Traditional korean art tattoo

With so many tattoo styles and techniques that are available nowadays, it’s really hard to choose the one that both your eyes and mind will love at first sight. But today’s featured tattooist is more than an artist, she is a real philosopher. The woman shows love and care, not only through her artwork, which is beautifully and thoughtfully detailed, but she also really loves everyone who steps into her life. It’s artists of this nature that are game changers, and they inspire others to see…

🌻 시온 on Instagram: “Blue lotus norigae with black strings.”

Tattoos are becoming more and more traditional around the globe, but there are some countries that still consider them taboo. Ironically, one such country is, at the same time, home to one of the most recognized tattoo artists, and this is South Korea.Our featured artist goes by PittaKKM and masterfully explores ancient Korean coloring techniques and makes colorful, fine-line tattoos that can really tell a story.

In his extraordinary works, he combines traditional Korean Dancheong patterns with classic oriental tattoo forms - snakes, butterflies and origami.

Porcelain Mountain Tattoo by Saki

A tattoo is more than just a picture or ornament slapped onto a random part of our bodies—it’s an element of identity, a social announcement that explains who we are, what we stand for, and many other things about us.

As you might've realized from our publications on the Facebook group 'What in the $20 wish tattoo machine is this?' or the 'That's It, I'm Inkshaming' group, sadly, subpar tattoos are pretty common. Which makes the good ones even more admirable.

South Korean tattoo artist Woojin Choi, or Oozy, creates detailed black and white works which often incorporate a macabre twist. His fine line tattoos explore scenes that are not as innocent as they first appear, such as a geisha who partially hides her own skeleton behind a decorative fan, and a figure who is being lifted from (or dropped into) a bowl of Chashu ramen. Oozy’s pieces are often very line-oriented, an effect that resonates with the appearance of classic woodblock prints. More

A tattoo is more than just a picture or ornament slapped onto a random part of our bodies—it’s an element of identity, a social announcement that explains who we are, what we stand for, and many other things about us.