A portrait of Pablo Picasso with one of his paintings as the background? This tattoo is taking “art appreciation” to a whole new level.
Tattoo by: Khan in Sapporo, Japan.
Posts Tagged ‘Japan’
Tattoo Wishlist: Shige from Yokohama
Given that most of us don’t make it to Japan with any regularity, tattooers like Shige usually wind up on our “want but cannot have” list. That’s okay though, a little art appreciation never hurt anyone. Here’s a newer piece of Shige’s courtesy of the Yellow Blaze Tattoo Studio website.
Tattoo by: “Shige” (Shigenori Iwasaki) at Yellow Blaze Tattoo Studio in Yokohama, Japan.
Iwach’s lion
I can’t put my finger on what about this lion has caught my eye–it’s different. I almost tagged this post with “Japanese lion” except it’s not… but it is? I’m into it.
Tattoo by: Iwach at New Tribe Tattoo in Wakayama City, Japan.
Bad for business
I don’t know too much about the geisha aside from the limited research I’ve done online & what movies have show me… but I’ve got to say that if this happened in real life, it’d be pretty bad for business.
Tattoo by: Ben Merrell at The Human Production Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA
Fully back-ed piece
I keep trying to think of something witty/funny/entertaining to say except I don’t think words can even really begin to do justice to this tattoo. This may be one of the few instances where I feel a picture is truly worth a thousand words (at least on this blog).
Tattoo by: Gotch at Harizanmai Tattoo
The crash of the waves
Most people cringe at the thought of a lower back tattoo, but this one really seems to stand apart in my mind. Not only is it well done, but if the wearer ever decides to extend her tattoo further up her back it should be fairly easy to do.
Tattoo by: Takami Horikoshi at Knock Over Tattoo in Japan.
Tattooing from the Orient
Tim Kern just got back from Tokyo, and spent some time tattooing over there (one example below.) He updated his Twitter here and there, but clearly the best thing he posted was this.
I don’t know much about Japan, but considering this article was written in 2008, I think it’s safe to say the tattoo culture is slightly different than here in the US. Now whether that’s a good thing or bad thing – that’s a whole separate conversation.
Tattoo by Tim Kern