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Tattoos, Body Art

Tattoos are wonderful creations and play[ed] an important role in the richness of cultures around the world. Ancient tribes use tattoos to symbolize the status and or accomplishments that the person has gained. Today tattoos are deeply s [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Creating body art with live audience

Pepa Heller can't lay fame to tattooing anyone quite as big as "Michael Jackson" but, here at home, he did etch the Olympic rings and silver fern on to Olympic athlete Moss Burmester's chest in 2004. The owner of Bohemi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Tattoos become new 'body' of literature

Wherever Tess Adamski goes, Jack Kerouac has her back. Two years ago, the Toronto woman had the closing lines of On the Road tattooed across her spine, along with a portrait of the iconoclastic author whose seminal novel changed her life [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Body of work: do piercings and tattoos matter in the office?

Piercings and tattoos are more common than ever and this is proving to be a challenge for some employers. Body art might be more acceptable out of the workplace, but for many companies, it creates issues when the person is out meeting cl [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Body art begone: Kelly Osbourne to remove tattoos

Reality TV star, Kelly Osbourne, is planning to undergo laser surgery to have her tattoos removed, media reports say. We’re not sure if another well-inked reality TV star, Kat Von D, would concur with the decision, but Osbourne has [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Special FX creature scoops top prize at Body Art Awards

There was no shortage of fantastical creatures on show at last night's New Zealand Body Art Awards. From man-eating monsters to nymph-like dancers, the stage of Takapuna's Bruce Mason Theatre became - for short while - a place wh [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

The Body Inside And Out, The National Gallery of Art

Science is concerned with facts; art is concerned with expression. But both seek truth. The National Gallery's "The Body Inside And Out: Anatomical Literature and Art Theory" highlights an area where the two converged on fe [...]

Posted On : Sep, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Turkish politics embraces body art

Politics may go more than skin deep in Turkey, where an increasing number of people are choosing to permanently ink allegiances into their flesh. According to tattoo artists, there has been a rise in the number of people demanding visibl [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Body of work: exhibition celebrates art of tattooist

The Family Business tattoo shop in Exmouth Market in Islington, opened by Mo Coppeletta in 2003, is the place to go if you want an Oriental image across your abs, a fire-breathing dragon down your back or a couple of dancing skeletons on [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

TATTOOS: THE INCREDIBLE RISE OF INDELIBLE BODY ART

The Daily Star explores the world of body art and explores a day in the life of some of Britain’s most high-profile tattoo artists to uncover the latest trends.While many of us could never have the pain threshold required for a tat [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Alexandra Burke - Burke's Body Art Vow

British singer ALEXANDRA BURKE is planning to celebrate topping the U.K. singles chart with two new tattoos. The 22 year old, who won Simon Cowell's talent show The X Factor in 2008, bagged the number one slot on Sunday (12Sep10 [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Body art

According to Rob Laqui, he’s pretty easy to spot. In MOMIX’s Botanica, amid the vast imagery created by the cast, you’ll know it when you see him onstage. And it’s not because he has an inflated sense of ego. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Former Wildwood policeman brings body art to Wildwood

Mike Siderio wanted to bring body art to Wildwood since becoming involved in the world of tattoos 27 years ago. After a year of planning, Siderio and Tony Olivas, his friend and fellow tattoo artist from Atlanta, created the Wildwood T [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Body art success for Norfolk woman

Children know her as the felt-hatted, pointy-eared elf who paints butterflies and bats on their faces at a Norfolk adventure park. But Cat Finlayson is also a renowned body artist whose stunning work on the bigger canvasses of whole tors [...]