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4 Jun

Min Yu is the tattoo artist turning sound into

Min Yu is the tattoo artist turning sound into
Tattoos from artist Min Yu12 Images Most tattoos begin as a sketch. Min Yu’s start with a sound. The tattoo artist transposes audio into tattoos, whether it’s a voicenote recording, an ambient track, or a song you once fell asleep to. Drawing on a background in fine art, classical music and audio implementation, Yu’s work brings a layer of intention and meaning into an industry often criticised for throwaway design choices. “The process relies heavily on trust, connection and participation,” Yu explains. Though her own music often inspires flash or custom designs, client audio guides much of the work. Once a recording is received, she creates a visual video using an audio frequency analyser and custom code, meaning the sound frequencies directly...
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3 Mar

Contained in the toxic tattoo industry: from Nazi symbols

Contained in the toxic tattoo industry: from Nazi symbols
TW: Sexual assault and accounts of racism Not for the primary time, the tattoo industry is being forced to reflect on behaviours which have gone unchecked for a lot too long. While some artists have come together to design cover-ups for transgender Harry Potter fans or raise money for top surgery, 2020 has similarly seen accusations of sexual assault, racism, and misogyny levelled at artists within the industry.  Back in 2018, the tattoo industry faced a #MeToo movement following dozens of accusations of sexual misconduct made against Detroit-based tattoo artist Alex Boyko. Jezebel make clear the shortage of regulation within the tattoo industry and the sexual assault and misogynistic behaviour that artists had been left to get away with. This 12 months, with...
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26 Aug

Olympic rings tattoo: how a body art craze was

Olympic rings tattoo: how a body art craze was
Olympic Rings Tattoos30 Images Decorating flexed biceps, taut forearms and sweaty napes of the neck, the Olympic rings tattoo is a ubiquitous sight among the many athletes who've competed on this planet’s most prestigious sporting event. The symbolic ink has turn into almost an initiation rite for many who earn the title of Olympians and today you see them all over the place across the Olympic village. But why achieve this many athletes have them and the way did it first start? It was American former competition swimmer and two-time Olympic champion, Christopher Jacobs, who's credited with starting the tattoo trend greater than 30 years ago, after the 1988 Seoul Olympics. After noticing that a handful of Canadian swimmers had small tattoos...
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