“Dr Lakra is a tattoo artist living and working near Mexico City. In his parallel activities here, however, Dr Lakra transfers his draughtsmanship onto the idealised figures in 50’s Mexican magazines. Pin-up girls, wrestlers, beauties and cuties are tattooed and ‘enhanced’ in ink with bats, demons, spiders and the faces of pouting vixens.” More info here.
[via froghair]
Tattooed gloves by Ellen Greene:
“The Tattooed gloves explores the contrast between two opposing traditions. The vintage leather gloves function as a feminine article of clothing and traditional tattoo as a masculine art-form. ”
“You have love for the pale-skinned undead, so why not share it with the world? Temporary tattoo book takes the classic anchors, hearts and horseshoes and gives ’em a brain-eating twist. Package comes with 30 tattoos (15 designs, 2 tattoos of each) in a handy 4″x6″ matchbook”
[via boingboing]
Jacob Dahlstrup makes some beautiful works using a tattoomachine like a pen on heavy watercolorpaper, creating a three-dimensional line by dissordering the paper structure.
