Tatoo Art

I came across this cool Tatoo art website...here are some of my favorites...(Click on photos to enlarge)

Secret Sidewalk The Gallery Exhibition

Edgar G Hoill featured photographer 38 Times Japan

We are proud to promote Japan's 38 Times Magazine. This is all things LA from Culture, food to art, sports and beyond if you are local in Japan and want to find out what the best of LA has on offer this is THE Magazine.

Secret Sidewalk Stocking OSOK

This Image just in from Eddie Reyes of Secret Sidewalk Tattoo/ Gallery. Eddie has had great success with the sales of OSOK in his gallery so we thank Eddie and all the Nor Cal local for showing their support. Secret Sidewalk will have up to date stock of OSOK so be sure to check back for new additions.

Tracy Studio

(209) 879-9411

49 W. 10 Street Tracy CA

N$P get OSOK up and almost ready to run

For all those in the land downunder N$P has got your back for all your OSOK needs. N$P will be carrying our full line in 2011. As you can see from the image they have announced it on their web page and are in preparations now to having that all shipped to the shores of Oz. Stay tuned.

2nd Floor Art Show

2nd Floor hosted a gallery on Friday night that hosted some of the biggest names in the So Cal arts & Tattoo scene. Here are some images from the event. Live body painting by Big Chuy. Thanks to the guys from the 2nd Floor they are great hosts and we look forward to spending more time there over summer.

Secret Sidewalk now stocking OSOK Clothing

Eddie Reyes of Secret Sidewalk is now stocking OSOK Clothing. Secret Sidewalk features two tattoo studios in the Bay Area: one in Hayward and the other in Tracy. Since many tattoo artists are also painters, illustrators and photographers we have opened up a gallery to showcase their diverse talents in our Tracy studio.
Hayward Studio (510) 583-1831
Tracy Studio (209) 879-9411
Tracy Art Gallery Hours: 1pm - 7pm

2nd Floor Exhibition

Come tonight to see some of LA's most impresive artists in at the 2nd Floor in Huntington Beach

OSOK Launch Party

LA Art Walk

Last Night was the LA Art Walk in Downtown LA so the OSOK Crew hit the streets to promote the up and coming Clothing launch at the Smoking Mirrors Gallery on Feb 5th.

Edgar G Hoill Exhibition at Gaslight Tattoo and Art Gallery

It is official. Friday Nov. 26th. Gaslight Tattoo and Art Gallery will play host to famed Photographer Edgar G Hoill. Located in the Montrose area the gallery will also feature: The Black and Grey Tattoo Book and OSOK Clothing Line Release.

Doors 6pm

1416 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77006-2617, United States
(713) 524-3535

Erika Sports Some Amazing Art and Design

Erika is the first person, in over two years of inkspotting, who asked, jokingly, "Were you stalking me?"

News to my readers: I don't stalk people. I may have followed someone a block or two until I've caught up with them, but following someone longer just seems creepy, and I will bail out on a tattoo if I can't catch up to someone.

But what I told Erika in Penn Station made her laugh.

"I was about to approach someone else about their tattoo," I confessed, "but you walked by and yours was much better."

She appreciated my honesty and showed me the tattoo that had so intrigued me:




















She found this artwork online from an artist named Tim Biedron. She was drawn to this piece because it "looked different and deranged". The detail is phenomenal as well. It reminds me a bit of Picasso's iconic mural Guernica. I believe it is based on his 2003 piece "Catch and the Click Beetle":


This tattoo is on her right shoulder and on her left bicep she has this amazing tattoo:


It's based on a work by Shepard Fairey, an artist and graphic designer who is most famous for designing the Obama "HOPE" campaign poster. I believe this is the original source material, part of Fairey's retired "Stencil Collage" collection:


Both tattoos were inked by John Torres in Yonkers.

Thanks to Erika for sharing her amazing tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!