Andrei Svetov Russia, Kaliningrad. Tattooer, founder & director of MASTER&TATTOO. Email sv.a.svetov@gmail.com instagram.com/sv__a #AndreiSvetov #ink #tattoo #tattooartist

Thomas Bates, tattoo artist Tattoo Artist – Illustrator – London & Norwich Email:tombatesart@gmail.com instagram.com/thomasbatestattoo #tattoo #ThomasBates #tatuaje #ink #tattooartist

Kelly Violet, tattoo artist Parliament Tattoo, London Booked until June 2016 DIARY CLOSED UNTIL NOV 2015 kellyviolettattoo@gmail.com instagram.com/kellyviolence #KellyViolet #tattoo #tatuaje #ink #tattooartist

Sasha Masiuk, tattoo artist Tattooer. Traveller. St.Petersburg, Russia. Sashatattooing@gmail.com instagram.com/sashatattooing #tattoo #tatuaje #ink #SashaMasiuk #tattooartist

On this year edition, North West Walls gathers six new international artists to perform. The set-up was a success; the containers were used for installations. The street art works were displayed for The Werchter Rock Festival to admire while listening to the festival’s program. Big names in the game – Gamma Gallery, Fintan Magee, Smug , Pixel Pancho , Nychos and Lula Goce. #festival #LulaGoce #NORTHWESTWALLS2015 #FintanMagee #SHIPPINGCONTAINERS #mural #Nychos #streetart #GRAFFITI #GammaGallery #PixelPancho #Smug

Meet Romanian artist Victor Fota , the talented author of this amazing surreal art works which carry significant metaphysics and ancient mythologies influences. The composition represents a unique mixture of distorted human portraits with spheres and nature sceneries. Complex, detailed lines and various shades allude to an otherworldly space in which the unconscious may wander. #design #VictorFota #Illustration #Embarkonacyberjourney #artist

If you spot street artwork in hide-to-reach places as crossings and the side of a sinking ship, done from a paddle board be sure it’s signed artist by Sean Yoro, previously known as Hula . His hyperrealistic portraits, images of woman that emerge above the water when the stream is on time are highly influenced by the seaside scenery. His new ship-based piece Ho’i Mai, that illustrates a woman with an arm spreading up, has its influence from the tide. The translation of the mural’s title is “Come back” which implies her longing touch and the tide that veils and unveils her face and arm. #Seaside #Hula #streetartist #GRAFFITI #artist #SeanYoro

Roma Severov is a tattoo artist from Ukraine. He is a blackworker and his style is linework mixed with geometry. He has worked 7 years in a pharmaceutical university and has a bachelor degree in Physics, a master in Biophysics and is a specialist in clinical pharmacy. Roma decided to change his life and become a tattooist (and we’re glad he did!) so we decided to ask him a few questions and share his work. 1.Hello! Who are you and where you’re from? My name is Roma Severov, I’m a full-time tattoo artist from Ukraine, but now based in Warsaw (Poland). 2. How long have you been doing this? I started tattooing 2 years ago, before that I worked in the pharmaceutical university. And I started drawing 4 years ago, and try to do so every time I have some free time. 3. How would you describe your tattooing style? Maybe some botanical or animalistic geometry, I really don’t know haha. 4. Favorite tattoo artist / mentor. I have a lot of favorites, but now I’d say maybe Guy Le Tattooer. I really enjoy all those patterns. 5. Do you think it’s important , as a tattooist to do only original and unique work? For sure!!! I never made the same tattoo on different people (only on best friends or couples I can), I can do something similar but never the same! It’s always better when you know that the tattoo you have it’s only yours and no one elses. instagram.com/atramors #tattoo #tatuaje #RomaSeverov #ink #tattooartist

The Brazilian twins Os Gemeos unveiled their latest piece in New York. The mural can be found at First Ave and Second St. The massive art work features an old-school b-boy depicted in playful hues. Notorious Doze Green of the original Rock Steady Crew added on the character’s jacket his trademark character. Check it out. #mural #BBOY #streetart #GRAFFITI #nyc #osgemeos

