Dragon Tattoo Designs

Dragons used to be part of life in many cultures. In Chinese culture, people worship dragon for rain and better weather for good harvest. An Emperor has great power as he’s considered as the incarnation of dragon. In Japanese culture the dragon is also a symbol of supernatural powers. That’s why dragon tattoo is loved by most of oriental people. For them, dragon represents strength, courage, wisdom, protector of their loved ones.
In Western cultures, dragons tend to be portrayed as embodiments of evil that destroy villages and guard hoards of treasure. In modern fantasy literature, dragons are often depicted as friends of man and as highly intelligent and noble creatures.
Due to its symbolic meanings, dragon tattoo is mostly inked on backs, side, arms. It’s also seen on legs, feet and hands.

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Fine lines and dots Tattoos by Bicem Sinik

Fine line and dots Tattoos  by Bicem Sinik 1Fine line and dots Tattoos  by Bicem Sinik

One can’t help but be reminded of Dr. Woo’s style, when viewing these tattoos by Bicem Sinik. Similar to Woo, the Istanbul, Turkey-based artist infuses geometric shapes into her works and her monochromatic fine lines stand out for their minimalistic quality. While geometric animals seems to be her forte, we can’t help but notice the subtle use of black dots she adds to each of her pieces. It gives her works more depth, barely noticeable shading that brings out a three-dimensional feel. Lately, these types of elegant tattoos have become all the rage, despite the fact that they don’t last very long. As Marie Terry of Tattoo Artist London states, “With the rise of dotwork and linework, these discreet tattoos have become a kind of fashion, in spite of their potential short life as healing and time would make them less visible.” Read more Fine lines and dots Tattoos by Bicem Sinik

Pietro Sedda’s Twisted Tattoos

Pietro Sedda’s Twisted Tattoos

Italian tattoo artist Pietro Sedda brings a strange new perspective to portrait tattoos by smearing the faces of his subjects across his human canvas. The result has a psychological element to it, and because of the realistic nature of the tattoos, a surrealist effect is created. The technique gives his portraits an inhuman appeal. The act of morphing the faces seems to bring out the personality of the characters. Suddenly, a facial expression that ordinarily would have been viewed as friendly and engaging becomes threatening or disturbing. Sedda’s portrait tattoos have a darker element than those of other artists’, because it is not only the subject’s facial expressions that give meaning to the design; the simple act of warping the faces creates a secondary level of symbolism. Read more Pietro Sedda’s Twisted Tattoos

Abstract and Surrealist Tattoo Art by Marcin Surowiec

Abstract and Surrealist Tattoo Art by Marcin Surowiec

Marcin Surowiec’s tattoo designs are the kind of art that you would expect to find on an album cover for an electronic musician, but it looks fantastic as tattoo designs simply because it is so different from the run-of-the-mill tattoo designs that predominate tattoo culture. Read more Abstract and Surrealist Tattoo Art by Marcin Surowiec