If Tattoo is the 10th art, then Old School is its classic side and Graphic Tattoo its contemporary side. Graphic is a recent style in tattoo, not older than twenty years or so, but it is already considered as the most innovative skin art. It started with the will of some tattoo artists to free themselves from the codes of other styles and to give their creativity and imagination carte blanche. Needless to say that the movement came from European and French speaking countries. French are famous for their graphic tattoo, but also German and East countries, and their influence is spreading worldwide.
Graphic tattoos can go from a reinvention of reality to the purest abstraction, from color to black, to childhood and street influences to watercolor and pop art. The famous names of Graphic tattoo, trending on the Internet are of course Xoil, Ivana Belakova, Volko Merschky and Simone Pfaff, Sasha Unisex, Bugs, Topsiturby, Jean-Luc Navette, David Hale, Expanded Eye, Florian Karg, Joey Pang, Lianne Moule, Little Swastiska, Neo, Pietro Sedda, Steph Hanlon, etc.
But allow us to introduce you to some pioneers and also newcomers, full of talent and boldness. Their work is certainly worth knowing. Here is an overview of 6 of the most creative Graphic tattoo artist in the world …
DISCLAIMER : This is NOT a ranking list, but a gathering of some artists we think are worth knowing, but there are MANY MORE Graphic tattoo artists worth knowing.
1 Lionel Fahy
2 Sadhu le Serbe
3 Marie Kraus
4 Jan Mraz is also a watercolor tattoo master, but also a great dotwork artist.
5 William The work of Sadhu is really dark
6 Piet du Congo
