Lars Krutak is an anthropologist, writer and photographer, known for his work on indigenous tattooing communities around the...
We asked Desi tattoo collectors: What’s it like to be heavily tattooed in our society?
Getting heavily tattooed in India is a burgeoning phenomenon, but still relatively very new. People, in general, are...
Chinese tattoo master, Dong Dong C and the difficult art of mastering simplicity
NOTE: This interview was originally published in the latest 2018 issue of Nepal Inked Magazine. To read the...
How getting my first tattoo exploded my mindverse
It was the month of August in 2014 when I got my first tattoo. I don’t have a...
Stan Lee – My Unwitting Hero
I was just going about my evening workout, as I realised that I wasn’t as up to it...
Tattoo Cultr talks to Raph Cemo: Interpreting tattoos and art beyond language
“I don’t know… I got my first tattoo when I was thirteen! Then, uh, I was hanging around...
Guido Schmitz and the art of telling tales through trash art tattoos
Hailing from the land of trash polka, Guido Schmitz isn’t another run-of-the-mill tattoo artist looking to earn just...
Can we please look beyond sick wolves and roaring lions for our spirited animal tattoos?
I recently came across this gem of a photoshopped picture on my Facebook feed, a couple of days...
It’s Teachers’ Day, and is training in tattoo schools earned or just paid for?
On this Teachers Day, it is so interesting to look at how the idea of teaching has evolved...
Putting the RAD in Traditional: Timeless tattoos ought to be classified as hallucinogens
Stemming from the school of Japanese traditional tattooing, Nepali and Indian traditional tattooing have excelled in the recent...
Oh, nothing much. Just the finest collection of tattoos done in India in 2018
Disclaimer: the tattoos curated in this collection are not ranked in any manner. They are randomly placed one...
Doesn’t conform & doesn’t need to ‘fit in’: Meet India’s most ergonomic tattoo artist
ergonomic: (loosely translates to) efficient in their working environment India is bustling with young tattooing talent all over, with...
Calling out the BS that is ‘Ink Master’, your favourite tattoo reality show
America’s Spike TV’s massively famous reality TV show, ‘Ink Master’ has completed 10 seasons so far, and is...
Travelling across India, I’ve realised it’s not just ink on our hands, it’s our language
Tattooing is not only one of the most ancient art forms, but also among the first forms of...
Meet Nithu RS: India’s first trans tattoo artist conquering stereotypes like a QUEEN
People with tattoos are known to have a strong sense of identity and the ink they wear becomes...
Judging a book by its cover should get pierced in public: A piercer’s plea
What are piercings, tattoos or body modifications? As an act and art, what are they? Does a tattoo...
Why should I even get tattooed by artists who have no tattoos themselves?
First of all, before I get to the point of why I want to raise this question, let’s...
Breaking down a collaboration tattoo with Fabrice Koch & Rishabh Narang
Tattoos are always inherently a collaboration. A coming together of the canvas and the artist to create something...
#TrueTattooChallenge: Artists and collectors show the world what REAL TATTOOS look like
There is absolutely no doubt that social media and its ever-expanding reach has changed the entire spectrum of...
What’s it like at a tattoo convention? Reminded me of the good ol’ rock fest days…
The first two editions of the Heartwork Tattoo Festival came and went – and I missed them both!...
Pune Tattoo Festival 2017: BIGGEST INDIAN TATTOO CONVENTION EVER
It’s been almost two weeks since we experienced the second edition of Pune Tattoo Festival in Raga Lawns, Pune,...
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