In the late 70s, Ridley Scott collaborated with Swiss artist H.R. Giger to design the creatures in his internationally acclaimed sci-fi horror film, “Alien.” Giger’s art became so popular that it inspired generations of artists, and impacted a surrealistic style of tattoo art. Fusing machines with living organisms, biomechanical tattoos have developed over the decades, […]
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Biomechanical Tattoos by Stepan Negur
The tattoo shown above is a magnificent composition of biomechanical art. Just like tattooer Mike Cole who is inspired by the late H. R. Giger (known for artistic creations of human-machine hybrids), Stepan Negur is also inspired by Giger’s work as you can see in some of these tattoos. Negur’s signature style includes the use […]
Biomechanical Tattoos
Biomechanical art became popular in the late 70s by H.R. Giger, whose darkly surreal visuals of humans fused with machines, has been influencing artists throughout four decades. An example is tattooer Mike Cole who has developed his own colorful style with human organs and tissues replaced with mechanical parts and cosmic elements. It is difficult […]
2024 Tahoe Tattoo Show
Any event on the weekend of April 19 to 21, 2024, will inevitably be impacted by Germany’s “Gods of Ink” mega convention. However, we find ourselves in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, a national treasure known for its snow-covered mountain peaks and emerald-hued water. The mere presence of tattoo artists nearby enhances the allure of the voyage. […]
Inside the 27th Berlin Tattoo Convention
The Berlin Tattoo Convention is known as the oldest tattoo convention in Europe. It isn’t about being the most popular—although 27 years of their existence has its obvious merit, it doesn’t require forced promotion—the event is best known for having character and being one of the more alternative venues out there. With such a diversity […]
No Gods: Julian Siebert Interview x HR Giger Museum
Already known for biomechanical tattoos, German artist Julian Siebert came to impress at the 27th Berlin Tattoo Convention with a double “Baphomet” back piece, influenced from HR Giger’s “Necronomicon.” He did not produce a remake, but inspired and created his own original work; a challenging tattoo cover-up that took him 24 hours to ink during […]
9 Tattoo Artists Who Have Also Made a Career as Painters
Fine art and tattooing go hand in hand. Both utilize the same skills, such as a talent for drawing and an eye for color. So, it’s no surprise that many prominent tattooers also make time for a second type of artistic practice. And sometimes, their paintings outshine their career in ink. For tattoo artists, painting […]
13 Best Tattoo Artists of 2015—Editor’s Picks
No excuses! It is challenging to compile a list of favorite tattooers of the year, but it is going to be done. Our magazine featured a more diverse selection of tattoos in 2015—from biomechanical to photorealistic and minimalistic art. (A lot was done in black ink.) Illusion also published additional works on Google+ and tsū […]
Tattoos by Brazilian Artist Led Coult
With already a decade of tattoo experience, Led Coult has been working locally in Brazil and doing guest spots in France, Germany and Sweden. He is best known for his photorealistic animal tattoos—one to highlight is the vicious tiger (see within post) which is literally coming out of his client’s arm. The artist loves to […]
10 Disturbing Artistic Creations
Normally, if we’re in one of those masochistic moods where we want to feel the cold fingers of terror, we naturally turn to cinema or literature. Settling down to watch “The Shining” for the seventeenth time, or jumping into some Lovecraft can usually scratch that particular (and peculiar) itch. Rarely do we turn to visual […]