Minimalist Tattoo Project

By Shannon • Feb 8th, 2008 • Category: ModBlog

On a technical level, Lincoln’s tattoo was assisted by Laci at Tattoo Tradition in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I like what he’s doing a lot, both on a conceptual art level, and on a visual art level.

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“The discovery of line.”

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“Homage to the three jewels and my root guru.”

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“Lines to write haiku:
Observations and others
inscriptions about transitoriness.”

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25 Responses »

  1. Christian on February 8th, 2008 at 8:54 pm:

    Refreshing to see minimal body art.

  2. smurf on February 8th, 2008 at 9:19 pm:

    That is a really cool concept for a tattoo. Very clean lines.

  3. TribalJMD on February 8th, 2008 at 9:52 pm:

    Namaste

  4. chion wolf on February 8th, 2008 at 10:08 pm:

    oh man. i love this.

  5. Meg on February 8th, 2008 at 10:37 pm:

    that’s actually really sexy to me. verynice!

  6. goomy on February 8th, 2008 at 10:41 pm:

    this reminds me of a guy who tattooed lines on his hand so he could keep memos. I love tattoos like that. The haiku one is awesome!

  7. if6was9 on February 9th, 2008 at 12:45 am:

    Nice design.

  8. Neon_Addiction on February 9th, 2008 at 1:45 am:

    I LOVE simple meaningful tattoos like this. They accent the body very well.

  9. jonnycore on February 9th, 2008 at 3:10 am:

    i dont know why really
    but i love this soo much

  10. grundstuck on February 9th, 2008 at 3:35 am:

    wow i like it very much!

  11. mariess on February 9th, 2008 at 8:12 am:

    awesome

  12. VOMIT on February 9th, 2008 at 8:54 am:

    Those tattoos are really beautiful, I love stuff like that

  13. David A.M. Wilensky on February 9th, 2008 at 12:41 pm:

    This is probably my favorite tattoo I’ve ever seen.

  14. DeadTomato on February 9th, 2008 at 3:52 pm:

    Beautiful.

  15. natalie on February 9th, 2008 at 4:31 pm:

    I vote for a minimalist section in bmeink, i love these kinds of tattoos over most others.

  16. Trout on February 9th, 2008 at 6:00 pm:

    This is definitely one of the best tattoos I have ever seen. I remember seeing something quite similar on here a while ago, it was just lines and I think they were in red- does anyone remember that?

  17. Katydid on February 9th, 2008 at 6:53 pm:

    Love this. I have a Buddhist tattoo myself.

  18. Itai on February 10th, 2008 at 2:19 am:

    I love it.
    This is the first time I come across the description of a minimalist tattoo.
    I always wanted to get a tattoo, and I described in various ways how I want that tattoo to be more like a graphic design and less like a drawing, I guess what I want is a minimalist tattoo.

    thanks for showing :)

  19. Fallen Angel Eyes on February 10th, 2008 at 10:30 am:

    Oh wow. I really really like the lines for haikus idea. Really emphasizes the aspect of transience. I love it.

  20. La Negra on February 11th, 2008 at 9:21 am:

    Great concept
    cute cute

  21. pookss on February 12th, 2008 at 2:39 am:

    beautiful

  22. Saoirsa on February 12th, 2008 at 8:37 am:

    I agree with 19 - Itai: I’ve never heard it called that but that’s definitely what it is…straight lines arranged in a prescribed manner appeal to me. I have a thought that ne day I’d like all my eventual tattoos to be joined up just by simple lines…

  23. posthuman on February 17th, 2008 at 4:10 pm:

    Ez nagyon jóóó! Riszpekt!

    pacsirta dalol:
    kéklő egek mélységét
    fáj az elmúlás

  24. Jay on April 27th, 2008 at 9:54 pm:

    His shoulder looks like a picture i drew at the beginning of March.

  25. T. Angel on June 20th, 2008 at 2:25 pm:

    He’s work is great!

    Congratulations my friend!

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