Author Archives: Tattoos

Part two of VBS TV’s “Tattoo Age” with Troy Denning was released yesterday, check it out below

A few weeks back I was given a heads up from a friend of mine, the talented Simplesime from Fitzroy’s Tattoo Magic about Hydo74, the Orlando based designer otherwise known as Joshua M. Smith. Since then I have been following him on his blog and other social media and I am honestly blown away by the level of his productivity. Kept constantly entwined with a non-stop production of  prints, hand painted toys, apparel and some of the most inspiring fonts and type creations, Hydro74 has had his talents applied to some of the worlds most successful brands, including Nike, Adidas, Burton Snowboards and Quicksilver to name a few. Check out the video below to see his work come to life in print form at Vahalla Studios, or check out his website www.hydro74.com and have your mind blown.

Steve Cross from Melbourne’s Korpus Tattoo will be taking part in “Twitching”, a group show to be held at Rancho Notoious which will open Wednesday, September 28 at 6:00pm. Also showing alongside Steve will be Alex Louisa, Bec Winnel and Ken Taylor. Be sure to check it out and support this group of great Australian artists.

Be sure to come check out the Melbourne Tattoo & Body Art Expo next weekend (16-18 September) at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Center. For a full list of artists and vendors, check out the official page here We will be there all weekend and as usual, I will be accepting trades of liquor shots for magazines.

Nicole has uploaded the portraits she took at Chapel Tattoo on her blog, check it! http://ashotaway.blogspot.com/

Sullen Art Collective member, tattooer and graffiti writer Norm from LA’s famous AWR MSK crew, and Will Rise Studio recently opened his “Always” show at Known Gallery.  Since it’s inception, Sullen Clothing has had the support of some of the tattoo industry’s big names including Norm, Jack Rudy, Mike Devries, Nikko Hurtado, Shawn Barber, Derek Noble, Boog and Bob Tyrrell to name only a handful. With video camera in hand, Sullen TV was there to make sure we have a chance to check out the night for ourselves

After the hugely successful release of “Bloodwork: Sleeves” around 18 months ago, Adrian Lee has been working feverishly on his next book, “Bloodwork: Bodies” which is now in its printing stages. The process and time that is taken in photographing the subjects for these monster books is phenomenal, and a few months back Adrian was in the country to shoot some subjects for the project which will include work from Tattoo Magic‘s Geordie Cole and Owen Williams, as well as one of our country’s most respected tattooers, Trevor McStay. The book will also include work from a collection of the worlds  best tattooers including Grime, Shige, Tin-Tin, Mike Rubendall, Thomas Hooper and Horiyoshi III. Check out Adrian’s blog Analog Weather Report to see it all coming to life.

Dan Smith is now taking pre-orders for his book With The Light Of Truth that we featured in Issue 78 of Tattoos Downunder. Get it now!!http://www.withthelightoftruth.com/

Vice Magazines online counterpart VBS.TV have been releasing some great three part videos giving viewers a very intimate look into the lives of a handful of some of Americas most respected tattooers. The latest artist profiled, and my favorite so far is Invisible NYC owner and operator Troy Denning. Check out part 1 below