As we continue to watch the metaverse take shape before our eyes, more artists and organizations are figuring out exactly what that means for their work. Whether it’s a luxury brand looking to feature up-and-coming web3 artists or traditional artists looking to digitize their work, the mainstream leap to web3 continues to build. One of the world’s oldest art forms, tattooing, is hardly being left …
Some of the most moving artworks throughout history confound the mind, and the same is true of tattoos. Eden Kozokaro—best known as Kozo—is a surrealist tattoo maker who has taken to creating his meticulously detailed work on the canvas that is the human body since he was 17 years old. Now, seven years later, Kozo comes to NYC by way of Israel, where he learned …
Tim Steiner, a 40-year-old former tattoo parlor manager, lent his back to artist Wim Delvoye. The ensuing work, tattooed over two years, has been sold to a German collector—who will have Steiner skinned after his death. The work, titled “TIM,” sold for 150,000 euros. This isn’t a new concept, and draws origins from Japan. And while nobody is questing the artistry of Delvoye or tattoo …
