Tattoo

Historical records date ancient Greek tattooing to as early as the 5th century BC

Roman Todorov, Barthez and Costi Azoitei will judge over 180 tattoo artists in the eighth edition of Bulgaria Tattoo Expo

In a riot of color, music and dance, thousands of Tuareg have flocked to the Sebeiba festival that marks the end of an ancient tribal feud and which once a year transforms an oasis town deep in the Algerian Sahara.

Henk Schiffmaker's needle whirrs as he tattoos the familiar lines of an elephant on Lilian Rachmaran's back.

"Highbrow to lowbrow" is how the famous Dutch tattoo artist describes his latest project, inking sketches by Rembrandt van Rijn onto the skin of visitors to the building the Golden Age master once called home. Or call it high art to body art.

Authorities in the eastern Athens suburb of Kaisariani are looking for a man who appears to have trained his dog to attack cats and other small animals. 

Hitting tattoos is indeed art

Jimmy operated the legendary tattoo parlour in 1977

In an attempt to train qualified tattoo artists, the Tattoo Master Academy has opened with the cooperation of Beykent University. 

Presented below are data from a study of "Trend" commissioned by the Bulgarian newspaper "24 hours", dedicated to the attitudes of Bulgarians towards tattoos. The study was conducted between 12 and 19 January 2022 through a direct semi-standardized interview "face to face" by tablet among 1004 people aged 18+.

No more colorful tattoos! Because of suspicions that they are carcinogenic, the EC prohibits some of the inks that are used in the tattoo parlours. The latest amendments to the regulation that Brussels has made are already a fact and should come into force in the coming months. Green and blue colors are now  banned in some cosmetic products for the same reason.