Ecology tattoo

Italian artist Michele Volpi tattoos highly detailed conceptual pieces using black ink and the negative space of his clients’ skin. With a surrealist style and a monochromatic palette, Volpi inks diagrams of insects, plants, and human anatomy that resemble vintage illustrations borrowed from science textbooks. With precise lines and controlled dotwork, each tattoo looks as if it were printed rather than done by hand. Born in Sant’Elpidio a Mare, Italy in 1991, Volpi tells Colossal that he…

"I have been fascinated by the biological world for as long I can remember," writes Clare D'Alberto, a graduate student in zoology at Melbourne University, "so when I decided to get a tattoo it seemed logical that I look within my field for inspiration.

Michele Volpi ⋆ tattoo artist on Instagram: ““Chestnut botanical study” Thank you so much Martina! (from the 2nd day at @hardtimestattoo) -”

One might learn something from staring at the tattoos of Italian artist Michele Volpi (previously). The composition, detailed dot work, and precise lines of his tattoos transcend both ink-infused skin and science textbooks. The Bologna-based tattoo artist relishes in scientific books—from Frank Netter’s painterly medical illustrations to the exquisitely rendered biological specimens and marine lifeContinue reading "Science-Inspired Ink by Michele Volpi Blurs the Line Between Tattoo and…

Out of Step Books Publishing on Instagram: “Check out this rad #mitosis #cell splitting #tattoo by @evedoestattoos at @black_iris_tattoo! Super cool piece and perfect for all of you #biology and science nerds! Viva la Creativity! ”

Artist Pony Reinhardt of Portland-based Tenderfoot Studio (previously) produces wildly creative tattoos which she describes as a “cosmic cataclysm of the Ghastly Phantastic.” Images of the natural world mingle with stars and elements of sacred geometry in a style reminiscent of old etchings and woodblock prints. Reinhardt has also exhibited fine art at the SmithsonianContinue reading "A Collision of Flora, Fauna, and the Cosmic in Tattoos by Pony Reinhardt"