He is one of the 4 artist curently working at Belly Button tattoo shop in France. His work is mostly watercolour / brushstroke looking but he also does a lot of doodle looking tattoo work, sometimes combining the two tehniques into one spectacular piece. Perpignan, France / Traveling Belly Button Facebook Phone: +336 63-04-18-23 Email: hello@bellybuttontattooshop.com Text: Patricia Pitner #BellyButton #fabienbatista #tattooartist

Kenji’s work merges various aspects of fractal art, tribal and geometric elements with dotwork. His dotwork tehnique is called “stippling”, a tehnique that requires that he slow down and carefully plan the spacing of each dot to create clean gradients. He is inspired by tribalism, black ink work, geometric elements, visual effects, fractal and minimalist art. New York, Japan / Traveling www.blackinkpower.com Kenji Alucky Facebook Email: xaluckyx@gmail.com By Appointment Only Text: Patricia Pitner #kenjialucky #tattooartist

“New York has seen its share of giants. For most people, Mike is just another one. But for fans of cholo-style graffiti and tattoo inspired art, he is a giant among men. That’s why it was cause for a celebration to see this skate boarding, fixie tricking, graffiti painting, grandpa hipster in suspenders hitting up a fresh white wall with some juicy markers last week under the Manhattan Bridge.” #mikegiant #streetart

MARCIN SUROWIEC, tattoo artist Warsaw, Poland Marcin Aleksander Surowiec is a tattoo artist based in Warsaw, Poland. He does amazing abstract, geometric, neotraditional and black & grey work, as he is known for his versatility in different tattoo styles. His work is known to be unusual as he explores different tattoing methods and styles in his pieces. Marcin Surowiec Facebook Page Text: Patricia Pitner #MARCINSUROWIEC #tattooartist

Polish tattoo artist Lukasz is known for his watercolor tattoo work and using bright colours. He has an amazing style, blending the hues together as they were watercolours, creating contrast from colours and tattooing style alike. Krakow, Poland www.kulttattoo.com Phone: (+48) 12 422 05 36 Email: kultkrk@gmail.com Text: Patricia Pitner #LUKASZBAMKACZMAREK #tattooartist

There is nothing much to say about Brazilian street artist DMS except, mind boggling. The artist uses human expressions in his paintings and it comes off.  DMS  is the short form Devi De Milo Santos. Once you see his paintings, you are sure to get lost in the creativity and humor. There are nothing but ordinary colors and expressions of human beings that lead to a hopeful, humorous paintings which light up the streets. You will find his murals, portraits, facial paintings all over the streets of Brazil. #dms #streetart

> Horitata Based in Tokyo, Horitata is a huge fan of American design, but his work is mostly inspired by the Edo period (1600-1868), the golden age of traditional Japanese tattoo design. The character here really stands out from the background, making it instantly recognisable, even from a distance. >  yellow Blaze The dragon tattooed on this skull was created by Shige, a self-taught tattooist based in Yokohama who is the founder of Yellow Blaze Tattoo. While the basis of his work is Japanese history and traditional culture, Shige has created his own original style, which he describes as a never-ending work in progress. > En En works at Genko Studio in Nagoya, which is well known for his modern spin on traditional Japanese tattoo designs. This illustration features a koi – a symbol of love and a recurring element in traditional Japanese tattoos. The hints of orange, red and blue give a modern look to the traditional design of the koi. > Horiyoshi III This tattoo is a good example of Japanese tattoo design in the  irezumi tradition: a full-body tattoo, covering arms, back, upper legs and chest. Horiyoshi III , an artist specialized in this approach, is so famous that there’s even a museum dedicated to his art in Yokohama. Although not entirely traditional in his approach – he works with electric needles – Horiyoshi III tries to stick to traditional classical motifs such as koi, dragons and peonies. > Gakkin Gakkin, who works at Harizanmai tattoo studio in Kyoto, takes a new approach to traditional Japanese themes, strongly influenced by  manga ,  graffiti  and  graphic design . But although his tattoos are defiantly 21st-century, Gakkins still follows many of the traditional rules of Japanese tattoo design, such as: “Never put  momiji  [message dolls] and  sakura  [cherry blossom] in the same drawing”, and “Tigers should always go with bamboo”. While the background of this design is reminiscent of traditional Japanese prints, the colourful maple and the steaks of bright red on the koi makes it stand out as strikingly modern. Written by  Mylène Boyrie Source #japanesetattoos

He was born in Genoa in september 1981. He decided to follow his passion, as he attended an art institute, after wich he attended courses in hygiene and dermatology. 8 years ago he began his journey in the tattooing word, and devoted himself entirely to realistic work, in wich he excels at international level. Genova, Italy Facebook Page www.eternaltattoostudio.com Phone: (+39) 010 859 6989 Email: eternaltattoostudio@gmail.com Text: Patricia Pitner #silvanofiato #tattooartist

His mother calls him Mateo but most of the world knows the mysterious street artist whose extraordinary work you see here as MTO.   French born but Berlin based, MTO’s work is characterized by incredibly detailed renditions of über cool actors and musicians with a dash of red as his signature or around his work as a signifier of its boundaries Although his work is often extremely large – up to two meters high and wide (and often much, much larger) it usually only takes him around five hours to create one of his smaller works. The larger ones can take up to a week but even that amount of time seems small when the results are viewed. One can only then imagine the mental preparation that goes in to this meticulous work. [vimeo clip_id=”49240251″ width=”680″ height=””] MTO recently returned to his native France where he completed the large piece above. Fortunately someone was around with a film camera to capture the process – and this really gives you an idea of the work that goes in to a single piece of work. This is labor intensity both in terms of the work put in and the creative process involved. #mto #streetart

MARIE KRAUS Brno, Czech Republic Marie Kraus Facebook Email: mariekraus3@gmail.com #MARIEKRAUS #tattooartist

RADU RUSU Plymouth, England Radu Rusu Facebook Phone:+44 7788 756896 Email: refused_23@yahoo.co.uk #radurusu #tattooartist

Pøbel  (meaning  hooligan ) is a pseudonymous Norwegian street artist based in  Stavanger . He is best known for the  Getto spedalsk  ( Ghetto leperous ) project, decorating abandoned buildings in at the  Lofoten islands  in the north of  Norway , along with notable collaborator “ Dolk “. Both were later commissioned to decorate the central railway stations in both Oslo and Trondheim. One of Norway’s foremost street artists, his work all over Europe has been documented in a number of books on the subject. His stencil paintings are mostly sight gags. One series, for example, portrays superheroes such as Superman and Batman in decrepit old age. His age and real name is not officially known. In July 2012 Pøbel curated the street art event  Komafest  in Vardø, Norway, where international street artists participated to decorate a fishing community heavily hit by depopulation. #pobel #streetart