HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine visited the greatest and most profound tattoo exhibition until now, "Tatoueurs, tatoués" at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris. We also had the chance of meeting and interviewing the curators, Anne & Julien, who are...
The highly anticipated collaboration of two major festivals in Thessaloniki, Thessalonink and Street Mode was held with great success. The result was an even greater celebration of tattoo art and street culture, which was also accessible and...
On September 4th, 5th & 6th, the port of Thessaloniki and Warehouse C in particular, will be filled with numerous people that will be attending the 2nd tattoo festival, Thessalonink, and the 7th street culture festival, Street Mode Festival. On...
Xed Le Head is a pioneer of the tattoo. He is considered to be the "father" of Dotwork, and he has influenced a great number of tattooists around the globe. Xed Le Head is undoubtedly a precious part of the tattoo world, while he is beloved to many...
Realistic tattoo is beloved by people both in Greece and abroad. There are many tattoo artists who specialize in it and in its various manifestations, such as photorealism, hyperrealism and surrealism. HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine presents forty-...
The weekend of 6 and 7 June, HeartbeatInk team had the chance to be in the city of Rennes, in the French Brittany, where we participated in Rennes Tattoo Convention with our own stand.
This tattoo festival takes place for the second consecutive year...
The 9th Athens International Tattoo Convention took place last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Tae Kwon Do sports venue at Faliro, with the participation of numerous tattoo artists of the local scene, as well as tattoo artists from abroad, such as...
Back in 1932, in the June issue of Modern Mechanix, an old magazine featuring inventions, we discovered an article that many technology magazines will not even included today. One of the most detailed articles about modern -for that period- tattoo...
For many of us, our first contact with tattoos during childhood was through some cartoon heroes. HeartbeatInk team “sifted” such childhood memories and brought together heroes from our years of innocence.
Words & research by P.Z.
Popeye the...
After the completion of each new tattoo, an aftercare is required in order for it to heal properly. HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine tried the specialized Greek series Panthenols Tattoo products and spoke with the mastermind of the company, Stefanos...
HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine had the honour of meeting the truly unique Buddhist calligrapher Tashi Mannox under the Acropolis. Tashi's mantras and calligraphy have been used in numerous tattoos until today. Among many other things, he talked to us...
HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine successfully accomplished the "2nd HeartbeatInk Tattoo Contest", offering a voucher worth 200€ for a tattoo by Kostas Baronis, owner Proki Tattoo Studio. Our tattoo contest held through the official page of HeartbeatInk...
HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine was in Frankfurt for the 23rd Frankfurt Tattoo Convention and spent three wonderful days full of tattoos, tattooing and plenty of unique and honourable moments.
The festival took place on Friday the 20th, Saturday the...
HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine was in Paris for the Le Mondial du Tatouage, which is admittedly a true celebration of the art of tattoo. We visited the spacious and beautiful La Grande Halle de la Villette on the 6th, 7th and 8th of March from noon to...
The Frankfurt Tattoo Convention is undoubtedly one of the oldest tattoo conventions in Europe. HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine spoke with Tommy Köhler, who is the organizer. The tattoo festival will be taking place at Frankfurt Exhibition Centre in...
HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine had the opportunity to meet the two masters of Bujinkan Ninpo Taijutsu, Anthony and Harry Mitrou. We discussed with the two brothers while at their Martial Arts academy in Pagrati, where they were photographed. Among...
Travelin' Mick is a photographer and a journalist. He has been researching, travelling and documenting the last remaining tattoo cultures on all continents for more than fifteen years. His aim is to help preserving those cultures for posterity,...
On the occasion of the celebration of Día de los Muertos, HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine has asked various Greek tattoo artists to create a design, or to choose one of their tattoos with this particular theme.
By Eirini Katsara.
Design by Mikey Boy...
HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine was in London on the 26th, 27th and 28th of September at the spacious and beautiful Tobacco Dock – as usual - for the famous London Tattoo Convention, now in its tenth year.
The venue may be the same each time, but the...
HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine photographed all the winners of the 1st Thessalonink’s tattoo contests.
Photos by Ino Mei.
Day 1 - Friday 19 September
Best Tribal: Kostas Pliakas / Prive Tattoo
Best Japanese: Nikos Katsoulis / Nico Tattoo Crew...