Hannah Skyes  is the owner of Black Stabbath Tattoo shop in Sheffield, UK. She is a blackworker, her style being mostly dotwork/pointilism. When she started off she discovered russian criminal tattoos and started drawing things in that fashion. Hannah didn’t feel like that specific style was giving her enough room for details so she moved into woodcut and soon after that she discovered dotworking thanks to Guy Le Tattooer , as he was tattooing her arm. (and later on, most of her body). She stated that dotwork forced her to learn patience, as she does it dot by dot, concentrating on each individual dot and where to put it and why. Her designs are awesome, no matter the style she tattoos them in, so check out her work below. #tattoo #blackstabbath #HannahSkyes #ink #tattooartist #hannahsnowdan

The French street artist, Combo reacts to the erase of his artwork with another impish mural. When he noticed the man painting over his original piece, the artist took a picture of him and transformed it into an ingenious street art work. The pictures encase the part with Donald Duck’s three nephews – Huey, Dewey and Louie to remain the same. The erased side featured an unfinished phrase that Combo usually asks his Facebook followers to end, and the most popular response is drawn onto the piece. The use of pop culture icons like Duck family in his art work showcases different meanings from the original creators’ ideas. #mural #ThisiswhatIcallanicecomeback #streetartist #streetart #GRAFFITI #combo

I saw Not Bob ‘s work at the Cluj-Napoca Tattoo Expo this summer where he won 3 prizes: Best of Color I, Best of Day II and Best of Realistic III. His art is pretty much colorful and amazing and although we didn’t get a chance to talk there I thought I’d ask him a few questions via facebook and get to know him a little better because he’s definitely one tattoo artist to keep your eye on. Here’s the interview and a few photos of his work that he shared with us. 1. Hello! Who are you and where you’re from? Hey! I’m Not Bob . I’m from Bucharest, Romania. 2. Where are you tattooing at the moment? At the moment I’m doing my thing at home. Been here and there, but now im working on my own and started doing guest-spots everywhere i can. 3. How long have you been doing this? I think it’s somewhere around 7-8 years now. I don’t really remember the exact moment in life when this chose me. 4. How did you end up being a tattooist? Guess I just did. I liked seeing tattoos on people since i can remember. From that to here it was only finding out what i really am or should be. 5. Preferred style to tattoo / How would you describe your tattooing style? I just mix and juggle whatever i feel comfortable with. I can’t label it. 6. Favorite tattoo artist/mentor. The one guy I always thanked and always felt like my own is Alex Petcu . The talks we had got my thoughts in sync and gave me the right mindset with which i tackled tattooing. Favorite artist? None, I guess. I just like good work, no matter the style. And for every “good artist” there is, there are 100 more that do better work. Picking one is awful. 7. What kind / brand of machine do you use? I’m currently sponsored by VANITY . I’ve been using this for a couple of months. Get yours now !!! Don’t imagine i get a share of the sales or whatever, I just honestly recommend it. 8. What’s the best tattoo aftercare in your opinion? By far it’s Dr. Pickles. Too bad that’s not really the easiest aftercare you can get your hands on here. 9. Why do you think tattoos have started to be such a big trend nowadays, opposed to the stigma they have gotten back in the day? Well, some do it for the “dirty looks” but some, a very few, do it for the art itself. It became somewhat of a dream job because of the money it’s thought it brings. The industry grew a lot and there are new tattooers popping out every day, some of which you may considered “different” from the rest, but still you see the same “angel/pocket watch” sleeve rip-offs. It’s a subject i can rant on about for hours. Let’s keep it simple. People want them, so they get them. 10. Do you think it’s important to have a background in art before you start tattooing? I just think you have to come with a certain set of skills. Not all that have a degree can do killer work. 11. Do you think it’s important, as a tattooist to do only original and unique work? I think it is and when you see people biting on you, you know you are doing it right. That’s how you play it good. Of course it takes time, but little by little you’re getting there and people start asking for the stuff you do more often. You build trust and that how you get your client base. Always STAY READY ! 12. How has being a tattooist change your life? Uhhhm…i just got the chance to travel more than some get to and met people along the way, both cool and crappy. Nothing special, no yachts, no bmws, no expensive shit. It’s not like the discovery channel, that’s for sure. It’s just a way of living for me. I’ve never done anything else so… nothing changed, really. Not Bob’s  Facebook  & Instagram #tattoo #notbob #tatuaje #ink #tattooartist