As a representative of traditional Chinese paintings, ink painting began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song and Yuan dynasties. It is a form of painting formed by mixing water and ink. The unique artistic conception shown by ink paintings can also be fully expressed o

Ink painting, as a representative of traditional Chinese painting, was said to have started in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It is a form of painting formed by mixing water and ink.

Spread ink and wash painting on rice paper, the refreshing artistic effect of is incomparable.

. The unique artistic conception shown in ink paintings can also be fully expressed on human silky skin. This special artistic method is "ink" tattoo .

"Editor, have you written a wrong word again? It's a tattoo, not a tattoo ."

NO NO NO. In fact, the correct name should be "tattoo", also commonly known as tattoo, also known as Nirvana in ancient texts. It has been more of a cultural history to this day, and now it is more of a method of expression of one's personality.

Looking back at my time when I was still in school, I was a good baby (and now!) I always thought that tattoos were a sign of "gangsters" and something that only rebellious and unbearable people would do (this stupid and fearful traditional idea). However, now that society is so open and my mind is becoming more mature, my views on this kind of thing gradually fade away, just like my parents who did not agree to dye my hair back then, and I refused to dye it by them. As a result, when I grew up, I dyed my hair in order to pursue beauty and personality.

"Ink and Wash Painting Tattoo" undoubtedly has a strong Chinese style, but when it comes to Chinese style tattoos, some people still stay in the impression of large lotus, big peony, or the green dragon on the left and white tiger on the right, or tattooed with simple Chinese characters, etc. The artistic beauty is relatively low and it looks a bit old-fashioned.

Therefore, for tattoo enthusiasts, they prefer to choose foreign styles, such as Old School, New School, black and white realistic style, Japanese traditional style, etc.

But in fact, the "ink tattoo" in the Chinese style tattoo has far exceeded the stereotypes in your mind. It not only conforms to the current aesthetics, but also fully integrates the traditional Chinese ink painting style. Now let’s introduce the works of several ink tattoo artists in Ins, so that everyone can open their eyes!

NADI

Nadi is a beautiful tattoo artist from South Korea. She now works with her fellow companions at the Moon Blue Ink tattoo shop in Seoul. She is occasionally invited to serve as a guest tattoo artist at a tattoo shop in Hong Kong.

tattoo artist Nadi

Take a photo with other colleagues in the store

Tattoo works have a wide range of themes, from small flowers and birds to landscapes, etc., and there are even religious elements, house landscape layouts, etc., and almost all are written in the style and techniques of ink painting.

Every time, Nadi and his friends will regularly update the tattoo materials, or make temporary massages according to the customer's description. The tattooing technique is like a freely controlled brush. There is no need to make drafts, and it is a "masterpiece" in minutes.

Her tattoo works give people the visual feeling of " pen sketch drawing ", adding a style similar to Chinese ink painting, and the personal style resolution is very high.

"Ink is color", in "Ink Tattoo ", multi-layered color is displayed by scheduling for the black thickness of , which seems to have the effect of "Ink is divided into five colors", which is the same as Chinese ink painting.

Occasionally, low-key color ink is mixed with black ink (the ink here does not refer to real ink), which improves the agility in the pattern.

Nadi's tattoo generally uses elements such as dots and dyeing ink paintings, deliberately drooping ink drops and lines to create. In addition, the abstract painting method of one's own style makes the colors of personal personality have a strong ink rhyme.

Leon Lam Hien

Hong Kong-based French tattoo artist Leon Lam Hien works in his own studio and only accepts appointments for tattoos.

His ink and wash tattoos are mostly displayed in the form of splashing ink, treating human skin as a treasure land for ink, and tattoos are like ink and are naturally splashed out with aura of unrestrained momentum.

Nature is his creative inspiration.

His creative materials do not have a fixed template, they are completely free to play, which is the essence of the ink-splashing painting method. Usually, he often goes out to walk on the scenery and applies the scenery around him or the texture of things in the tattoo creation.

from his works, which is to release oneself casually, simple lines and ink splashing techniques, presenting distinctive personal characteristics with a new style of ink painting with a modern effect.

Lee Stewart

Estonia tattoo artist Lee Stewart, influenced by the style of Berlin street graffiti and East Asian ink painting, has created minimalist ink tattoos. Most of the works are created with brush strokes. Compared with the first two ins main, it is not like their thick ink and rich colors. Lee Stewart's tattoo style is simple but unique.

Lee Stewart's tattoo focuses on using the small splash of "ink" to the gradient from dark to light in color to create abstract "ink works".

Although it seems simple, the ink and wash tattoo is not a real ink painting after all, and it cannot be composed of one stroke. The exquisite and subtle design in it is unquestionable.

In addition to ensuring the random abstract beauty of the tattoo, she also pays attention to the complement of tattoos and body movements, and creates the most exclusive tattoo that suits the tattooed person based on the structure and curves of the body and hands.

Chen Jie

Why are Chinese style ink and wash tattoos all foreign masters, aren't there Chinese? Generally, the highlights are put in the last one, of course our Chinese tattoo master is indispensable - Chen Jie .

Chen Jie and tattoo artist Josh Lin

An authentic Beijing girl born in the 1980s, but she has the willfulness and freedom of the post-90s. Since 2005, she has been engaged in tattooing. At first, she knew nothing and is now favored by Chinese and foreign tattoo enthusiasts, just because of her "ink tattoo" that shines inspiration.

Her tattoo works are lively and elegant, with no trace of "brush", making people unable to see that they are tattoos at all, but they are like they were drawn with real brushes, and they are not messy, giving people a very comfortable and durable feeling.

Her tattoo is considered a real Chinese style tattoo, such as birds, horses, carp, flowers and other plants and animals, there is a strong Chinese style. Even the big flower tattoos that are thought to be too low can be portrayed vividly and modernly in her writing.

"Look at how beautiful our Chinese paintings are, the rendering effect of ink painting on rice paper, so I wanted to try to make ink painting tattoos."

When European, American and Japanese tattoo culture became popular, Chen Jie's Chinese ink paintings jumped out, allowing people in the world to feel the charm of Chinese ink paintings even on a tattoo.

Her ink tattoo can express the characteristics of images that are similar and non-image, and is an incomparable image.

has the splashing and atmosphericity of ink, and also has vivid stylings. The patterns appear on the skin, just like a real ink painting.

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