerio Cancellier’s Instagram profile, it was when I started wondering about this article. And, to be honest, I found those four words far more meaningful and explanatory than anything I saw or read about Brutal Black Project

Today we’re excited to announce a new series of artist curated mixtapes, and we’re kicking off with spectacular Vancouver-based tattooist The Blvck Mamba. They’ve put together a playlist that you’re going to want on repeat, and after you’ve seen their tattoo work below you’re going to want to make your

Calling all Misfits Ghouls – I know that I am not alone in saying that this band means a lot to many people around the world. Yesterday as I was scrolling down my instagram feed, I came across this amazing page called Misfits Tattoos Club. It chronicles Misfits, Samhain and Danzig tattoos

B.O.R. is a ritualistic post-tattoo practice started by Michele Servadio in 2014. B.O.R. is a contemporary ritual where tattooing turns into sound. B.O.R. is a sonified and amplified tattoo. B.O.R. is a technique of subjective reconfiguration through pain, sound and a permanent mark on the body. B.O.R. is a ritualistic

NINA CHWELOS Shop: Sticks & Stones, Chinatown Fine lines, exquisite details, beautiful precision are some of the words that come to mind when look the tattoos of Nina Chewelos. To say that I love her work is an understatement. She has done one piece on me so far that not only

“I’m not jealous of my secrets. I’m very open. I don’t take part in many tattoo conventions, but recently we did one in Milan and we’ve been filming everything with plenty of close-ups on the needles. And it all was displayed live on a screen, so that people could see