Tattoo artist Jun Cha created a series of oil paintings in honor of some of the forefathers and pioneers of his career. The tribute contains portraits of tattoo legends Baby Ray, Mister Cartoon, Jose Lopez, Brian Everett and Jack Rudy.
Continue reading to see all of the portraits and some of Jun’s incredible tattoo work. I also included a video profile on Jun done by Syndicated.
Here’s a great piece from Upper Playground’s “The Run Up Series” featuring Mister Cartoon. Cartoon spits knowledge that can be applied to the art of tattooing and life in general.
Rihanna discusses how many tattoos she has and explains the meaning behind her newest piece.
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Tribal Gear catches up with tattoo artist Carlos Torres for a tattoo session with Bobby Ruiz. Carlos talks about his oil paintings and what art means to him.
Via: tribalgear.com
Estevan Oriol discusses what influences him, how tattoos have changed his life and more.
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Tribal Gear kicks it with Carey Hart while he visits Franco Vescovi for a Day of the Dead themed tattoo portrait of his wife Pink.
In the video Carey discusses whats going on in his life while Franco tells us about his new tattoo machine scheduled to come out this month and discusses the Day of the Dead style.
Via: tribalgear.com
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CNN en Español interview with Estevan Oriol for LA WOMAN.
Via: hypebeast // estevanoriol
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Tribal Gear sits down with tattoo artist Alex Garcia for an interview as he shares some thoughts on his life and his work.
Via: tribalgear.com
Related Post: The Paintings of Alex Garcia
Rihanna and glimpses of her ink for the the January issue of GQ magazine. Photographed by Michael Thompson.
More photos from the spread after the jump.
