[vimeo clip_id=”67671710″ width=”680″ height=””] Through the lens of a black and white video that mirrors the visceral figurative style of Jun Cha, filmmaker Santiago Arbelaez followed the LA-based artist during his 14-day pop-up tattoo studio in Paris. Expanding Cha’s ongoing investigation to fuse classical inspirations within the modern medium of tattooing, the artist challenges traditional concepts of the creative process and continues the dialogue between art history and fine line Black and Grey which has been a constant evolving theme in his work. juncha.net #JunCha #tattooartist

His style is mostly realism, like portraits, pin-ups, wild life, etc but enjoys doing tribal, biomechanical and fantasy stuff. He designs each piece in acording to the placement and concept and he loves a well composed, multi-arranged sleeve or backpiece. (“I’m a big lover of huge multi sessions with large size images, mostly black and white. I guess my customers don’t share this opinion. They hate me after 5-6 hours of continuous work.”) 172 Ave B, #1B New York, New York 10009 Phone +1 646-454-9977 Website http://www.caesartattoo.com Text: Patricia Pitner #caesartattoo #tattooartist

Tattoos by Marius Tattoos by Valerian Contact InformationMobile Phones0740 514 646AddressCtin Brancusi nr 114, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaWebsite http://www.BAStattoo.ro Tattoos by Marius Tattoos by Valerian Contact InformationMobile Phones0740 514 646AddressPIATA MUZEULUI str.C-TIN DAICOVICIU nr.3 (vizavi de muzeul de istorie) Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaWebsite http://www.BAStattoo.ro #basstattoo #tattooartist #TATTOOSALON

Started to venture in the tattoo world around year 2000 and works profesionally since 2003. He started to develop his own style, and is now working in mostly black&grey realism and oriental compositions. He is a fan of large designs as he stated that: ” I’m searching for a visually striking works and I try to develop it in large pieces so I can take advantage of the anatomy of the person to generate higher volumes in my compositions.” Javier Obregon, Buenos Aires, Argentina https://www.facebook.com/javier.j.obregon http://www.javiertattoo.com.ar/ Text: Patricia Pitner #JAVIEROBREGON #tattooartist

Experimental and slightly mental. The D*Face spray paint skateboard interface. What better way to paint the pool then letting everyone get involved? With high-tech remotely controlled spray can apparatus mounted to the underside of skateboards…every line a skater took became the paint job of the pool. [youlist vid=”ScW5kWzSaSI”] #DFace #grafitti #skateboard

Robert Hernandez is a legendary and absolutely amazing tattoo artist. When it comes to horror imagery few cand hold a candle to him. He works in mostly black&grey and has a natural talent to bring life to his pieces as he once stated: ” I like to play with different tones and textures. I also enjoy distorting portraits or any other type of image. I try to create things that look as alive as possible no matter how far fetched the subject may appear.” Tel.+34 91 548 87 66 Facebook Page www.rhernandeztattoos.com Text: Patricia Pitner

“How will your tattoos look when you’re old?!” Pretty fucking bad ass apparently. #oldtattoos

Fábio Carneiro began to draw at 12 and despite his young age, he has remarkable artistic maturity. It is in Porto, Portugal he made his first feature and what features! #fabiocarneiro #streetart

Fun Site-Specific Wheatpastes on the Streets of France by Lavalet See more over on his  blog #levalet #streetart

He loves pushing artistic boundaries, as he started as a musician, and only 5 years ago entered the tattooing world, creating timestamps for people who want a permanent reminder of their memories and experiences. He works in mostly black or red, as he designs very minimalistic designs, using bold lines, symbols and sometimes dotwork. MATT MATIK San Francisco,  California 2Spirit Tattoo Facebook Page Phone: 415.701.TATU (8288) Email:  info@2spirittattoo.com Text: Patricia Pitner #MATTMATIK #tattooartist

Marta Lipinski is a Ukrainian tattoo artist based in Leipzig, Germany and works at Dead Romanoff Tattoos. Her styles is very delicate – sketchy portraits, animals and flowers consisting of fine lines and decorated with coolorful brush strokes – mostly red and blue. Her first contact with the tattooing world was when she got her first tattoo done, becoming interested in this world after that. MARTA LIPINSKI Sachsen, Germany deadromanofftattoos.de Marta Lipinski Facebook Email: deadromanofftattoos@gmx.de #MARTALIPINSKI #tattooartist #watercolor

As a kid he was obsessed with fonts, and letters in general being as he has a strong background in graffitti, calligraphy is one of his favorite things to tattoo. Although you can see that the majority of his work are colorful, realistic pieces, with a traditional twist. KID KROS Split, Croatia Kid Kros Facebook Instagram  @kidkros Text: Patricia Pitner #KIDKROS #tattooartist